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It is exactly like Type [[535]] except it does not have the Delayed Sweep (dual timebase) feature.
It is exactly like Type [[535]] except it does not have the Delayed Sweep (dual timebase) feature.
The 531 and 535 were the first Tektronix scopes to accept plug-ins.
The 531 and 535 were the first Tektronix scopes to accept plug-ins.
It was [[introduced in 1954]] simultaneously with Type 535, and superseded in 1959 by Type 531A,
It was [[introduced in 1954]] simultaneously with the Type 535,  
and [[introduced in 1959|superseded in 1959]] by the Type 531A,
which has more convenient controls and a slightly faster (15MHz) vertical amplifier.
which has more convenient controls and a slightly faster (15MHz) vertical amplifier.


There is also a rack-mount 531A, Type RM31A.   
There is also a rack-mount 531A, Type RM31A.   
The RM31A has a sliding chassis so that the scope can be  
The RM31A has a sliding chassis so that the scope can be  
serviced without removing it from a rack.
serviced without removing it from a rack
The [[532]] is similar to the 531, but designed to be
more reliable at the expense of slower risetime.


* [http://bama.edebris.com/download/tek/531_541/531_541.djvu Tektronix 531/541 Manual (DjVu)]
* [http://bama.edebris.com/download/tek/531_541/531_541.djvu Tektronix 531/541 Manual (DjVu)]

Revision as of 21:03, 10 December 2011

The Type 531 is a 10MHz oscilloscope that accepts letter-series and 1-series plug-ins. It is exactly like Type 535 except it does not have the Delayed Sweep (dual timebase) feature. The 531 and 535 were the first Tektronix scopes to accept plug-ins. It was introduced in 1954 simultaneously with the Type 535, and superseded in 1959 by the Type 531A, which has more convenient controls and a slightly faster (15MHz) vertical amplifier.

There is also a rack-mount 531A, Type RM31A. The RM31A has a sliding chassis so that the scope can be serviced without removing it from a rack. The 532 is similar to the 531, but designed to be more reliable at the expense of slower risetime.