I think that's all any electrician wants or is interested in for they're test equipment, ...lol!!
But as i've been saying, how can a traveling test technician warrant those environmental conditions stated on the test certificate?? The truth of the matter they can't!! So in essence the test Cert's they are issuing, don't comply FULLY with the National Standards they quote....
I get were your coming from but if im honest, I was never told about UKAS by my old tutors, or any of the firms I worked for.
I agree that a mobile calibration technician cant control the enviroment in which the mft is tested in and in future, I may look into UKAS for my next calibration.
But, its kind of like an MOT, I know a little bit of the process but ultimately, Im putting my trust in the MOT tester to test my car/van in the correct, controlled way. Same as I trust the none UKAS calibration technicians to make sure my test equipment is doing the job properly. But as you say, how can they control the enviroment in which its being tested. Surely if they were not doing it right and it was causing major problems, or if it was proven to be dangerous, then some one would step in and say "all cals SHOULD be done in a UKAS lab".
My previous calibrations were done in a lab, not sure if it was a UKAS one! But hopefully, they will have done it in a controled enviroment!lol
trev, do you send yours away for calibration? How long do they have it for?
Jay
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