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manufacturer=Tektronix | | |manufacturer=Tektronix | ||
summary=Diode recovery tester plug-in| | |series=500-series scopes | ||
image=Tek type s.jpg | | |type=Type S | ||
caption=Type S front view| | |summary=Diode recovery tester plug-in | ||
introduced=1960 | | |image=Tek type s.jpg | ||
discontinued=1967 | | | caption=Type S front view | ||
|introduced=1960 | |||
manuals= | |discontinued=1967 | ||
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|manuals= | |||
* [http://w140.com/kurt/tektronix_type_s.pdf Type S manual] | * [http://w140.com/kurt/tektronix_type_s.pdf Type S manual] | ||
* [http://w140.com/kurt/tek_type_s_schematics.pdf Type S schematics only] | * [http://w140.com/kurt/tek_type_s_schematics.pdf Type S schematics only] | ||
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* [[Media:tek_type_s_fcp.pdf|Tektronix Type S factory calibration procedure (PDF, OCR)]] | * [[Media:tek_type_s_fcp.pdf|Tektronix Type S factory calibration procedure (PDF, OCR)]] | ||
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The '''Tektronix Type S''' is a plug-in for measuring semiconductor diode recovery characteristics. | The '''Tektronix Type S''' is a plug-in for measuring semiconductor diode recovery characteristics. It fits in [[500-series scopes]]. | ||
It fits in [[500-series scopes]]. | It can be thought of as having two parts, a stimulus subsystem and a measurement subsystem. | ||
It can be thought of as having two parts | |||
a stimulus subsystem and a measurement subsystem. | |||
The stimulus comes from [[mercury switch]] that drives a [[ECC86|6GM8/ECC86]] tube that operates in a current-steering mode. | The stimulus comes from [[mercury switch]] that drives a [[ECC86|6GM8/ECC86]] tube that operates in a current-steering mode. | ||
The measurement subsystem is a wideband amplifier that converts the single-ended voltage on the diode under test to the | The measurement subsystem is a wideband amplifier that converts the single-ended voltage on the diode under test to the differential signal that the oscilloscope mainframe takes. | ||
differential signal that the oscilloscope mainframe takes. | |||
One terminal of the diode is grounded. | One terminal of the diode is grounded. | ||
Measurements with the Type S are typically made by applying a current step to the diode while | Measurements with the Type S are typically made by applying a current step to the diode while observing the voltage across the diode. | ||
observing the voltage across the diode. | |||
The Type S was [[introduced in 1960]] and produced through 1966. | The Type S was [[introduced in 1960]] and produced through 1966. | ||