Exam 11: Calibrating Instruments

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To check the temperature leads of an electronic thermometer for high temperature, they should be ____.

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The ____ is used most frequently for amperage checks.

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Why is it necessary to check the calibration of a gauge manifold periodically?

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The technician must be able to rely on the gauge manifold and have some reference points with which to check them periodically. This is particularly important when there is reason to doubt gauge accuracy. The gauge manifold is used frequently and is subject to considerable abuse .

The accuracy of a thermometer is more important when working on high temperature refrigeration (air conditioning) systems.

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Special thermometers are used to measure temperatures above ____________________ ºF .

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____ can detect leak rates of about 1/4 oz per year.

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To check the temperature leads of an electronic thermometer for low temperature, they should be stirred in a container of ____.

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When is it important to purchase a good quality instrument?

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Heating and air-conditioning technicians must measure air temperatures from 40ºF to ____________________ºF.

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____________________ means the changing of the instrument's output or reading to correspond to a standard or correct reading.

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How can you check the clamp-on ammeter?

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How is the milliamp scale on a meter checked?

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The three easily accessible reference points for ____________________-measuring instruments are ice, body temperature, boiling water.

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What is the easiest way to check the voltage scale of a VOM meter?

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Some instruments cannot be calibrated.

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Stirring the ice and water with the thermometer will increase the accuracy of the thermometer reading.

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____________________ instruments measure the temperature of vapors, liquids, and solids.

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Flue-gas analysis instruments analyze products of combustion from fossil-fuel-burning equipment, such as oil and gas furnaces and ____.

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Ohm's law is represented with the formula: ____.

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You should not spray pure refrigerant into the sensing element of a leak detector.

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