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Spring 2007
Random_News11.pdf
Metrology Wells versus dry-wells: do vertical gradients really matter?

Myth Busters: I just got my probe recalibrated so now I’m done...

Q&A: Why did my temperature sensor fail calibration?

The importance of good insulation resistance in platinum resistance thermometers

Spring 2005
R_News10.pdf
On Rutabagas and Their Origins

Dry-wells, Dos and Don'ts

Q&A: What do I need to know about bath fluids?

Debunking Temperature Specs

Summer 2002
R_News9.pdf
New Hart Temperature Lab Coming to Europe

Q&A: Thermometric Fixed-Point Cells... Intrinsic Standards or Certified Artifacts?

Avoid Water Problems in Cold Baths

Thermocouples 101... or, Maybe 401...

Winter 2002
R_News8.pdf
Compliance to Two Standards Means Extra Vigilance for U.S. Labs

Eliminate Coefficient Confusion

Myth Busters: Establishing Traceability for My Standards Is the Responsibility of the Lab That Calibrated Them

Q&A: After My PRT Is Recalibrated, How Can I Tell If It Has Behaved within Tolerance?

Winter 2001
R_News7.pdf
Hart Cal Lab Gains NVLAP Accreditation

You Call That a Reference Thermometer?

Myth Busters: All Traceability Statements Are Equal

Q&A: The calibration report for my Hart thermometer readout gives me data in ohms. Why not in °C? Can I convert it?

Summer 2000
R_News6.pdf
Cooperation Initiatives Create Worldwide Acceptance of Cal Labs

Reference Documents Available at NCSL

Myth Busters: Built-in Dry-Well Indicators are Good for Reading Reference Thermometers and Probes Under Test

Q&A: How Do I Compute Total Uncertainty When Using a Dry-Well Calibrator?

Summer 1999
R_News5.pdf
Is Your Thermometer Accurate?

Calibration Report Requirements Found in ANSI/NCSL Z540-1

Myth Busters: System Calibration is the Most Effective Method for Calibrating Reference Thermometers

Q&A: Exactly how "accurate" does my calibration equipment need to be?

Spring 1998
R_News4.pdf
New! Easier to Use, Less Expensive Fixed Points

Myth Busters: Thermistors Don’t Make Good Temperature Standards.

Q&A: What are Stem Conduction Errors and How Can They Create Errors in Calibration?

Protection of Standard Platinum Resistance Thermometers From Metallic Contamination

To the Point: 1590 Super-Thermometer II

Summer 1996
R_News3.pdf
Want to Lose Your Lab Accreditation?—Just Buy the Wrong Bath

Myth Busters: Water Triple Point Performance is All in the Click!

To the Point: Gallium Melting Point, Metal-Sheathed SPRTs

Q&A: Does A Triple Point of Water Cell Need Periodic Recertification?

Summer 1995
R_News2.pdf
Producing the Highest Level of Accuracy from Standard Platinum Resistance Thermometers

Myth Busters: Metal Sheathed SPRTs are less delicate than Quartz Sheathed SPRTs.

To The Point: Gallium Melting Point

Q&A: IEEE-488 vs. RS-232. Which do I use?

Hart Model 1560—The Black Stack

 

 

 

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