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Section 15: Calibration procedure Model 6517B Electrometer Reference Manual

15-14 6517B-901-01 Rev. C / August 2015

Partial calibration

Perform all calibration steps if possible. You can calibration individual ranges if the following

requirements are met:

 The instrument has been completely calibrated once already.

 All required steps of a partial calibration are performed without error.

If you perform a partial calibration without meeting these conditions, you are not be able to save the

calibration information.

Once a partial calibration is performed, the calibration date and the next calibration due date must be

set before the calibration can be saved.

Voltage offset partial calibration

All calibration steps are to be performed if performing individual voltage offset steps. If a single

voltage offset step is performed, the ranges affected by the voltage offset calibration require

recalibration before a valid calibration can be saved.

Ranges affected by partial voltage offset calibration

Voltage offset step

performed Ranges that require recalibration

1 20 pA and 200 pA current ranges

2 2 nA, 20 nA, and 200 nA current ranges

3 2 mA, 20 mA, and 200 mA current ranges

4 2 mA and 20 mA current ranges

5 2 V, 20 V, and 200 V voltage ranges

6 2 nC, 20 nC, 200 nC, and 2 mC charge ranges

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