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Max sensitivity is 50mV/div, and bandwidth in a [[545]] is 30MHz. | Max sensitivity is 50mV/div, and bandwidth in a [[545]] is 30MHz. | ||
Type 53K/54K was [[introduced in 1955|introduced in March 1955]] along with the 541/545. | |||
At that time, it was the only plugin that could utilize the | |||
new mainframes' speed; the redesigned Types [[A]], [[B]], and [[C]] | |||
weren't ready until August 1956. In August 1955, just five months | |||
after introduction, it was renamed Type 53/54K, and, in 1959, | |||
when the 541A/545A mainframes came out, it got its final name, Type K. | |||
It was dropped after 1970. | |||
Type K was the fastest of the single-channel plugins. | Type K was the fastest of the single-channel plugins. | ||
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The name was deliberately chosen to be halfway into the alphabet. Slow | The name was deliberately chosen to be halfway into the alphabet. Slow | ||
plugins would use A-J and fast ones L-Z. This idea never went anywhere. | plugins would use A-J and fast ones L-Z. This idea never went anywhere. | ||
Late versions had a [[Connectors#BNC|BNC connector]] instead of a | Late versions had a [[Connectors#BNC|BNC connector]] instead of a |
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