Digikey Voltage Box: (3.5hr soak, 62F ambient, 100PLC, HighZ input)
Reading Scale Other 1 yr Drift Total Drift (2 year spec limit)
100.00489mV 100mV Null + AVG 20 samples 3.92uV -1.61uV (+/- 10uV)
0.9999747V 1V Null + AVG 20 samples 15.6uV -48.3uV (+/- 62uV)
2.49983V 10V Null + AVG 20 samples -12uV 100uV
4.999283V 10V Null + AVG 20 samples 162uV 63uV
9.999972 10V AVG 20 samples -46uV -98uV (+/- 550uV)
AliExpress Box: (2.75hr soak, 64F ambient, 100PLC, HighZ input)
Reading Scale Other 1 yr Drift Total Drift (2 year spec limit)
100.00095mV 100mV Null + AVG 20 samples 1.13uV 8.45uV (+/- 10uV)
1.0000647V 1V Null + AVG 20 samples -2.8uV 86.7uV (+/- 62uV)
2.500199V 10V Null + AVG 20 samples 35uV 219uV
10.000073V 10V AVG 20 samples 17uV 3uV (+/- 550uV)
Current Reference:
(3 hour soak, 64F ambient, 100PLC)
Reading Scale Other 1 yr Drift Total Drift* (2 yr Spec Limit)
99.99724uA 100uA Null + AVG 20 samples -4nA 4.76nA (85nA)
0.999974mA 1mA Null + AVG 20 samples -12.7nA -9nA (660nA)
10.000667mA 10mA Null + AVG 20 samples 1.33uA 1.32uA (8uA)
*Relative to 6 month data.
Conclusions:
The only reading outside of the 2-year tolerance is the 1V reference point of the AliExpress box. I think if I had it to do over again I would ditch the LT1021-5 and divide down from the 10V reference to get the 1V reference. That LT1021-10 has stellar performance (or it just drifts in the same direction as the DVM...?) There is no concern regarding the accuracy of the DVM.
The only way to really find out whether the DVM or reference are drifting is to compare to a more accurate DVM that is still under calibration. My access to a lab with such a measurement tool is pretty much nonexistent now.
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