Re: [volt-nuts] What's All This Low Thermal EMF Test Lead Stuff?

2014-08-19 Thread pa4tim
About the Keithley mentioned by stephen, It is a free download but they have a free paper version too. I have a picture of it on my site. Scroll down until you see a red book. http://www.pa4tim.nl/?p=2899 Fred, pa4tim Verzonden met Windows Mail Van: Stephen Grady Verzonden: ‎woen

Re: [volt-nuts] What's All This Low Thermal EMF Test Lead Stuff?

2014-08-19 Thread Stephen Grady
Fellow Volt-Nuts If I can put a recommendation in for an Australian publication, NMI Australia runs courses in Electrical Measurements and publishes a monograph of the course. Monograph 6 The Measurement of Electrical Quantities (2009, third edition) Ilya Budovsky et al, 140 pp ($125, overseas $

Re: [volt-nuts] Low Thermal EMF Test Lead Stuff

2014-08-19 Thread Stan Katz
Recommended pdfs have been downloaded. Lots there. Charles, you're right about the pricey Fluke 2nd ed. I opted to buy this edition used, for a much more reasonable sum. Thank you, Stan On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 10:46 PM, Charles Steinmetz wrote: > Stan wrote: > > Discussion of proper lash ups

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2014-08-19 Thread Mark Sims
I recently bought a couple of these gizmos: ($19 bucks a pop) http://www.ebay.com/itm/261527017059?ru=http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%3Cem%3Efrom%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D261527017059%26_rdc%3D1 Stick in a semiconductor/r/l/c/etc, press the button, and it tells you what it is, the pinouts

Re: [volt-nuts] Low Thermal EMF Test Lead Stuff

2014-08-19 Thread Charles Steinmetz
Stan wrote: Discussion of proper lash ups of cal. instruments to home built devices, or even work prototypes, would be very welcome by me. I have read Analog Devices AN-347, but a tutorial with problems that the student must complete the lash ups for, would give me a better idea if I've grasp

Re: [volt-nuts] What's All This Low Thermal EMF Test Lead Stuff?

2014-08-19 Thread Joe Hobart
Stan, Both the Fluke Calibration: Philosophy in Practice and the Keithley: Low Level Measurements Handbook have chapters about grounding and guarding. The Low Level handbook is available from Keithley as a download: http://www.keithley.com/knowledgecenter/knowledgecenter_pdf/LowLevMsHandbk.pdf

Re: [volt-nuts] What's All This Low Thermal EMF Test Lead Stuff?

2014-08-19 Thread Laurence Motteram
Keithley offer a Low Level Measurements Handbook that may be of interest. Go to www.keithley.com, Knowledge Centre. The digital book is a free download (requires registration). You may be able to get a paperback copy from your local Keithley rep just for the asking. Regards, Laurence Motter

Re: [volt-nuts] What's All This Low Thermal EMF Test Lead Stuff?

2014-08-19 Thread Stan Katz
If you reserve those pure copper bananas strictly for infrequent cal. of something like an HP3458, or other transfer standards in your lab, they may be good for some years. I envision the "beer nuts" to be a rather relaxed group of individuals, who are perfectly satisfied to know the alcohol con

Re: [volt-nuts] What's All This Low Thermal EMF Test Lead Stuff?

2014-08-19 Thread Todd Micallef
Stan, I have seen this Fluke book mentioned occasionally. I am not sure if has the tutorials that you seek. It is advertised as specific to dc/ lf ac. http://www.amazon.com/Calibration-Philosophy-Practice-Fluke-Corporation/dp/0963865005 Todd On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 7:35 PM, Stan Katz wrote:

Re: [volt-nuts] What's All This Low Thermal EMF Test Lead Stuff?

2014-08-19 Thread Stan Katz
You are on the money that guarding/shielding are sadly neglected as subjects, in their own right. Posts in this group consist primarily of reports of guard leakage in member instruments, and repair details. Discussion of proper lash ups of cal. instruments to home built devices, or even work protot

Re: [volt-nuts] What's All This Low Thermal EMF Test Lead Stuff?

2014-08-19 Thread Todd Micallef
Stan, I recently picked up some of these ... http://www.douglasconnection.com/Furez-TSTWP30NP-Bare-Copper-Banana-Plug-Connectors-Pair-FZTSTWP30NP.htm They are a little pricey and are made for 12ga wire. I think they are OK for semi-permanent use. A lot of use will probably scratch the soft metal.

Re: [volt-nuts] What's All This Low Thermal EMF Test Lead Stuff?

2014-08-19 Thread acbern
generally I think, and at least for your gear, if you use copper plugs of some type and even solder the wires, thats perfectly fine. also for a 3458a, and after proper temp stabilization after connecting the cables (5min) which you always need, these are fine, have not measrured any difference t