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Image:321_front.jpg|front view
Image:321_front.jpg|321 front view
Image:321_right_case.jpg|right case
Image:321_right_case.jpg|321 right case
Image:321_left_internal.jpg|left internal
Image:321_left_internal.jpg|321 left internal
Image:321_right_internal.jpg|right internal
Image:321_right_internal.jpg|321 right internal
Image:321_rear.jpg|rear view
Image:321_rear.jpg|321 rear view
File:Tek 321 round.jpg|321 with round bezel
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Revision as of 14:37, 23 November 2012

The Tektronix 321 is a very compact single-trace, single-timebase portable oscilloscope that is almost completely solid state. It was introduced on April 8th, 1960. The 321 includes several germanium bipolar transistors, which are a known reliability problem. The 321A was introduced in 1964. The 321 and 321A have slightly different circuits. Early instances of the 321 (sn pre-720) use a 5718 peanut tube as the front-end cathode follower. Later 321 and 321A use a 7586 Nuvistor for that role. In several circuits, the 321 uses OC170 transistors where the 321A uses 2N2207 transistors.

Tektronix 321 Manual

Tektronix 321A manual

Tektronix 321 factory calibration procedure