Main Page

This is a wiki for the community of Tektronix oscilloscope enthusiasts.

The purpose of this site is to help people get information about classic Tektronix equipment. There is nothing for sale here. If you have any information to contribute, please make an account and make changes. Also feel free to add pages. To add a page, search for the page. If it cannot be found, you will be given the option of creating it. You have to be logged in to make changes.

Scopes

• 453
• 454
• 465
• 466
• 475
• 485
• 502
• 503
• 504
• 511
• 514
• 519
• 524
• 535
• 544
• 545
• 546
• 547
• 549
• 551
• 555
• 556
• 561
• 564
• 565
• 567
• 568
• 585
• 661
• 7104
• 7704
• 7904
• 7912

Plug-ins

• 1A1
• 1A2
• 1A4
• 1A5
• 1A7
• 1S1
• 1S2
• 1L5
• 1M1
• 1L10
• 1L30
• CA
• M
• D
• O
• 7A19
• 7B53
• 7B92
• 3S1
• 3B3
• 3B4
• R
• S1
• S2
• S3
• S4
• S5
• S6
• W

Probes

• P6032
• P6008
• P6011
• P6015
• P6013

Manuals

Many manuals for classic Tek gear are freely available online. Sites that generously serve archives of Tek manuals are:

• Tek manuals at BAMA
• Shannon Hill's Tek Service Manuals page

Other manuals are not yet freely available online. Please visit the list of manuals that are needed.

Maintenance Issues

• HV transformer
• tunnel diodes
• sampling diodes
• electrolytic capacitors with high ESR
• black beauty / bumble bee capacitors
• selenium rectifiers
• fan mounts

External Links

• TekScopes forum on Yahoo (account required)
• KO4BB/Didier Juges's Wiki
• The Museum of Tektronix Scopes (UK)
• Stan Griffiths' page
• Tekscope Museum (DE)
• Julian Bunn's Tek page
• Paul Marossy's Tek 453 page
• Bill's Tektronix 453 and 454 Info Pages
• Christian Weagle's directory of 5000-series scopes
• Kurt's Tektronix page
• Bob Cromwell's page on repairing a 2245A
• J.Evans's 545A page
• Tek's Scope Troubleshooting Guide
• David DiGiacomo's Test Equipment page
• Mark Kahrs's Test Equipment page