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We built some software to calibrate cal kits..
If you are looking to pull the trigger and bring the work in-house, let me know.

Mike -- https://www.callabsolutions.com

It's been a while since I posted.  Hope all is well everyone.  I want to hear thoughts on the calibration of cal kits.  Up to this point I've always sent ours to Keysight annually.  I've been in discussion with management about possibly calibrating them in house.  I've shown them in the manual stating why these need to go to Keysight.  However, there is an Open/Short/Load Air Force procedure in GIDEP.  I think the best we could achieve is 1:1 . Any idea how much more accurate the "master" kits manufacturers are utilizing?     

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We are calibrating the Additel units.

There are several models look identical, one res = 0.001" the other 0.0001.  Model number 103-259 (.001), model 103-260 (.0001).  Perhaps you're looking at the wrong specs?

We use Additel pressure gages for things that low. We use their small hand pump also so that we can control small pressures down to 2 inH20.

So one of my technicans came to me with a Mitutoyo 0-1 micrometer ( not digital). The resolution of the micrometer is 0.001 inch. The stated accuracy from Mitutoyo is +/- 0.0002 inch. Does anyone know how in the hell Mitutoyo can claim an accuracy 5 times more accurate than the resolution? After researching there are other companies that do the same. Have any of you called on this and what was there BS excuse?

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  Okay...We have resurrected our 1425-24 and it is actually working pretty well. We also found a 1430 microtector on ebay and, believe it or not is is working pretty well. There seems to be an issue with the micrometer being too long, but it seem so be reading correctly.
  We actually got our 7250LP back from Fluke and it looks like it was adjusted wrong. We checked it against our Mensor 1 psi transducer and our deadweight tester and it was way off...almost as if the calibrated it in inches of H2O @ 20°C instead of 4°C. They said they calibrated it in Pa, but I am entitled to my doubts.

https://www.valuetronics.com/product/16340a-agilent-fixture-used
https://accusrc.com/product-HP-Agilent-0433965005-10567
https://www.ebay.com/itm/304888314116

This is what they look like. Not sure if that helps