Thanks for the subject. Actually, I had intended to put that exact subject on it, but forgot and clicked send.
I couldn't find even a partial manual for the VS330, but the 1030A partial manual looks like it would be very similar. Would you please send me the email contact at K-H that sent you the manual? Joe Gray W5JG On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 4:11 PM, J. L. Trantham <[email protected]> wrote: > Joe, > > Pardon my adding a 'subject' to the thread. > > If all you want is a 'house standard', you're probably 'in the ball park'. > If you want to set up a home 'metrology lab' (careful, this 'metrology' > stuff can be as addicting as the 'time' stuff), you should get something > calibrated by an outside lab. I would send the highest resolution meter > out > for cal. I don't know if calibration services are available for the VS330. > > If the 3478A is it, I would vote to send the 3478A to Agilent for their > 'Agilent' cal ($204.22 per their website) and see where you are. The > meters > I have sent to Agilent for their 'Agilent' cal, come back with 'as found' > and 'as left' values and is very informative about the capabilities of the > meters. The meters I have returned for a repeat 'Agilent' cal have all > returned with their 'as found' values still in cal. > > Once you get the 3478A back, you will have a number of 'calibrated' > measurement capabilities. > > Do you have a manual? I have an EDC CR103 voltage and current standard and > was able to find a 'partial' manual on the web. It noted that a complete > manual was available from Krohn-Hite and to contact them at (508) 508-1660 > or [email protected] to purchase a complete manual. When I emailed > them > about obtaining one, I received a complete .PDF manual by return email from > one of their service engineers. Others have had a similar experience. > When > asked, Krohn-Hite asked that the manuals not be 'shared'. So, if you can't > find one, you might try contacting them. > > Good luck. > > Joe > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Joseph Gray > Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2013 4:06 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [volt-nuts] (no subject) > > I just had a friend buy this for me (I don't have an ebay account). I hope > I > didn't make a mistake. > > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Electronic-Development-Corporation-EDC-VS330-VOLTAGE > > -STANDARD-/161069656213?nma=true&si=PiGtcBMSdSOxgbm9DhiZ6iLo1GQ%253D&orig_cv > ip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 > > Of course, once I have it, it's the chicken and egg problem. The best I > have > to check it against is an HP 3478A that was last calibrated an unknown > number of years ago. It has a little round sticker over the CAL switch on > the front, but no dated calibration label that I can see. It came from a > repair facility that closed a few years ago. > > Actually, the reason I was tempted to buy the VS330 was because I think the > 3478A is off a bit. A while back, I built a simple 5V reference with a > MAX6350. The 3478A read high. I took the reference to work and the best > Fluke handheld we have was dead on (I don't remember the model right now). > > I made the measurement again last night and the 3478A reads 5.0026 V, with > the last digit fluctuating. Room temperature was 26 C. > > I guess obsessing about these things has brought me here to the Volt Nuts. > I have been on Time Nuts for several years. > > Joe Gray > W5JG > _______________________________________________ > volt-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ > volt-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ volt-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts and follow the instructions there.
