NIST Handbook 44 - 2005 Edition
Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements
for Weighing and Measuring Devices
as adopted by the 89th National Conference on Weights and Measures 2004
Table of Contents
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| Cover |
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| Title Page |
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| Foreword |
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| Committee Members |
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| Outline of Contents |
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| 2004 Amendments |
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Introduction
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| Section 1 |
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1.10
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General Code |
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Section 2
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2.20
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Scales |
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2.21
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Belt-Conveyor Scale Systems |
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2.22
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Automatic Bulk Weighing Systems |
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2.23
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Weights |
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2.24
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Automatic Weighing Systems |
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Section 3
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3.30
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Liquid-Measuring Devices |
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3.31
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Vehicle-Tank Meters |
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3.32
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Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Anhydrous Ammonia Liquid-Measuring Devices |
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3.33
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Hydrocarbon Gas Vapor-Measuring Devices |
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3.34
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Cryogenic Liquid-Measuring Devices
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3.35
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Milk Meters |
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3.36
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Water Meters |
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3.37
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Mass Flow Meters |
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3.38
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Carbon Dioxide Liquid-Measuring Devices |
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Section 4
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4.40
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Vehicle Tanks Used as Measures |
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4.41
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Liquid Measures |
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4.42
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Farm Milk Tanks |
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4.43
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Measure-Containers |
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4.44
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Graduates |
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4.45
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Dry Measures |
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4.46
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Berry Baskets and Boxes |
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Section 5
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5.50
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Fabric-Measuring Devices |
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5.51
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Wire- and Corage-Measuring Devices |
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5.52
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Linear Measure |
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5.53
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Odometers |
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5.54
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Taximeters |
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5.55
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Timing Devices |
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5.56.(a)
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Grain Moisture Meters |
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5.56.(b)
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Grain Moisture Meters |
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5.57
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Near-Infrared Grain Analyzers |
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5.58
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Multiple Dimension Measuring Devices |
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Appendices
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A
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Fundamental Considerations |
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B
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Units and Systems of Measurement |
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C
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General Tables of Units of Measurement |
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D
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Definitiions |
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Summary of HB-44 Requirements Becoming Effective in 2005
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Previous Handbook 44 Editions
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Edition:
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Resulting from:
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Link
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| 2000 |
84th National Conference on Weights and Measures 1999 |
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| 2001 |
85th National Conference on Weights and Measures 2000 |
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| 2002 |
86th National Conference on Weights and Measures 2001 |
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| 2003 |
87th National Conference on Weights and Measures 2002 |
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| 2004 |
88th National Conference on Weights and Measures 2003 |
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