GENERAL DYNAMICS
AIS
DOCUMENT NO.
A014
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TEST EQUIPMENT FACILITY
ELECTRICAL STANDARDS LABORATORY
CALIBRATION PROCEDURE
FOR
SENCORE
LC53/75/101
Z METERS
Original 10/31/94
Revision C 03/31/98
Calibration Procedure for Sencore LC53/75/101 Z Meters
ORIGINATED BY (please print): Brian Bonds
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TESTED BY (please print): Dave Lepley
REVIEWED BY (please print): Greg Pearce
APPROVED BY (please print): Dan Tominson
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INFORMATION NEEDED TO BEGIN
REFERENCES
Sencor LC53 Operation, Application, and Maintenance manual
Sencor LC75 Operation, Application, and Maintenance manual
Sencor LC101 Operation, Application, and Maintenance manual
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
y Temperature: 22° to 24°C
y Relative Humidity: < 70%
STANDARDS REQUIRED
Generic
Description
Decade Resistance
Box
Parameters & Ranges
Parameter: Resistance
Ranges: Decades from 1 to 100 Ω/Step
Acceptable Accuracy Recommended
(used for the LC75/101 cal only)
Decade Capacitor
Box
Parameter: Capacitance
Ranges: Decades from 100 pF/Step to
0.1 μF/Step
Decade Capacitor
Box
Parameter: Capacitance
Ranges: 1 μF/Step (to 9 μF)
Standard Inductor Parameter: Inductance
Ranges: 100 μH
± 1%
± 1%
± 1%
± 1%
Standard(s)
Gen Rad 1433-F
Gen Rad 1423-A
Gen Rad 1424-A
Gen Rad 1482-B
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STANDARDS REQUIRED (Cont)
Generic
Description
Standard Inductor Parameter: Inductance
Ranges: 1 mH
Standard Inductor Parameter: Inductance
Ranges: 10 mH
Standard Inductor Parameter: Inductance
Ranges: 100 mH
Standard Inductor Parameter: Inductance
Ranges: 1 H
Standard Inductor Parameter: Inductance
Ranges: 10 H
(used for the LC75/101 cal only)
Digital Multimeter Parameter: DC Volts
Ranges: 3 to 1000 V
(used for the LC75/101 cal only)
ACCURACY STATEMENT
All parameters tested by this procedure meet or exceed the required 4:1 test accuracy ratio.
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
Equipment Type
Electrolytic Capacitor, 750 μF (LC75/101 cal only)................Sprague COE-9
Capacitor, 600VDC, 0.1 μF (LC75/101 cal only)...Sprague CP09A1KF104K3
WARM-UP TIMES
Allow at least 10 minutes for the equipment to warm up before starting the calibration.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Paragraph/Section 1 (page 3) provides the calibration instructions for the Sencore LC75/101 Z
Meters. Paragraph/Section 2 (page 6) provides the calibration instructions for the Sencore LC53
Z Meter.
......................................................................... Model No.
Parameters & Ranges
Acceptable Accuracy Recommended
Standard(s)
± 1%
± 1%
± 1%
± 1%
± 1%
± 1%
Gen Rad 1482-E
Gen Rad 1482-H
Gen Rad 1482-L
Gen Rad 1482-P
Gen Rad 1482-T
Fluke 8520A
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