Section 16: Verification procedure Model 6517B Electrometer Reference Manual
16-2 6517B-901-01 Rev. C / August 2015
Equipment needed for verification
ï‚· Fluke 5700A calibrator with user documentation
ï‚· Keithley Model 2002 Digital Multimeter
ï‚· Thermocouple calibrator
ï‚· Precision resistors with a value known to the listed uncertainty:
 100 GΩ, 850 ppm
 10 GΩ, 550 ppm
 1 GΩ, 550 ppm
 100 MΩ, 250 ppm
ï‚· Uncalibrated precision resistors:
 10 MΩ
 1 MΩ
 10 KΩ
 1 KΩ
 10 Ω
 1 Ω
ï‚· Precision capacitors with a value known to the listed uncertainty:
ï‚§ 1 nF, 1000 ppm
ï‚§ 100 nF, 1000 ppm
ï‚· Triaxial shielding cap
Warmup time and environment
The Model 6517B should be turned on and allowed to warm up for at least two hours at an ambient
temperature of 18° C to 28° C, 70 percent or lower relative humidity.