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Can I trust a manufacturers claim of accuracy on a new instrument?

April 26, 2017claim instrument manufacturer Trust

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Can I trust a manufacturers claim of accuracy on a new instrument?

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No. According to the experiences of the Nuclear Weapons Complex’s Primary Calibration Laboratory, a large fraction of new instrumentation is out of tolerance with respect to manufacturer’s documented specifications.