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The Type 541 is a 30MHz* oscilloscope that accepts [[letter-series and 1-series plug-ins]].
{{Oscilloscope Sidebar |
title=Tektronix 541 |
summary=30 MHz oscilloscope |
image=Tek 541.jpg |
caption=Tektronix 541 |
introduced=1955 |
discontinued=1966 |
manuals=
* [http://bama.edebris.com/download/tek/531_541/531_541.djvu Tektronix 531/541 Manual (DjVu)]
* [http://w140.com/mmm/tek-531-541.pdf Tektronix 531/541 Manual (PDF)]
* [http://w140.com/tek_541a.pdf Tektronix 541A Manual (PDF)]
 
<!-- * [http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_541_fac_cal.pdf Tektronix 541 Factory Calibration Procedure (PDF)] -->
* [[Media:tek_541_fcp.pdf|Tektronix 541 Factory Calibration Procedure (PDF, OCR)]]
 
<!-- * [http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_541a_fac_cal.pdf Tektronix 541A Factory Calibration Procedure (PDF)] -->
* [[Media:tek_541a_fcp.pdf|Tektronix 541A Factory Calibration Procedure (PDF, OCR)]]
 
<!-- * [http://w140.com/tek_balancing_545_vert.pdf Balancing the 540-Series Vertical Amplifier (PDF)] -->
* [[Media:tek_balancing_545_vertical.pdf|Balancing the 540-Series Vertical Amplifier (PDF, OCR)]]
 
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* [[Media:tek_adjust_540_vertical.pdf|How to Adjust the Vertical Amplifier and Delay Line of a 540-Series Oscilloscope (PDF, OCR)]]
* [[Media:Tek 500-series modification summary.pdf|Modification Summary for 541 and Similar Models (PDF scan from faded printout)]]
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The '''Tektronix Type 541''' is a 30 MHz* oscilloscope that accepts [[letter-series and 1-series plug-ins]].
It has a [[distributed amplifier]] and is exactly like the Type [[545]]  
It has a [[distributed amplifier]] and is exactly like the Type [[545]]  
except it does not have the Delayed Sweep (dual timebase) feature.
except it does not have the Delayed Sweep (dual timebase) feature.
It was [[introduced in 1955]] simultaneously with the 545,  
It was [[introduced in 1955]] simultaneously with the 545,  
and was superseded in [[introduced_in_1959|1959]] by the 541A,
and was superseded in [[introduced_in_1959|1959]] by the 541A,
which has more convenient controls.
which has more convenient controls.
For example, the 541 required the operator to set two rotary switches to get
the desired sweep time/div .
The 541A replaced the two-switch design with a many-position rotary switch.
This was also the case with setting the calibrator amplitude,
which involved two switches on the 541 and one switch on the 541A.


The 541's CRT is part number [[154-098]], also known as the T54.  
The 541's CRT is part number [[154-098]], also known as the T54.  
The standard [[phosphor]] is P2.  The 541A uses the [[T65]] CRT.
The standard [[phosphor]] is P2.  The 541A uses the [[T65]] CRT.


<nowiki>*</nowiki> 33MHz with a 50MHz plug-in such as the Type [[1A1]].
There is a rackmount version, Type RM41.


* [http://bama.edebris.com/download/tek/531_541/531_541.djvu Tektronix 531/541 Manual (DjVu)]
There is also a 541-S7 version, which has single-sweep mode.
* [http://w140.com/mmm/tek-531-541.pdf Tektronix 531/541 Manual (PDF)]
 
* [http://w140.com/tek_541a.pdf Tektronix 541A Manual (PDF)]
A new probe, the [[P410|P400 Series]], was created for the 541/545, because the 10 MHz [[P510|P510A]] rings on fast signals.
* [http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_541_fac_cal.pdf Tektronix 541 Factory Calibration Procedure (PDF)]
 
* [http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_541a_fac_cal.pdf Tektronix 541A Factory Calibration Procedure (PDF)]
==Specifications==
* [http://w140.com/tek_balancing_545_vert.pdf Balancing the 540-Series Vertical Amplifier (PDF)]
 
* [http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_adjust_540_vert_delay.pdf How to Adjust the Vertical Amplifier and Delay Line of a 540-Series Oscilloscope (PDF)]
<nowiki>*</nowiki> 33 MHz with a 50 MHz plug-in such as the Type [[1A1]].
 
==Pictures==


<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Tek 541a.jpg|541A
Tek 541a.jpg|541A
Tek early 541.jpg|Early 541 with square corners
Tek 541 5100 front.jpg|541
Tek 541 5100 left.jpg|541 left internal
Tek 541 5100 right.jpg|541 right internal
Tek 541a trace.jpg|541A trace
Tek 541a trace2.jpg|541A trace
</gallery>
</gallery>
[[Category:500 series scopes]]
[[Category:Specifications needed]]

Revision as of 09:24, 16 May 2019

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The Tektronix Type 541 is a 30 MHz* oscilloscope that accepts letter-series and 1-series plug-ins. It has a distributed amplifier and is exactly like the Type 545 except it does not have the Delayed Sweep (dual timebase) feature.

It was introduced in 1955 simultaneously with the 545, and was superseded in 1959 by the 541A, which has more convenient controls. For example, the 541 required the operator to set two rotary switches to get the desired sweep time/div . The 541A replaced the two-switch design with a many-position rotary switch. This was also the case with setting the calibrator amplitude, which involved two switches on the 541 and one switch on the 541A.

The 541's CRT is part number 154-098, also known as the T54. The standard phosphor is P2. The 541A uses the T65 CRT.

There is a rackmount version, Type RM41.

There is also a 541-S7 version, which has single-sweep mode.

A new probe, the P400 Series, was created for the 541/545, because the 10 MHz P510A rings on fast signals.

Specifications

* 33 MHz with a 50 MHz plug-in such as the Type 1A1.

Pictures