Calibration

[Daley]

Where do you lot send your meters to get calibrated? And roughly what do you pay?
Daley

 

[trev]

I go to a UKAS lab not far away from us, last time it was £70

 

[Richard Burns]

Usually use a local (ish) calibration service, I drop off and pick up @£60 but thinking of using the local wholesaler calibration day as it is closer and still £60.
In both cases I think the conservatives will state the acclimatisation time has not been done, but I do not care, it will be correct within an ames ace, precision is not my strong point!

 

[trev]

Wholesaler calibration days round here used to run at about £25, I worry about the accuracy of their equipment though considering the circumstances.

 

[Richard Burns]

Wholesaler calibration days round here used to run at about £25, I worry about the accuracy of their equipment though considering the circumstances.

I was surprised by the wholesaler price, after all the calibrators are saving money by doing loads in one go so should pass the saving on.
Still it is only a small (but good) wholesaler (it was still £50 at the larger ones ten miles away)

 

[Engineer54]

Wholesaler calibration days round here used to run at about £25, I worry about the accuracy of their equipment though considering the circumstances.

Exactly!!

Fine if all you want is a sticker on your MFT or whatever!! The certificate itself isn't worth the paper it's written on....

Why pay 60/70 quid to get a duff calibration on your test kit, when you can pay the same to have your test equipment tested correctly by a certified lab!!

 

[Guest111]

£50 Precise calibration at Wigan,friendly helpful staff never had a problem.

 

[brucelee]

Hi Phil
Where about's in Wigan mate, I usually use Testermans about £50, they collect and return, you just have to box it up safely lol. On last years cert he gave me a marginal pass on 300mA rcd setting the tester is now 4 -5 yrs old, so may get a second opinion from someone else on its condition regarding the marginal pass. I think it could have been caused by the batteries being low they dont change them. The first time I sent it to them for calibration with New batteries installed Duracell ultra, the year after I had been using it and the batteries were about 10v which is when I usually change them but I am not sure if this affected the result as I know nowt about calibration of test equipment.
Megger did it first time and they provide you with new leads, batteries etc but are expensive at about £100 mine was still under warranty so was free, and I had a issue regarding the socket tubes or leads this was when it was new and hadnt been used and was affecting my continuity readings couldnt get a stable reading.

 

[High Tower]

Test meter normally do mine, quick efficient turn round too !

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Test meter normally do mine, quick efficient turn round too !

An MFT...? 'Ow much, loike?

 

[High Tower]

Can't rember, ask Chris, I'd have to dig the last invoice out.

Mine was about £700 to buy so I'm funny who I'll just post it too so I don't worry too much about cost

 

[brucelee]

think I paid somewhere around £40-50 also get a discount voucher for the year after
Only gripe I have is I think they may have lost my long probe adapter for the Megger Test Probe and theyre about £20 for a new one But I cant be certain it was them so didnt bother complaining

 

[brucelee]

Testermans is £55 think that is for collection and delivery but check website or contact, but they also advertise on the E bay for £41 and also there is a voucher available which when applied reduces it to £31

 

[Risteard]

I use Cuthbertson Laird. Think it's about £70 plus VAT for my multifunction tester and maybe £80 plus VAT for my PAT tester.