Performance Check Kits

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Performance Check Kits are designed as:

An In-house Calibration Tool
Designed to easily integrate the manufacturer's approved verification standard into your in-house ISO quality processes for equipment calibration.

A Performance Verification Tool
Designed to confirm and verify your tester is operating to published, specified standards.

A Troubleshooting Tool
Designed to determine and troubleshoot possible tester malfunctions.

What's Included with each Performance Check Kit?

A Users Manual
The step-by-step users manual walks the user through each phase of the verification process and provides blank documentation sheets for recording parametric test data.

Precision Standards
The test adapters, (examples on right) are certified gauges with traceability to the NIST. When used in accordance with the verification procedures outlined in the manual, traceability can be transferred to your Cirris cable tester. Depending on the model of your tester, each kit contains a zero Ohm board, a precision resistive standard board, and a capacitance board. These boards allow you to verify your tester with the same level of precision as Cirris Systems uses on units sent back to the manufacturer for calibration.
Note: The type and number of test standards in each kit vary depending on the testing capabilities of each model.

A Certificate of Calibration (Sample Calibration Certificate)
Each kit contains a Certificate of Calibration that provides traceability to the NIST. These 'standards' are calibrated and certified for a service period of five years.

What Specific Test are Performed with these kits?

Signal Routing System Check
All kits verify the proper operation of the signal routing system of your tester by scanning all test points on the tester. Each model generates a unique code as part of this test which must conform to the known standard. This verification process insures all points are functioning properly. This is not a "calibration" process as such, as you can not "tweak" any settings, but should be thought of as a process to verify each test point is properly adjusted and operating as expected. The zero Ohm adapter is used as the standard for this test.

Resistance Measurement System Verification
The tester models which have the capacity to test for resistance values during the normal test cycle must have the "resistance measuring system" verified by comparing resistances found at selected points in the tester against the known resistance values of the 'Resistive Test Standard'. The 'Resistor Leak' adapter is used as the test standard this test.

Capacitance Standards Measured and Verified
In a similar manner, testers with other testing capabilities; IE: Capacitance measuring, 4 wire Kelvin measurements, diode presence and bias etc., each have their capabilities tested when the proper test adapter is used to verify that capability.

Measurement of Voltage Outputs on Hipot Testers
Using a high impedance voltmeter (or a standard voltmeter with a High Voltage Probe attached) the kits designed for our hipot testers will also help measure and verify output voltages of the "high voltage supply". This process verifies the hipot test voltages selected by the user during a test are actually at the voltage levels selected. Again, this verification process cannot rightly be called a calibration process because there are no adjustments you can make to bring testers into 'compliance'. If the tester fails any of these tests, the analyzer must be returned to Cirris Systems for repair.

Why Should I Buy these Kits?

Performance Verification Check Kits can save your company time and money by bringing 'in-house' the ability to verify your Cirris test system is working properly and within its published specifications. In just a few minutes you can confidently certify your Cirris test system is in compliance with the toughest standards.

Note: Your yearly calibration cost savings will be dramatically increased if you have multiple units of one model because one kit can verify any number of testers of the same model. For Pricing Comparison between in-house or out-of-house calibration see the Price Comparison Graph.