“…[1][2][3][4][5][6] In practice, we have become convinced that they have performed to their specifications by evaluating performances of a faint-leak, current sensor, 7 of a core noise measurement system, 8 and of a highly stable thermostat. 9 However, when we began to make repetition measurements of a dc voltage of V order or less, using HP3457As ͑and subsequently, 3458As͒ on the minimum ranges ͑0.03 or 0.3 V͒, we encountered instability in each reading, a nonrepeatability.…”