Replacing multimeters to comply with clause 7.6

[Ashley Cardin]

Our Service Department does repair work on the Computers that we sell and the multimeters are being used to help identify what needs to be fixed.

 

[Ashley Cardin]

Thanks for all the help everybody. I just talked to the Service Manager he said that he uses it to test contiuity and voltage to locate the problem but that he doesn't use it once the system is repaired. He checks whether or not it is still doing what the customer said it was doing when they brought it in.

What do you think, need for calibration or no? I'm leaning towards no right now since we use it to diagnose problems but not provide evidence of conformity.

 

[Al Rosen]

Thanks for all the help everybody. I just talked to the Service Manager he said that he uses it to test contiuity and voltage to locate the problem but that he doesn't use it once the system is repaired. He checks whether or not it is still doing what the customer said it was doing when they brought it in.

What do you think, need for calibration or no? I'm leaning towards no right now since we use it to diagnose problems but not provide evidence of conformity.

I don't think you need to calibrate, but be sure to identify the meters as not to be used for acceptance of product.

 

[tomvehoski]

I second that you don't need to calibrate. Your quality check is functional, not a measurement. Spend the extra money on a good quality reliable meter and skip the calibration.

 

[Ashley Cardin]

Thanks for the responses. That should help out a lot.

 

[Hershal]

Actually, you may need what is known as a limited cal.....that is, only certain functions/ranges are cal'd.....

To check continuity you typically seek less than an ohm or two and for voltage then check for some value. The short is not difficult, have a specific wire, say 6", 16 gauge and the meter should beep or otherwise show short, which for continuity is good. Voltage - if to see whether you are going to get bitten or fried, then have that cal'd. After all, even with a good meter, if it is not cal'd, I would not stick my hand into a circuit where that meter was used to read.....the meter could be wrong and if no cal, then there is no sufficient periodic check.

Just my thoughts.

Hershal