AM502

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Tektronix AM502
differential amplifier
Tektronix AM502

Produced from 1974 to (?)

Manuals
Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

The Tektronix AM502 is a differential amplifier plug-in for the TM500 system.

The differential amplifier design is a variant of the 1A7A circuit, also used with modifications in the 3A9, 7A22, 5A22N, and 5030/5031 (26A2 too?).

Key Specifications

Bandwidth 1 MHz, LF limit switchable DC, 0.1 Hz to 10 kHz in ×10 steps, HF limit switchable 100 Hz to 1 MHz in ×3/×10 steps, AC coupled > 2 Hz
Gain ×1 to ×1000 (÷ 100 mode) / ×100 to ×100,000 in 1–2–5 sequence, variable to min. ×2.5 calibrated setting
Input impedance 1 MΩ // 47 pF (either input)
Input voltage 15 V DC+peak AC up to 5 MHz, 350 V DC+peak AC up to 5 MHz in ÷ 100 mode
Common mode ±5 V, ±50 V in ÷ 100 mode
DC offset ±1 V
Noise typ. 6 nV/√Hz above 1 kHz (Norm mode)
Output voltage ±5 V into ≥250 Ω

Links

Documents Referencing AM502

Document Class Title Authors Year Links
Tekscope 1972 V4 N5 Sep 1972.pdf Article A Practical Approach to Differential Amplifiers and Measurements Fred Beckett 1972
Tekscope 1972 V4 N6 Nov 1972.pdf Article Differential Amplifiers and Measurements, Part 2 Fred Beckett 1972
070-2088-00.pdf Book TM500 Series Rear Interface Data Book 1975
070-2088-01.pdf Book TM500 Series Rear Interface Data Book 1976
070-2088-04.pdf Book TM500 Series Rear Interface Data Book 1985

Pictures

Components

Some Parts Used in the AM502

Part Part Number(s) Class Description Used in
151-0261-00 151-0261-00 Discrete component dual PNP transistor AM501 AM502 CG5001 CG551AP FG501 FG502 FG503 OF150 OF151 OF152 OF235 OS261 RM502A R1140 R5030 R5031 R7912 067-0679-00 067-0807-00 1101 1140A 1141 1142 1350 145 1450 1480 1481 1482 1485 1501 1801 1900 1910 1980 213 26A1 26A2 2620 285 3A9 3A10 3S1 3S2 3S5 3S6 432 434 4501 454 4601 4602 4610 4612 4620 4632 4634 4701 475 492 492A 492AP 494 494P 496 496P 5A13N 5A20N 5A21N 5A22N 5A26 5L4N 502A 5030 5031 576 690SR 7A22 7A29 7B51 7B71 7J20 7L5 7S11 7S12 7912AD
151-1027-00 151-1027-00 Discrete component dual N-channel JFET 5031 3A9 AM502