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* [http://www.barrytech.com/tektronix/tek7000/tek7ct1n.html Tek 7CT1N @ barrytech.com]
* [http://www.barrytech.com/tektronix/tek7000/tek7ct1n.html Tek 7CT1N @ barrytech.com]
* [http://www.antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=177192 A homebrew test adapter]
* [http://www.antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=177192 A homebrew test adapter]
* [http://www.ke5fx.com/A_VTCT_Adapter_for_All_Tektronix_SCTs_W7PF.pdf Dennis Tillman: An Inexpensive Vacuum Tube Curve Tracer Adapter for All Tektronix Semiconductor Curve Tracers]


==Common Problems==
==Common Problems==

Revision as of 06:54, 18 July 2019

Template:Plugin Sidebar 2 The Tektronix 7CT1N is a curve tracer plug-in for 7000-series scopes. The 5CT1N plug-in for 5000-series scopes is very similar.

It can be installed in either a vertical or a horizontal compartment, a front-panel switch must be set accordingly. A pull-out cable with a plastic BNC plug connects to the input of a module installed in the corresponding plugin for the other axis, with a fixed 100 mV/Div scaling compatible with time base X inputs.

Internally, a variable-amplitude 55 Hz triangle-wave source supplies a transformer to step up the drive voltage and decouple it from ground (Emitter terminal). A step source supplies base current or gate voltage to the DUT.

The amplifier for the current axis can be switched into a ×1000 mode to detect leakage currents (of typical 1970s semiconductors, anyway).

Key Specifications

DUT drive voltage (C-E)
  • positive (NPN or N-channel) or negative (PNP or P-channel) half-waves
  • 7.5 V, 0.5 V/Div, 240 mA peak
  • 30 V, 2 V/Div, 60 mA peak
  • 75 V, 5 V/Div, 24 mA peak
  • 300 V, 20 V/Div, 6 mA peak
  • HV warning light on for > 50 V
  • peak power 500 mW
DUT current display
  • 10 μA/Div to 20 mA/Div, 1−2−5 steps (×1 mode)
  • 10 nA/Div to 20 μA/Div, 1−2−5 steps (×1000 mode)
Base/Gate drive
  • 0 to at least 10 steps
  • dual polarity
  • variable offset, at least +/− 5 steps
  • current mode: 1 μA/Step to 1 mA/Step in 1−2−5 sequence
  • voltage mode: 1 mV/Step to 1 V/Step in 1−2−5 sequence (via 1 kΩ current limiting resistor)
DUT connection Three 4 mm jacks / binding posts
DUT adapters

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Common Problems

C30 and C32 (100 μF, 25 V) are under-rated and therefore have a tendency to leak or short, causing associated resistors R30 and R32 (240 Ω, 0.25 W, 5%) to overheat and fail. C30 and C32 should be replaced with modern equivalents rated above 35 V.

Prices

Year Price 2019 value
1971 $400 $2,510
1980 $1,000 $3,080
1990 $2,100 $4,080

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