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Tektronix Type CA

24 MHz dual-channel amplifier

Compatible with 500-series scopes

Produced from 1959 to 1973

Manuals

Tektronix Type CA Manual 070-318 (OCR)
Alternate: DjVu @ BAMA
Tektronix Type CA Manual 070-014 needed
Tektronix Type CA Factory Calibration Procedure (OCR)
Tektronix Type CA Factory Calibration Procedure, April 1967
Tektronix Type CA Calibration Outline (OCR)

(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

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.

Type CA is an enhancement over its predecessor, Type 53/54C, adding 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".

Type CA was introduced in 1959 and discontinued in 1973, making it not only the most-produced but also one of the longest-lived.

Late versions have BNC connectors instead of UHF connectors.

Lavoie Laboratories produced an unauthorized clone, the Lavoie LA-265-CA.

Key Specifications

please add

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 Referencing CA

Document	Class	Title	Authors	Year	Links
IBM 223-6725-2.pdf	Application Note	Tektronix oscilloscopes (IBM Customer Engineering Manual)		1960	310 • 310A • 531 • 531A • 535 • 535A • 545A • B • C • CA • D • G

Pictures

Front view
front view
left view
right view
top view
bottom view
schematic
Left side of Type CA plug in
right side of Type CA plug in

Components

Some Parts Used in the CA

Part	Part Number(s)	Class	Description	Used in
6AK5	154-0014-00 • 154-0206-00 • 154-0084-00	Vacuum Tube (Pentode)	RF pentode	B • C • CA • G • K • L • ML • S • Z • 517 • 517A • 524
6AU6	154-0022-00 • 157-0073-00 • 157-0059-00 • 154-0284-00	Vacuum Tube (Pentode)	RF pentode	107 • 160 • 181 • 190 • 60 • 2A60 • 72 • 3A72 • 3C66 • 310 • 310A • 316 • 317 • 360 • 502 • 502A • 506 • 511 • 511A • 512 • 513 • 516 • 517 • 517A • 524 • 526 • 529 • RM529 • 531 • 531A • 535 • 536 • 545 • 545A • 546 • 547 • 549 • 555 • 561 • 561A • 561S • 564 • 565 • 567 • 570 • 575 • 581 • 581A • 585 • 585A • 80 • C • CA • Q

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-The Tektronix Type CA is the most common plug-in for [[500-series scopes]].
+{{Plugin Sidebar
-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 24MHz.  Maximum 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/tek_fcp/tek_type_ca_factory_cal_proc.pdf Tektronix Type CA Factory Calibration Procedure (PDF)]
+{{MissingSpecs}}
+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>
-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>
+==Components==
+{{Parts|CA}}
+[[Category:500 series plugins]]