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Tektronix Type B
20 MHz amplifier plug-in Tektronix Type B Compatible with 500-series scopes Produced from 1954 to 1971 Manuals Tektronix Type B manual 070-219 Tektronix Type B Factory Calibration Procedure (bad-OCR) (All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

The Tektronix Type B is a plug-in for 500-series scopes.

It is identical to Type A, with the addition of a ×10-gain AC amplifier which can be switched in to extend the vertical sensitivity from 50 mV/div to 5 mV/div.

Like Type A, Type B has its roots in the 1954 introduction of the 531 and 535, as the five-tube Type 53B, with 1x bandwidth of DC to 10MHz (limited by the mainframe) and 10x-AC bandwidth of 2 Hz to 9 MHz.

In 1956, at serial number 3301, it was replaced by the six-tube Type 53/54B with DC−20 MHz or 2 Hz−12 MHz bandwidth in the 541 and 545.

In 1959, Type 53/54B was renamed Type B, and it remained available through 1970.

The military version is known as the AM-1841/USM, which is the same as a 53/54B MOD601.

K, L, and T are tied for longest production life, at 16 years. B, D, and G are next at 15 years.

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

Key Specifications

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Links

Documents Referencing B

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

53B

53/54B

Type 53/54B

Type B

Type B
Schematic of early version
Schematic of late version

AM-1841/USM

Components

Some Parts Used in the B

Part	Part Number(s)	Class	Description	Used in
12AT7	154-0039-00	Vacuum Tube (Dual Triode)	dual high-gain triode	161 • 180 • 310 • 310A • 315 • 316 • 360 • 502 • 502A • 511A • 512 • 513 • 513D • 514 • 514AD • 514D • 516 • 524 • 529 • RM529 • 544 • 546 • 547 • 556 • 565 • 570 • 3A2 • 75 • 3A75 • 1M1 • A • B • C • G • H • K • L • ML • M • N • K • R • S • Z • Keithley 610B
12AU6	154-0040-00	Vacuum Tube (Pentode)	RF pentode	81 • 112 • 1L10 • 1L20 • 1L60 • 3L10 • 512 • 556 • 575 • 545 • 547 • 549 • 581 • 585 • A • B • C • G • K • H • L • ML • M • N • O • R • S • Z
5654	154-0206-00 • 154-0084-00	Vacuum Tube (Pentode)	RF pentode	B • L • ML
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
6DJ8	154-0187-00 • 154-0305-00	Vacuum Tube (Dual Triode)	dual triode	067-506 • 111 • 132 • 161 • 310A • 316 • 317 • 502 • 502A • 503 • 504 • 506 • 515 • 516 • 519 • 526 • 529 • RM529 • 533 • 535 • 536 • 543 • 544 • 545 • 545A • 545B • 546 • 547 • 549 • 555 • 556 • 561A • 561S • 564 • 565 • 567 • 581 • 581A • 585 • 585A • 661 • 1A4 • 1S1 • 60 • 2A60 • 63 • 2A63 • 67 • 2B67 • 3A1 • 3A1S • 3A2 • 3A3 • 3A6 • 3A7 • 72 • 3A72 • 75 • 3A75 • 4S2 • 51 • 3B1 • 3B1S • 3B2 • 3B3 • 3B4 • 3M1 • 3S76 • 3T77 • 3T77A • 9A1 • 9A2 • 1121 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 86 • B • O • W • Z • Telequipment D56 • Telequipment S32A • Telequipment D52 • S-311 • Telequipment TD51 • Telequipment S52 • Telequipment S51 • Telequipment Type A • TU-4

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-The Tektronix Type B is a plug-in for [[500-series scopes]].
+{{Plugin Sidebar
+|manufacturer=Tektronix
+|series=500-series scopes
+|type=Type B
+|summary=20 MHz amplifier plug-in
+|image=Tek type 53 54b.jpeg
+|caption=Tektronix Type B
+|introduced=1954
+|discontinued=1971
+|manuals=
+* [[Media:070-219.pdf|Tektronix Type B manual 070-219]]
+* [[Media:tek_type_b_fcp.pdf|Tektronix Type B Factory Calibration Procedure]] (bad-OCR)
+}}
+The '''Tektronix Type B''' is a plug-in for [[500-series scopes]].
-It is identical to Type [[A]], with the addition of a 10x-gain
+It is identical to [[A|Type A]], with the addition of a ×10-gain AC amplifier which can be switched in to extend the vertical sensitivity from 50 mV/div to 5 mV/div.
-AC amplifier which can be switched in to extend the vertical
-sensitivity from 50mV/div to 5mV/div.
-Like the Type A, the Type B has its roots in the 1954
+Like Type A, Type B has its roots in the [[introduced in 1954|1954]] introduction of the [[531]] and [[535]], as the five-tube Type 53B,
-introduction of the [[531]] and [[535]], as Type 53B,
+with 1x bandwidth of DC to 10MHz (limited by the mainframe) and 10x-AC bandwidth of 2 Hz to 9 MHz.
-with 10x-AC bandwidth of 2Hz to 9MHz.  In 1956 it was
-replaced by the Type 53/54B with DC-20MHz or 2Hz-12MHz bandwidth
+In 1956, at serial number 3301, it was replaced by the six-tube Type 53/54B with DC−20 MHz
-in the [[541]] and [[545]].  In 1959 the Type 53/54B was
+or 2 Hz−12 MHz bandwidth in the [[541]] and [[545]].
-renamed Type B.
+In 1959, Type 53/54B was renamed Type B, and it remained available through 1970.
-* http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/tek/b/
+The military version is known as the '''AM-1841/USM''', which is the same as a 53/54B MOD601.
-* http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_type_b_factory_cal_proc.pdf
+[[K]], [[L]], and [[T]] are tied for longest production life, at 16 years.
+[[B]], [[D]], and [[G]] are next at 15 years.
+[[Lavoie Laboratories]] produced an unauthorized clone, the [[Lavoie LA-265-B]].
+{{MissingSpecs}}
+==Links==
+{{Documents|Link=B}}
+==Pictures==
+===53B===
+<gallery>
+Tek 53b 1.jpg
+Tek 53b 2.jpg
+Tek 53b 3.jpg
+</gallery>
+===53/54B===
+<gallery>
+Tek 53 54 b 1.jpg|Type 53/54B
+Tek 53 54 b 2.jpg
+Tek 53 54 b 3.jpg
+Tek 53 54 b 4.jpg
+Tek 53 54 b 5.jpg
+</gallery>
+===Type B===
+<gallery>
+Tek b front2.jpg|Type B
+Tek b front1.jpg
+B 2.JPG
+B 1.JPG
+B_3.JPG
+Tek b label1.jpg
+Tek b rear1.jpg
+Tek type b early schem.png|Schematic of early version
+Tek type b late schem.png|Schematic of late version
+</gallery>
+===AM-1841/USM===
+<gallery>
+Tek am1841 1.jpg
+Tek am1841 2.jpg
+Tek am1841 3.jpg
+Tek am1841 4.jpg
+Tek am1841 5.jpg
+Tek am1841 6.jpg
+</gallery>
+==Components==
+{{Parts|B}}
+[[Category:500 series plugins]]