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Image:Tek 502a block.png|502A block diagram
Image:Tek 502a block.png|502A block diagram
Image:Tek-502a vert.png|502A vertical amplifier
Image:Tek-502a vert.png|502A vertical amplifier
File:Tek 502a hvps.png|502A CRT circuit
Image:Tek rm 502a front.jpg|RM 502A
Image:Tek rm 502a front.jpg|RM 502A
Image:Rm 502a display.jpg|RM 502A display
Image:Rm 502a display.jpg|RM 502A display

Revision as of 13:30, 25 August 2013

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The 502 is a dual-beam oscilloscope introduced in 1958, followed by the 502A in the early 1960's. Both beams have differential inputs. When set for maximum sensitivity, the 502A is 100 microvolts/cm and has a vertical bandwidth of 50 kHz. At lower sensitivity settings the bandwidth increases. At 200 mV/cm the bandwidth is 1MHz. At 100 mV/cm and 1 kHz, the common-mode rejection ratio of the 502A is 40,000:1.

There is a transistor-regulated 6.2V DC heater supply for the tubes in the first stage differential amplifier. This heater supply uses the -150 V supply as its reference. The -150 V supply uses a 5651 voltage reference tube as its reference. There is no post-deflection acceleration. The CRT cathode voltage is -2900V.

There is a 502, a 502A, and a rack-mount model, the RM502A. The price of the 502 in July 1959 was $825.

Mod 104 on a 502 provides single sweep lockout.

Later 502A have solid state (include nuvistor) input stage. 6DJ8 as deflection-amplifier and transistor as amplifier and cathode follower ( only by latest version).