In article <[email protected]>, Brian O'Connell <[email protected]> writes > I am reviewing potential calibration contractors, and have noted > the following, or similar, on some of their IEC17025-referenced > certs. The following is noted when there is no uncertainty listed > for some measurements and/or instruments: > > "The uncertainty of scale verification is highly dependent on local > conditions such as the resolution of the scale. Any statement of > best uncertainty would therefore be misleading..." > > Huh ?!?!
Have you asked the contractors for an explanation? You may either be impressed, or unimpressed. Either way, you will learn more about the contractor than any answer given here to your question can be expected to provide. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. The good news is that nothing is compulsory. The bad news is that everything is prohibited. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Scott Douglas [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
