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The Tektronix Type 290 Transistor Switching Time Tester is a test fixture
The '''Tektronix Type 290 Transistor Switching Time Tester''' is a test fixture
[[introduced in 1963]] with built-in power supplies for the collector current and the base bias.
[[introduced in 1962]] with built-in power supplies for the collector current and the base bias.
It handles NPN and PNP transistors.  It has two modes: low-voltage and high-voltage.
It handles NPN and PNP transistors.   
In the low-voltage mode, Vcc can be adjusted from 0V to 30V.  In the high-voltage
 
mode, Vcc goes from 0V to 100V. The fixture provides a 50-ohm input and a 50-ohm
The 290 has two modes, low-voltage (collector voltage 0 to 30 V) and high-voltage
output with GR-874 connectors, so it can be used with standard cables and test
(collector voltage from 0 to 100 V). The fixture's input and output are 50 Ω
instruments while maintaining good signal integrity.
GR-874 connectors, so it can be used with standard cables and test
instruments while maintaining good signal integrity. The instrument itself is rated
to have a risetime of under 1 ns.
 
* [http://w140.com/tek_290.pdf Tektronix 290 Manual (PDF)]
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[[Category:Test adapters]]
[[Category:Introduced in 1962]]

Revision as of 13:17, 9 March 2018

The Tektronix Type 290 Transistor Switching Time Tester is a test fixture introduced in 1962 with built-in power supplies for the collector current and the base bias. It handles NPN and PNP transistors.

The 290 has two modes, low-voltage (collector voltage 0 to 30 V) and high-voltage (collector voltage from 0 to 100 V). The fixture's input and output are 50 Ω GR-874 connectors, so it can be used with standard cables and test instruments while maintaining good signal integrity. The instrument itself is rated to have a risetime of under 1 ns.