Flores n boyle e thermometer calibration guide kansas state university january 2000.
Thermometer calibration procedure kansas state.
Accurate thermometers can be used as a reference thermometer ex.
10 1 annual thermometer calibration reports for nist traceable thermometers sections 7 1 7 2 and 7 3 are stored in the thermometers calibration certificates.
Before the calibration the infrared thermometer should be allowed enough time to reach the temperature of the laboratory typically 15 minutes.
Nbs handbook 145 1986 handbook for the quality assurance of metrological measurements by john k.
Thermometer calibration log references.
Oppermann is out of print and the majority of content has been updated and published in the publications noted below.
In most applications a thermometer should be within 1 f or 0 5 c when compared to the reference thermometer used for calibration.
2 1 5 nbs monograph 174 thermometer calibration.
Traceable thermometers are certified annually by a contractor outside of the opp microbiology laboratory.
Properly calibrating an infrared thermometer.
Thermometer calibration guide k state research and extension animal sciences and industry n c.
Hb 145 was developed as a source of calibration procedures for weights and measures laboratories and covered mass length and volume calibrations for field.
9 0 sample handling and storage.
In calibration labs like the a2la accredited thermoworks calibration laboratory in american fork utah technicians use industrial black bodies like the ir 500 portable ir calibrator to calibrate infrared thermometers.
Not applicable 10 0 procedure and analysis.
Infrared thermometers can be calibrated for accuracy just like other thermometers.
Thermometer calibration guide nancy c.
Capital health environmental public health services operational standards and procedures sf24.
Boyle department of animal sciences and industry kansas state university weber hall manhattan ks 66506 kansas state university agricultural experiment station and cooperative extension service mf 2439 january 2000.
In some critical applications calibration against a certified.
Thermometers that cannot be easily calibrated through direct immersion in either.
Thermometers that have been adjusted for 3 consecutive months will be replaced.
There are a variety of commer.
This is an especially important consideration when bringing a thermometer in from the outside.
National institute of standards and technology good measurement practice.
National institute of standards and technology nist.
A model for state calibration laboratories 6 2 1 6 nist special publication 819 a procedure for the effective recalibration of liquid in glass thermometers.
