toolz Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Greetings all, 5 years ago I purchased a PEAK LCR45 multimeter which was used for a few projects. The meter has sat unused for a few years, so I replaced the battery and I am getting a recalibration message. Does anyone use this meter and has this message came up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMnoise Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 (edited) It should be fine. The meter is simply telling you that the recommended Calibration Due Date has now past. If you use it in a regulated environment (or use it to provide services to others for a fee), then it is time to have it professionally calibrated. If not, you should be able to continue to use it as before. Edited January 19, 2020 by FMnoise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolz Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 Good to hear. The cost to send it for calibration to Great Britain and the VAT tax are about the cost of a new meter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMnoise Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 (edited) Even if you required it to be sent in for calibration, you would not need to send it to the manufacturer in the UK for that. Plenty of service calibration companies can handle that in the USA. *And yes, it will cost more (or the same money, $125) to have the calibration check done that you could buy a new meter for! Edited January 19, 2020 by FMnoise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolz Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 It certainly is not the days when one could calibrate the old Simpson multimeter with a few basic tools. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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