Re: Colorimeters, Spectrophotometers, and Calibration
Re: Colorimeters, Spectrophotometers, and Calibration
- Subject: Re: Colorimeters, Spectrophotometers, and Calibration
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 10:57:59 EDT
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In a message dated 10/5/01 7:48:55 AM, email@hidden writes:
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>C. David Tobie wrote:
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>Okay... as much fun as it might be to respond in kind, I'll play the
straight
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>man instead, and ask what recertification schedule is recommended for the
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>Chroma4.
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The question of recertification "schedule" is an interesting one and a
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rather complete answer is necessary. We have run various tests on products
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that we have made in the past 11 years and we have found that a product
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rarely needs RECALIBRATION per se.
Wow. I got my money's worth on that one! Thanks. But for the typical user, I
believe that the answer lies in your early statement quoted above. Despite
the sniping by a different member of your organization, the typical user only
really needs to hear that their monitor calibration colorimeter does not need
annual recalibration under general circumstances.
C. David Tobie
Design Cooperative
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