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The Tektronix Type CA is the most common plug-in for [[500-series scopes]].
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Over 50,000 were produced.
|manufacturer=Tektronix
|series=500-series scopes
|type=Type CA
|summary=24 MHz dual-channel amplifier
|image=Tek Type CA front.jpg 
|caption=Type CA front view
|introduced=1959
|discontinued=1973
|designers=John Kobbe;Bill Polits
|manuals=
* [[Media:070-318.pdf|Tektronix Type CA Manual 070-318]] (OCR)<br /><small>Alternate: [https://bama.edebris.com/download/tek/ca/ca.djvu DjVu @ BAMA]</small>
* ''[[Media:070-014.pdf|Tektronix Type CA Manual 070-014]] needed''
* [[Media:tek_type_ca_fcp.pdf|Tektronix Type CA Factory Calibration Procedure]] (OCR)
* [[Media:Tek type ca fcp april 1967.pdf|Tektronix Type CA Factory Calibration Procedure, April 1967]]
* [[Media:Tek type ca cal outline.pdf|Tektronix Type CA Calibration Outline]] (OCR)
}}
The '''Tektronix Type CA''' is the most common plug-in for [[500-series scopes]] – over 50,000 were produced.
It was designed by [[John Kobbe]] and [[Bill Polits]].
The NORMAL/INVERT switch and algebraic add functions were suggested by [[Charlie Rhodes]].
   
   
The risetime of a Type [[545]] oscilloscope with a Type CA plug-in is 15 nanoseconds,
Type CA is an enhancement over its predecessor, Type [[C|53/54C]], adding ADDED mode to the A, B, CHOPPED, ALT repertoire. 
and the bandwidth is 24MHzMaximum vertical sensitivity is 50mV/div.
The "A" in "CA" stands not only for the fact that it is a modified, enhanced replacement, but also because the feature added was "ADDED".   


Type CA is an enhancement over its predecessor, Type [[C|53/54C]], adding
Type CA was [[introduced in 1959]] and discontinued in 1973, making it not only the most-produced but also one of the longest-lived.
ADDED mode to the A, B, CHOPPED, ALT repertoire.  The "A" in "CA" stands
not only for the fact that it is a modified, enhanced replacement, but
also because the feature added was "ADDED".  It was [[introduced in 1959]] and
discontinued in 1972 or 1973, making it not only the most-produced but
also the longest-lived, if you include its Type C predecessors.


Late versions have [[Connectors#BNC|BNC]] connectors instead of  
Late versions have [[BNC connector]]s instead of [[UHF connector]]s.
[[Connectors#UHF|UHF]].


* [http://bama.edebris.com/download/tek/ca/ca.djvu Tektronix Type CA Manual (DjVu)]
[[Lavoie Laboratories]] produced an unauthorized clone, the [[Lavoie LA-265-CA]].
* [http://w140.com/mmm/tek-ca.pdf Tektronix Type CA Manual (PDF)]
* [http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_type_ca_factory_cal_proc.pdf Tektronix Type CA Factory Calibration Procedure (PDF)]


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The risetime of a Type [[545]] oscilloscope with a Type CA plug-in is 15 nanoseconds, and the bandwidth is 24 MHz. 
Maximum vertical sensitivity is 50 mV/div.
==Links==
{{Documents|Link=CA}}
==Pictures==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:type_ca_front.JPG|front view
Tek Type CA front.jpg |Front view
Image:type_ca_left.JPG|left view
type_ca_front.JPG|front view
Image:type_ca_right.JPG|right view
type_ca_left.JPG|left view
Image:type_ca_top.JPG|top view
type_ca_right.JPG|right view
Image:type_ca_bottom.JPG|bottom view
type_ca_top.JPG|top view
Image:type_ca_schem2.jpg|schematic
type_ca_bottom.JPG|bottom view
type_ca_schem2.gif|schematic
Tek ca left2.jpg
Type CA left.jpg | Left side of Type CA plug in
Type CA right.jpg | right side of Type CA plug in
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Components==
{{Parts|CA}}
[[Category:500 series plugins]]