Performance Test and Calibration 
 
Performance Tests  3 
  3-15 
Table 3-9. 8846A 2-Wire Ohms Verification Steps 
90-day Test Limits
[1]
  1-year Test Limits
[1]
 
Nominal 
Input 
Range 
High Low High  Low 
0 Ω
[2] [3]
 100  4.0 mΩ 0 Ω 4.0 mΩ 0 Ω 
100 Ω
[2] [3]
 100  100.01200 Ω 99.988 Ω 100.0140 Ω 99.9860 Ω 
0 Ω 1000 10.0 mΩ 0 Ω 10.0 mΩ 0 Ω 
1.000 kΩ 1000  1.00009 kΩ 999.910 Ω 1.000110 kΩ 999.890 Ω 
0 Ω 10000 0.100000 Ω 0 Ω 0.100000 Ω 0 Ω 
10.000 kΩ 10000  10.00090 kΩ 9.99910 kΩ 10.00110 kΩ 9.99890 kΩ 
0 Ω 100000 1.000000 Ω 0 Ω 1.000000 Ω 0 Ω 
100.000 kΩ 100000  100.0090 kΩ 99.9910 kΩ 100.0110 kΩ 99.9890 kΩ 
0 Ω 1000000 10.00000 Ω 0 Ω 10.00000 Ω 0 Ω 
1.00000 MΩ
[2]
 1000000  1.000090 MΩ 0.999910 MΩ 1.000110 MΩ  0.999890  MΩ 
0 Ω
[2]
 10000000 100.0000 Ω 0 Ω 100.0000 Ω 0 Ω 
10.0000 MΩ
[2]
 10000000  10.00210 MΩ 9.99790 MΩ 10.00410 MΩ 9.995900 MΩ 
0 100000000 10.00000 kΩ 0 Ω 10.00000 kΩ 0 Ω 
100.000 MΩ 100000000 100.8100 MΩ 99.1900 MΩ 100.8100 MΩ 99.1900 MΩ 
0 1000000000 100.0000 kΩ 0 Ω 1.000000 MΩ 0 Ω 
1.00000 GΩ
[2]
 1000000000 1.015100 GΩ 0.984900 GΩ 1.020100 GΩ 0.979900 GΩ 
[1]  Zero Meter before each measurement. 
[2]  5520A must be used with 8508A to obtain suitable test uncertainty ratio. 
[3] Optional test.
 
Table 3-10. 8845A 2-Wire Ohms Verification Steps 
90-day Test Limits
[1]
  1-year Test Limits
[1]
 Nominal 
Input  
Range 
 High  Low  High  Low 
0
[2] [3]
 100 4.0 mΩ 0 Ω 4.0 mΩ 0 Ω 
100 Ω
[2] [3]
 100  100.01200 Ω 99.9880 kΩ 100.0140 Ω 99.9860 Ω 
0 1000 10.0 mΩ 0 Ω 10.0 mΩ 0 Ω 
1.000 kΩ 1000  1.000090 kΩ 0.99991 kΩ 1.000110 kΩ 0.999890 kΩ 
0 Ω 10000 0.100000 Ω 0 Ω 0.100000 Ω 0 Ω 
10.000 kΩ 10000  10.00090 kΩ 9.99910 kΩ 10.00110 kΩ 9.99890 kΩ 
0 Ω 100000 1.000000 Ω 0 Ω 1.000000 Ω 0 Ω