National institute of standards and technology nist.
Thermometer calibration procedure kansas state.
Properly calibrating an infrared thermometer.
Boyle department of animal sciences and industry kansas state university weber hall manhattan ks 66506 kansas state university agricultural experiment station and cooperative extension service mf 2439 january 2000.
Flores n boyle e thermometer calibration guide kansas state university january 2000.
In most applications a thermometer should be within 1 f or 0 5 c when compared to the reference thermometer used for calibration.
Nbs handbook 145 1986 handbook for the quality assurance of metrological measurements by john k.
There are a variety of commer.
Thermometer calibration guide k state research and extension animal sciences and industry n c.
Not applicable 10 0 procedure and analysis.
Taylor and henry v.
In some critical applications calibration against a certified.
Boyle ph d associate professor kansas state university agricultural experiment station and cooperative extension service temperature is a critical measurement for ensuring the safety and quality of many food products.
Thermometer calibration guide nancy c.
Infrared thermometers can be calibrated for accuracy just like other thermometers.
In calibration labs like the a2la accredited thermoworks calibration laboratory in american fork utah technicians use industrial black bodies like the ir 500 portable ir calibrator to calibrate infrared thermometers.
Accurate thermometers can be used as a reference thermometer ex.
Capital health environmental public health services operational standards and procedures sf24.
Thermometers that have been adjusted for 3 consecutive months will be replaced.
9 0 sample handling and storage.
Thermometer calibration log references.
10 1 annual thermometer calibration reports for nist traceable thermometers sections 7 1 7 2 and 7 3 are stored in the thermometers calibration certificates.
Hb 145 was developed as a source of calibration procedures for weights and measures laboratories and covered mass length and volume calibrations for field.
A model for state calibration laboratories 6 2 1 6 nist special publication 819 a procedure for the effective recalibration of liquid in glass thermometers.
2 1 5 nbs monograph 174 thermometer calibration.
Thermometers that cannot be easily calibrated through direct immersion in either.
Before the calibration the infrared thermometer should be allowed enough time to reach the temperature of the laboratory typically 15 minutes.
National institute of standards and technology good measurement practice.
Record the results using actual values on the thermometer calibration log along with the date and initials of the person performing the calibration procedure.
