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|introduced=1967
|introduced=1967
|discontinued=(?)
|discontinued=(?)
|designers=
|designers=Phil Crosby;Ron Olson
|manuals=
|manuals=
* [[Media:070-0639-02.pdf|Tektronix 520 Manual]]
* [[Media:070-0639-02.pdf|Tektronix 520 Manual]]
* [[Media:070-1709-00.pdf|Tektronix 520A Manual]]
* [[Media:070-1709-00.pdf|Tektronix 520A Manual]]
* [[Media:Tek 520 pal fcp sept 1968.pdf | Tektronix 520 PAL Factory Calibration Procedure, September 1968 (PDF, needs OCR)]]
* [[Media:Tek 520 pal fcp sept 1968.pdf | Tektronix 520 PAL Factory Calibration Procedure, September 1968]] (needs OCR)
* [https://w140.com/tek_520_cat.pdf Tektronix 520 Entry in 1968 Catalog (PDF)]
* [https://w140.com/tek_520_cat.pdf Tektronix 520 Entry in 1968 Catalog]
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The '''Tektronix 520''' is a vectorscope [[introduced in 1967]].
The '''Tektronix 520''' is a vectorscope [[introduced in 1967]]. Versions were made for NTSC and for PAL.
Versions were made for NTSC and for PAL.
 
[[Phil Crosby]] was the project lead and designed the demodulation circuitry.
[[Phil Crosby]] was the project lead and designed the demodulation circuitry. [[Ron Olson]] designed the sweep.
[[Ron Olson]] designed the sweep.


The HV oscillator's power transistor is mounted to the rear panel.
The HV oscillator's power transistor is mounted to the rear panel.
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When this problem was discovered, the metal plating was removed from the design. In hindsight, the designers didn't believe the plating was necessary in the first place.
When this problem was discovered, the metal plating was removed from the design. In hindsight, the designers didn't believe the plating was necessary in the first place.


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==Pictures==
==Pictures==