Digital Multimeter
Performance Tests
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Required Equipment
Table 3 is a list of the equipment necessary to do performance tests on the Meter.
Table 3. Required Equipment
Recommended Equipment Measurement Function Accuracy
Calibrator
(Fluke 5520A or equivalent)
DC Volts
0 V to 1000 V ±0.012 %
DC Current
350 μA to 2 A ±0.05 %
AC Volts
0 V to 1000 V ±0.15 %
@ 60 Hz to 20 kHz ±3 %
AC Current
350 μA to 2 A ±0.39 %
@ 60 Hz to 1 kHz
Resistance
1 Ω to 100 MΩ ±0.06 %
Capacitance
9 μF to 900 μF ±0.475 %
Frequency 19.999 kHz to 199.99 kHz,
±0.0137 %
150 mV to 6 Vrms, ±5 %
K-type Thermocouple, mini-plug
on both ends
Temperature
Accuracy Test
To measure the accuracy of the Meter, set the Calibrator to the Calibrator output
parameters shown in Table 4. Make sure the UUT measurement is between the low and
high limit shown in the table.
Table 4. Accuracy Tests
Step
Test
Function
Range Calibrator Output
UUT Measurement
Low Limit High Limit
1
K
AC Volts
600 mV 60 mV, 60 Hz 59.2 mV 60.8 mV
2 600 mV 330 mV, 60 Hz 327.3 mV 332.7 mV
3 600 mV 600 mV, 13 kHz 586.0 mV 614.0 mV
4 6 V 675 mV, 60 Hz 0.666 mV 0.684 mV
5 6 V 3.3 V, 60 Hz 3.273 V 3.327 V
6 6 V 3.3 V, 20 kHz 3.214 V 3.386 V
7 60 V 6.75 V, 60 Hz 6.68 V 6.82 V
8 60 V 33 V, 60 Hz 32.75 V 33.25 V
9 600 V 67.5 V, 60 Hz 66.8 V 68.2 V
10 600 V 330 V, 60 Hz 327.5 V 332.5 V
11 600 V 330 V, 2.5 kHz 323.0 V 337.0 V
12 1000 V 100 V, 60 Hz 97 V 103 V
13 1000 V 1000 V, 1 kHz 986 V 1014 V