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Altek calibrator – no longer in production
Replace your discontinued Altek calibrator with a PIE calibrator
Replace your outdated, obsolete Altek calibrator with new technology from PIE. Added features such as back lit display, automatic stepping and simple menu design make the PIE easier to use. Find more RTD and thermocouple types to choose from in a smaller, lighter package. Add to that our patented troubleshooting tools and its obvious why PIE is the calibrator of choice for technicians.
Replacement Calibrator Guide
Discontinued Altek Model
Replacement PIE Calibrator
PIE Calibrator Advantages
- Backlit display with larger digits - easier to read in dark areas of the plant.
- More resistant to accidental damage - rubber boot and stronger switches.
- Separate battery compartment with 4 “AA” batteries - no more removing housing with screwdriver to replace 3 expensive 9V batteries. Calibration seals remain intact.
- Calibrate more devices between battery changes - drives more loop instruments at 24 volts (up to 1200 Ohms) for entire battery life. The Altek 334 output voltage drops as the batteries run down.
- Includes Certificate of Calibration - all PIE Calibrators come with a free signed and dated certificate. Altek calibrators come only with an unsigned Statement of Calibration Practices with a certificate of calibration available for an extra charge.
- Larger display with bar graph
Built-in belt clip. - Drives more devices in a loop
Full 24 volt supply versus 18 volt supply. - Easy selection of 250 Ω hart compatible resistor
Requires disassembly to move internal jumper. - Separate battery compartment
No more removing housing with screwdriver to replace batteries. Calibration seals remain intact. - Includes Certificate of Calibration
All PIE Calibrators come with a free signed and dated certificate. Altek’s come only with an unsigned Statement of Calibration Practices with a certificate of calibration available for an extra charge.
- Larger display with backlight - easy viewing in dark locations.
- Easy selection of 250 Ω hart compatible resistor - no disassembly to move internal jumper.
- Find loop current leakages - measure ground current leakage from faulty wiring, flooded conduit and corrosion bridges. Leakage appears as a Zero Shift and helps you decide if the transmitter needs calibration or if there is some problem in the loop wiring.
- More resistant to accidental damage - rubber boot and stronger switches.
- Less expensive battery changes - 4 versus 6 “AA” batteries.
- Includes Certificate of Calibration - all PIE Calibrators come with a free signed and dated certificate. Altek’s come only with an unsigned Statement of Calibration Practices with a certificate of calibration available for an extra charge.
- Voltage calibrator has wider ranges with greater accuracy - more than twice as accurate with 10 times greater resolution.
- Automatic stepping
- Larger display with backlight - easy viewing in dark locations.
- More resistant to accidental damage - rubber boot and stronger switches.
- Separate battery compartment with 4 “AA” batteries - no more removing housing with screwdriver to replace 3 expensive 9V batteries. Calibration seals remain intact.
- Simulate a pH probe - calibrate pH transmitters and analyzers before attaching probe to verify that each is working correctly.
- Includes Certificate of Calibration - all PIE Calibrators come with a free signed and dated certificate. Altek’s come only with an unsigned Statement of Calibration Practices with a certificate of calibration available for an extra charge.
Discontinued Altek Model
Replacement PIE Calibrator
PIE Calibrator Advantages
- Automatic stepping and ramping - step 2, 3, 5 & 11 steps or continuous ramp from 5 to 60 seconds to match your test procedures.
- Larger display with backlight - easy viewing in dark locations. Icons on display indicate where to plug in test leads.
- More resistant to accidental damage - rubber boot and stronger switches.
- More thermocouple and RTD ranges with .1 degree resolution and better accuracy - compatible with smart transmitters, multichannel recorders, PLCs and DCSs.
- Smaller and 25% lighter - pocket sized and easier to carry.
- LED for optical pickups - LED flashes green in synch with frequency output. Illuminates red for overload conditions.
- Includes Certificate of Calibration - all PIE Calibrators come with a free signed and dated certificate. Altek’s come only with an unsigned Statement of Calibration Practices with a certificate of calibration available for an extra charge.
- Universal transmitter feature, unique to PIE - save time and money by using this feature to keep a process running while troubleshooting problems.
- Loop diagnostics, unique to PIE - only multifunction calibrator that can power up a loop and tell you that there is moisture, corrosion or a ground fault causing current to leak to ground.
- Simulates a pH probe - calibrate pH tranmitters and analyzers before attaching probe to verify that each is working correctly.
- Higher accuracy - accurate to 0.006 mA, Pt 100 Ohm RTD to 0.2°C/0.4°F, Type K to 0.3°C/0.6°F, pH to 0.003 pH.
- Isolated internal 24 V loop supply - calibrate 2-wire transmitter with electrical isolation between the input and the output for more accurate and stable readings.
- Wider range of pressure modules and scales - choose from 32 different modules with up to 32 engineering units for greater compatibility with your processes.
- Works with more instruments - compatible with smart transmitters, multichannel recorders, PLCs and DCSs – GUARANTEED! More Thermocouple and RTD ranges with 0.1° resolution and better accuracy.
- Smaller and lighter - pocket sized and easier to carry.
- LED for optical pickups - LED flashes green in sync with frequency output. Illuminates red for overload conditions.
- Easier to hook-up - diagrams are shown on the display indicating where to plug in the test leads.
Discontinued Altek Model
Replacement PIE Calibrator
PIE Calibrator Advantages
- Continuously select output temperatures - works will all instrument ranges across the full range in degrees C and F. Not limited to 22 temperature steps!
- Works with types J, K, E, T, R, S, B, N, G, C, D, L, U, or P - one source replaces ALL the ranges for any single T/C type of the Altek 22.
- Instantly select output three temperatures - flip the EZ-Check™ switch to calibrate zero, span and mid-point.
- LCD display with backlight - easy viewing in dark locations.
- More resistant to accidental damage - reconfigure without resetting calibrator.
- Includes Certificate of Calibration - all PIE Calibrators come with a free signed and dated certificate. Altek calibrators come only with an unsigned Statement of Calibration Practices with a certificate of calibration available for an extra charge.
- Automatic stepping and ramping
- Larger display with backlight - easy viewing in dark locations.
- More resistant to accidental damage - rubber boot and stronger switches.
- Separate battery compartment - no more removing housing with screwdriver to replace batteries. Calibration seals remain intact.
- More accurate and repeatable - NIST traceable cold junction sensor in isothermal block.
- Easily change thermocouple types - reconfigure without resetting calibrator.
- Includes Certificate of Calibration - all PIE Calibrators come with a free signed and dated certificate. Altek’s come only with an unsigned Statement of Calibration Practices with a certificate of calibration available for an extra charge.
- Automatic stepping and ramping
- Larger display with backlight - easy viewing in dark locations.
- More resistant to accidental damage - rubber boot and stronger switches.
- Separate battery compartment - no more removing housing with screwdriver to replace batteries. Calibration seals remain intact.
- More accurate and repeatable - NIST traceable cold junction sensor in isothermal block.
- Easily change thermocouple types - reconfigure without resetting calibrator.
- Verify cold junction temperature and output - secondary display of compensated millivolt setting and cold junction temperature.
- Includes Certificate of Calibration - all PIE Calibrators come with a free signed and dated certificate. Altek’s come only with an unsigned Statement of Calibration Practices with a certificate of calibration available for an extra charge.
Discontinued Altek Model
Replacement PIE Calibrator
PIE Calibrator Advantages
- Continuously select output temperatures - works will all instrument ranges across the full range in degrees C and F. Not limited to 11 temperature steps!
- Works with Pt 100 and 1000 Ohm, Cu or Ni RTDs - one simulator replaces ALL the ranges for any single RTD type of the Altek 11.
- Instantly select output 3 temperatures - flip the EZ-Check switch to calibrate zero, span and mid-point.
- LCD display with backlight - easy viewing in dark locations.
- More resistant to accidental damage
- Includes Certificate of Calibration - all PIE Calibrators come with a free signed and dated certificate. Altek calibrators come only with an unsigned Statement of Calibration Practices with a certificate of calibration available for an extra charge.
- Compatible with newer instrumentation - works with Rosemount and Honeywell smart transmitters, PLCs, DCSs, multi-channel recorders and other pulsed excitation devices. Higher accuracy at low excitation currents.
- Automatic stepping
- Larger sisplay with backlight - easy viewing in dark locations.
- Easily change RTD types - reconfigure without resetting calibrator
- More resistant to accidental damage - rubber boot and stronger switches
- Separate battery compartment - no more removing housing with screwdriver to replace batteries. Calibration seals remain intact.
- Includes Certificate of Calibration - all PIE Calibrators come with a free signed and dated certificate. Altek’s come only with an unsigned Statement of Calibration Practices with a certificate of calibration available for an extra charge.
- Compatible with newer instrumentation - works with Rosemount and Honeywell smart transmitters, PLCs, DCSs, multi-channel recorders and other pulsed excitation devices. Higher accuracy at low excitation curents.
- Wider ranges - PT 1000 Ω Curves – outputs up to 4000 Ω.
- Automatic stepping
- Larger display with backlight - easy viewing in dark locations.
- Easily change RTD types
- Reconfigure without resetting calibrator
- Verify RTD temperature and resistance - secondary display of Ω to check against RTD tables.
- More resistant to accidental damage - rubber boot and stronger switches
- Less frequent and less costly battery changes - PIE uses 4 “AA” batteries instead of the 6 “AA” in the Altek.
- Includes Certificate of Calibration - all PIE Calibrators come with a free signed and dated certificate. Altek’s come only with an unsigned Statement of Calibration Practices with a certificate of calibration available for an extra charge.
Discontinued Altek Model
Replacement PIE Calibrator
PIE Calibrator Advantages
- Easier to set up - easy push button menu instead of turning the calibrator off and back on to change settings.
- Simpler and easier battery changes - single 9V battery vs. 6 AA batteries. Auto off feature saves battery life.
- Smaller and lighter - pocket sized and easier to carry.
- Calibrate optical pickups - LED flashes in sync with frequency output. LED also flashes in sync with reading for fast adjustment of trigger level.
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