Weighing Instrument Calibration Guide
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ScribdTranslationsSELECTION OF THE SCALE
THE ADEQUATE BALANCE
1 DEFINITION OF THE WEIGHING ENVIRONMENT (WORK ENVIRONMENT)
Dust, humidity, vibration, lighting, drafts, contact with
corrosive elements, if it will be outdoors, changes in temperature, if it will
being near a furnace in foundry plants, electrical noise, etc.
GUIDE FOR THE
CALIBRATION OF
INSTRUMENTS OF
WEIGHING OF
NOT FUNCTIONING
AUTOMATIC
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The calibration consists of:
1apply test loads to the instrument under
conditions
specified,
2. determine the error or variation of the indication and
3. evaluate the measurement uncertainty that is
attributes to the results
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If the client does not request anything else, the
calibration extends to the weighing range
complete from scratch to maximum reach Max.
The client can specify a certain part
CALIBRATION RANGE
from the weighing field, limited by a load
minimum Min' and a maximum load despite Max'
, or individual nominal loads, for which
request calibration.
In a multi-range instrument, the client
he should identify the range or ranges to calibrate.
CALIBRATION PLACE
The calibration is performed
normally at the place of use
of the instrument.
PRECONDITIONS, PREPARATION
Calibration should not be performed unless:
. the instrument can be easily identified,
. all its functions are free from the effects of pollution or damage and all
the essential functions for calibration operate satisfactorily,
. the presentation of weight values is not ambiguous and the indications that are
they are easy to read,
. the normal conditions of use (air currents, vibrations, stability of
location, etc.) be suitable for the instrument to be calibrated,
PRIOR CONDITIONS, PREPARATION
. the instrument has been powered before the calibration for a period
suitable, for example, the heating period established for the instrument,
or the one established by the client,
. the instrument is leveled, if applicable,
. the instrument has been subjected to a load approximately equal to the load
maximum of an essay, at least once, or preferably, in a manner
repeated.
. The instruments with adjustment mechanisms should be calibrated before the
calibration, unless the client indicates otherwise.
TEST LOADS
. The test loads should preferably consist of patterns.
of mass traceable to the SI unit of mass.
. For the indication error test, the test loads must be
being weights patterns that should not present an error greater than 1/3 of
EMP of the instrument for the applied load.
. However, other test loads can be used for testing.
comparatives (for example, the eccentricity tests and tests of
repeatability) or for the simple loading of the instrument (for example,
precharge)
. Excentricity.
(Performance)
. Repeatability of the indications. TESTS
Performance
. Errors in the instructions.
Traceability
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5.1 Repeatability Test
The test consists of the repetitive placement of the same load on the receiver.
load, under identical conditions of load handling and
of the instrument, and under the same testing conditions,
as much as possible.
The test load(s) do not need to be calibrated or verified.
The burden of proof should be, as far as possible, from a single piece.
The test is carried out with at least one LT test load.
5.1 Repeatability Test
For instruments with a constant scale division d, the load LT should:
Before the test, the indication is set to zero. The load must be applied as
at least 5 times, or at least 3 times when LT ≥ 100 kg.
After each removal of the load, it should be checked at a minimum that
the indication is zero.
5.2 Indication error test
The purpose of this test is an estimate of the
instrument errors in the full range of the
measurement.
During the calibration trials, the readings must be recorded.
originals, not the errors or variations of the indication.
This test is conducted with L k ≥ 5 test loads distributed in a way
reasonably uniform in the normal weight range, or at test points
individuals agreed
5.2 Indication error testing
For example: Lk = 5:
zero or Min;
25% Max;
50%Ejm:
Max;
Lk = 5: cero o Min; 0,25 Max; 0,5 Max; 0,75 Max; Max
75% Max;Lk = 11: zero or Min, 10 values increasing by 0.1 Max up to Max.
Max
Before starting the test, it is set to zero.
Lk = 11: zero or Min, 10 values in increments of 10% Max up to Max.
Before starting the test, it is set to zero.
5.2 Indicator error test
Test loads are usually applied in one of the following ways:
1. positioning the test loads in increasing order with discharge between the loads,
corresponding to the majority of uses of the instruments for weighing loads
individuals,
2. placing the test loads in increasing order without discharge between loads; the
results may be affected by drift effects but the amount of is reduced
loads that must be placed and removed from the load receiver compared to the point
1,
3. placing the test loads in increasing order and then removing the loads
decreasingly, which is the procedure described for the tests of
verification
[Link] the loads starting from Max, which simulates the use of a funnel-type instrument
for subtractive weighing, with the same comments as in point 2.
5.3 Eccentricity
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Eccentricity Test
Select a weight, if possible, that corresponds to or is close to 1/3 of the
maximum load of the equipment
Loading positions in the eccentricity test
1. Before the test, the indication is set to zero. The test load is placed
first in position 1 and then moves to the other 4 positions in a
arbitrary order. The indications of each position of the load are recorded.
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5.3 Eccentricity Test
The essay can be done in different ways:
1. Before the test, the indication is set to zero. The test load is first placed in the
position 1 and then moves to the other 4 positions in an arbitrary order. They are recorded
the instructions for each load position.
2. The test load is placed in position 1, then the instrument is tared. Next,
it moves to the other 4 positions in an arbitrary order. The indications of are recorded
each position of the load.
3. Before the test, the indicator is set to zero. The test load is first placed in the
position 1, moves back, moves to the next position, moves back,..., until it moves out of the
last position. The instructions for each load position are recorded. After
remove the load in each position, the indication should be verified and can be set to zero
in case it is not indicated.
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MEASUREMENT RESULTS
Error calculation
6.1 Repeatability
It is evaluated by calculating the standard deviation for each load. The selection is made.
highest value obtained to report the repeatability achieved in the calibration.
6.2 Indication errors
The error of each indication is:
E = I – Mn where: I= Indication Mn = the nominal value of the load
It should not exceed the EMP for each load.
6.3 Effect of eccentric load
The difference of the indicator at each position and the indicator at 1 (center) is calculated. This
the difference in each position with respect to the center should not exceed 2 scale divisions
of the evaluated team.
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