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Introduction
Warning
To prevent possible electrical shock, fire, or personal injury,
read all safety Information before you use the Product.
The 5502A Calibrator (“the Product” or “the Calibrator”) in Figure 1-1 can be configured
to source:
• DC voltage from 0 V to ±1020 V.
• AC voltage from 1 mV to 1020 V, with output from 10 Hz to 500 kHz.
• AC current from 29 μA to 20.5 A, with variable frequency limits.
• DC current from 0 to ±20.5 A.
• Resistance values from a short circuit to 1100 MΩ.
• Capacitance values from 220 pF to 110 mF.
• Simulated output for eight types of Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTDs).
• Simulated output for 11 types of thermocouples.
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Figure 1-1. 5502A Multi-Product Calibrator
Calibrator features include:
• Automatic meter error calculation, with reference values that you can select.
• and keys that change the output value to predetermined values for various
functions.
• Programmable entry limits. These limits do not let you go above preset output limits.
• Voltage and current that can be output at the same time, to an equivalent of 20.9 kW.
• 10 MHz reference input and output. Use this to input a high-accuracy 10 MHz
reference to move the frequency accuracy to the 5502A, or to put one or more
Calibrators in the control of a master 5502A.
• The power to output two voltages at the same time.
• Extended bandwidth mode outputs multiple waveforms down to 0.01 Hz, and sine