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The Tektronix Type B is a plug-in for [[500-series scopes]].
The Tektronix Type B is a plug-in for [[500-series scopes]].


It is identical to Type [[A]], with the addition of a 10x-gain
It is identical to [[A|Type A]], with the addition of a 10x-gain
AC amplifier which can be switched in to extend the vertical
AC amplifier which can be switched in to extend the vertical
sensitivity from 50mV/div to 5mV/div.
sensitivity from 50mV/div to 5mV/div.


Like Type A, the Type B has its roots in the [[introduced in 1954|1954]]
Like the Type A, the Type B has its roots in the [[introduced in 1954|1954]]
introduction of the [[531]] and [[535]], as the Type 53B,
introduction of the [[531]] and [[535]], as the Type 53B,
with 10x-AC bandwidth of 2Hz to 9MHz.  In 1956 it was
with 10x-AC bandwidth of 2Hz to 9MHz.   
replaced by the Type 53/54B with DC-20MHz or 2Hz-12MHz bandwidth
In 1956 it was replaced by the Type 53/54B with DC-20MHz  
in the [[541]] and [[545]].  In 1959 the Type 53/54B was
or 2Hz-12MHz bandwidth in the [[541]] and [[545]].   
renamed Type B, and it was available through 1970,
In 1959 the Type 53/54B was renamed the Type B,  
a seventeen-year run in all.
and it was available through 1970, a seventeen-year run in all.


* [http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/tek/b/ Tektronix Type B Manual (DjVu)]
* [http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/tek/b/ Tektronix Type B Manual (DjVu)]
* [http://w140.com/tek_b.pdf Tektronix Type B manual (PDF)]
* [http://w140.com/tek_b.pdf Tektronix Type B manual (PDF)]
* http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_type_b_factory_cal_proc.pdf
* http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_type_b_factory_cal_proc.pdf

Revision as of 00:24, 17 March 2012

The Tektronix Type B is a plug-in for 500-series scopes.

It is identical to Type A, with the addition of a 10x-gain AC amplifier which can be switched in to extend the vertical sensitivity from 50mV/div to 5mV/div.

Like the Type A, the Type B has its roots in the 1954 introduction of the 531 and 535, as the Type 53B, with 10x-AC bandwidth of 2Hz to 9MHz. In 1956 it was replaced by the Type 53/54B with DC-20MHz or 2Hz-12MHz bandwidth in the 541 and 545. In 1959 the Type 53/54B was renamed the Type B, and it was available through 1970, a seventeen-year run in all.