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Calibration Connect Limited

Unit 2, 27 Tyne Street, Addington  •  PO Box 8857, Riccarton  •  Christchurch, New Zealand
Phone 0064 03 963 9244  •  Fax 0064 03 963 9199  •  Mobile 0064 021 775 800
info@calibrationconnect.co.nz

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Tuesday, 07 February 2012
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  • AC


    Alternating Current
    An electric current that reverses its direction at regularly recurring intervals.

  • Accuracy


    The closeness of an indication or reading of equipment to the actual value of the quantity being measured. A typical accuracy statement may combine a % of reading, % of range, n * digits, etc.

  • Ambient Temperature


    The average or mean temperature of the surrounding air which comes in contact with the equipment and instruments under test.

  • Ampere


    The unit of measure (A) used to define the rate of flow of electricity (current) in a circuit (one coulomb (6.25 x 108 electronics) per second). Also know as an Amp.

  • ANSI


    American National Standards Institute
    Coordinates the development and use of voluntary consensus standards in the United States and represents the needs and views of U.S. stakeholders in standardization forums around the globe.

  • APLAC


    Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
    APLAC groups accreditation bodies in the Asia Pacific region responsible for accrediting calibration, testing and inspection facilities.

  • AS/NZS 3760


    In-service Safety Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment is a joint Australia and New Zealand Standard. This standard specifies in-service safety inspection and testing protocols and criteria that satisfy the OSH obligations of employers and employees, and provides a cost effective approach to safety without jepoardising the safety of personnel or involving excessive equipment downtime.
Unit 2, 27 Tyne Street, Addington  •  Christchurch, New Zealand
PO Box 8857, Riccarton  •  Christchurch, New Zealand
Phone 0064 03 963 9244  •  Fax 0064 03 963 9199  •  Mobile 0064 021 775 800
info@calibrationconnect.co.nz  •  www.calibrationconnect.co.nz

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