Performance Test and Calibration 
 
Performance Tests  3 
  3-21 
Table 3-14. 8846A DC Current Verification Steps 
90-day Test Limits  1-year Test Limits 
Nominal 
Input 
Range 
High Low High  Low 
0 A
[1]
 100.0 μA 25.0 ηA -25.0 ηA 25.0 ηA -25.0 ηA 
100.0 μA
[1]
 100.0 μA 100.065 μA 99.935 μA 100.075 μA 99.935 μA 
-100.0 μA
[1]
 100.0 μA -99.935 μA -100.065 μA -99.925 μA -100.065 μA 
0 A
[1]
 1.0 mA 50.0 ηA -50.0 ηA 50.0 ηA -50.0 ηA 
1.0 mA  1.0 mA  1.00035 mA  999.65 μA 1.00055 mA 999.45 μA 
-1.0 mA  1.0 mA  -999.65 μA -1.00035 mA -999.45 μA -1.00055 mA 
0 A  10.0 mA  2.0 μA -2.0 μA 2.0 μA -2.0 μA 
10.0 mA  10.0 mA  10.005 mA  9.995 mA  10.007 mA  9.993 mA 
-10.0 mA  10.0 mA  -9.995 mA  -10.005 mA  -9.993 mA  -10.007 mA 
0 A  100.0 mA  5.0 μA -5.0 μA 5.0 μA -5.0 μA 
100.0 mA  100.0 mA  100.035 mA  99.965 mA  100.055 mA  99.945 mA 
-100.0 mA  100.0 mA  -99.965 mA  -100.035 mA  -99.945 mA  -100.055 mA 
Move the connector from the 100 mA jack to the 10 A jack on the UUT for the following steps. 
0 A  1 A  200.0 μA -200.0 μA 200.0 μA -200.0 μA 
1 A
[1]
  1 A  1.0006 A  999.4 mA  1.0007 A  999.3 mA 
-1 A
[1]
  1 A  -999.4 mA  -1.0006 A  -999.3 mA  -1.0007 A 
0 A  3 A  600.0 μA -600.0 μA 600.0 μA -600.0 μA 
1.9 A  3 A  1.90212 A  1.89788 A  1.9025 A  1.8975 A 
-1.9 A  3 A  -1.9978 A  -2.0022 A  -1.9974 A  -2.0026 A 
0 A  10 A  800.0 μA -800.0 μA 800.0 μA -800.0 μA 
10 A
[1]
  10 A  10.0128 A  9.9872 A  10.0158 A  9.9842 A 
-10 A
[1]
  10 A  -9.9872 A  -10.0128 A  -9.9842 A  -10.0158 A 
[1] 5520A must be used with 8508A to obtain suitable test uncertainty ratio.