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[[File:Tek_130-Models.jpeg| LC 130, SN 101-5000 and 5001-Up |thumb|350px|right]]
{{Instrument Sidebar
|manufacturer=Tektronix
|model=130
|class=Multimeter
|series=
|summary=L/C Meter
|image=Tek_130-Models.jpeg
|caption=LC 130, SN 101-5000 vs. 5001-Up
|introduced=1959
|discontinued=1968
|designers=Cliff Moulton
|manuals=
* [[Media:070-231.pdf | Tektronix 130 Manual 070-231]]
* [https://vintagetek.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Alan-Hampel-Tektronix-130-Instruction-Manual.pdf 070-231 Manual Restored by Alan Hampel @ vintagetek.org] (includes redrawn schematics)
* [[Media:070-0231-01.pdf | Tektronix 130 Manual 070-231-01]] (covers both cabinet types)
* [[Media:tek_type_130_factory_cal_proc.pdf|Tektronix 130 Factory Calibration Procedure]]
* [[Media:Tek 130 calibration outline.pdf|Tektronix 130 Calibration Outline]] (OCR)
}}
The '''Tektronix Type 130''' is a self-contained instrument, designed by [[Cliff Moulton]] and [[introduced in 1959]], that measures inductance and capacitance.   
The '''Tektronix Type 130''' is a self-contained instrument, designed by [[Cliff Moulton]] and [[introduced in 1959]], that measures inductance and capacitance.   


There are at least two versions of Type 130.
There are at least two versions of Type 130.
Early units (SN 101-5000) have a narrow boxy case that slides off the chassis, brown paint, backlit meter, and are marked "TYPE 130 L,C METER".
Early units (SN 101-5000) have a narrow boxy case that slides off the chassis, backlit meter, and are marked "TYPE 130 L,C METER".
At some point between SN 101 and SN 842, the case color changed from brown to blue.
Later units (SN 5001-Up) have a wider, rounded case with side panels that pop off, blue paint, non-backlit meter, and are marked "TYPE 130 L-C METER".
Later units (SN 5001-Up) have a wider, rounded case with side panels that pop off, blue paint, non-backlit meter, and are marked "TYPE 130 L-C METER".


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{{Spec | DUT connection | [[UHF connector]] (DUT) + [[Banana connector|4 mm jack]] (guard) }}
{{Spec | DUT connection | [[UHF connector]] (DUT) + [[Banana connector|4 mm jack]] (guard) }}
{{EndSpecs}}
{{EndSpecs}}
==Manuals==
* [[Media:070-231.pdf | Tektronix 130 Manual 070-231]] (PDF) / [https://vintagetek.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Alan-Hampel-Tektronix-130-Instruction-Manual.pdf 070-231 Manual Restored by Alan Hampel] (PDF @ vintagetek.org, includes redrawn schematics)
* [[Media:070-0231-01.pdf | Tektronix 130 Manual 070-231-01]] (PDF, covers both cabinet types)
* [http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_type_130_factory_cal_proc.pdf Tektronix 130 Factory Calibration Procedure (PDF)]


==Links==
==Links==
* Q+A: Type 130 L-C Meter and S-30 Delta Standards. [[Media:Service Scope 18 Feb 1963.pdf | Service Scope No. 18, Feb 1963]].
* Q+A: Type 130 L-C Meter and S-30 Delta Standards. [[Media:Service Scope 18 Feb 1963.pdf | Service Scope No. 18, Feb 1963]].
* Silicon Chip, June 2020 - Vintage Workbench - Tektronix T-130 LC Meter:  [https://vintagetek.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Silicon-Chip-June-2020-Vintage-Workbench-Tektronix-T-130-LC-Meter-part-one.pdf Part 1] / [https://vintagetek.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Silicon-Chip-July-2020-Vintage-Workbench-Tektronix-T-130-LC-Meter-part-two.pdf Part 2] / [https://vintagetek.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Silicon-Chip-August-2020-Vintage-Workbench-Tektronix-T-130-LC-Meter-part-three.pdf Part 3] (PDFs @ vintagetek.org)
* Silicon Chip, June 2020 Vintage Workbench Tektronix T-130 LC Meter:  [https://vintagetek.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Silicon-Chip-June-2020-Vintage-Workbench-Tektronix-T-130-LC-Meter-part-one.pdf Part 1] / [https://vintagetek.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Silicon-Chip-July-2020-Vintage-Workbench-Tektronix-T-130-LC-Meter-part-two.pdf Part 2] / [https://vintagetek.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Silicon-Chip-August-2020-Vintage-Workbench-Tektronix-T-130-LC-Meter-part-three.pdf Part 3] (PDFs @ vintagetek.org)
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35Q8f4dbR5o Tektronix Type 130 L C Meter Restoration] by Zenwizard Studios @ YouTube
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkBwf3Mprgg Tektronix Type 130 Modernised Alignment] by Zenwizard Studios @ YouTube


==Internals==
==Internals==
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=== 130 Style at serial# 842: still narrow and boxy, but with blue case ===
=== 130 SN 842 ===
At serial number 842, the shape is still narrow and boxy, but with a blue case.
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{{Parts|130}}


[[Category:LCR meters]]
[[Category:LCR meters]]
[[Category:Introduced in 1959]]

Latest revision as of 07:04, 22 February 2024

Tektronix 130
L/C Meter
LC 130, SN 101-5000 vs. 5001-Up

Produced from 1959 to 1968

Manuals
Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

The Tektronix Type 130 is a self-contained instrument, designed by Cliff Moulton and introduced in 1959, that measures inductance and capacitance.

There are at least two versions of Type 130. Early units (SN 101-5000) have a narrow boxy case that slides off the chassis, backlit meter, and are marked "TYPE 130 L,C METER". At some point between SN 101 and SN 842, the case color changed from brown to blue. Later units (SN 5001-Up) have a wider, rounded case with side panels that pop off, blue paint, non-backlit meter, and are marked "TYPE 130 L-C METER".

Key Specifications

Ranges 3, 10, 30, 100 or 300 pF / 3, 10, 30, 100 or 300 μH full scale
Accuracy 3% FS, 1% FS with "careful" calibration using S-30 Delta Standard
Measurement voltage <1 V for capacitors, <0.25 V for inductors, 120-140 kHz
Guard output 250 Ω source impedance, can drive 200 pF
DUT connection UHF connector (DUT) + 4 mm jack (guard)

Links

Internals

The 130 contains an LC oscillator with a tank circuit formed by the device under test and a capacitor or inductor internal to the 130. The oscillator's frequency is measured by mixing it down using a fixed reference frequency, generating a pulse at each zero-crossing, and integrating (low-pass filtering) the pulse train. This produces a voltage that is proportional to the frequency difference between the LC oscillator and the reference oscillator. This voltage is displayed on a d'Arsonval (moving coil) meter on the front panel of the 130.

Pictures

130 External

130 Internal

130 SN 842

At serial number 842, the shape is still narrow and boxy, but with a blue case.


Some Parts Used in the 130

Part Part Number(s) Class Description Used in
0A2 154-0001-00 Gas Discharge Tube (Voltage regulator) 150 V voltage reference 110 130 Keithley 610
6BE6 154-0025-00 Vacuum Tube (Pentode) heptode 130
6BH6 154-0026-00 154-0285-00 Vacuum Tube (Pentode) pentode 130 162 310 310A 512 517 517A 524 Nelson-Ross PSA-011
6BW7 154-0028-00 Vacuum Tube (Pentode) pentode 130
6U8 154-0033-00 Vacuum Tube (Triode/Pentode) triode-pentode combo 130 160 163 310 315 316 524 535 545 T
6X4 154-035 154-0035-00 Vacuum Tube (Dual Rectifier) dual rectifier 128 130 181 511A 512 517 517A 570