454

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The Tektronix 454 is a 150 MHz portable dual-trace scope designed by Oliver Dalton and introduced in March 1967. It can be seen as an improved 453. The successor 454A was introduced in 1971.

The 454 is the fastest general-purpose Tektronix scope that does not use proprietary hybrid or integrated circuits. It uses a CRT with distributed vertical deflection plates.

Key Specifications

Bandwidth	150 MHz (454: 100 MHz @ 10 mV/div, 60 MHz @ 5 mV/div; 454A: 100 MHz @ 5 mV/div, 50 MHz @ 2 mV/div)
Deflection	5 mV/div to 10 V/div; 1−2−5; 454A: additional 2 mV/div
Sweep	50 ns/div (454A: 20 ns/div) to 5 s/div (1−2−5) plus ×10 magnifier, and variable; timebase B to 50 ms/div
CRT	T4540, P31 phosphor standard / P11 optional; +12/–1.96 kV acceleration
Weight	13 kg / 29 lb
Power	90–136/180−272 V, 48−440 Hz, 100–145 W

It is possible to cascade the CH1/CH2 input amplifiers to obtain a sensitivity of 1 mV/Div (454A: 400 μV/div) at a bandwidth of 33 MHz.

The 454 has two ±12 V probe power outputs for P6045 probes.

Links

Documents Referencing 454

Document	Class	Title	Authors	Year	Links
Service Scope 43 Apr 1967.pdf	Article	New From Tektronix, Inc. In 1967		1967	568 • 230 • 454 • 647A • C-40 • 1A4 • 1A5 • 3L5 • 200-1
Service Scope 49 Apr 1968.pdf	Article	Quick Check for Tunnel Diodes	Tony Bryan	1968	Tunnel diodes • 454
Service Scope 49 Apr 1968.pdf	Article	Developing a Writing Speed Specification		1968	454 • C-31
Service Scope 51 Aug 1968.pdf	Article	Plug-on Versatility	Cal Hongel	1968	323 • P6048 • P6035 • 454

Documents Referencing 454A

Document	Class	Title	Authors	Year	Links
Tekscope 1971 V3 N2.pdf	Article	New Portables		1971	324 • 453A • 454A
Tekscope 1971 V3 N3 May 1971.pdf	Article	The New Portables		1971	453A • 454A

Internals

The 454 has a 140 ns delay line in the signal path after the input channel switching and before the main vertical amplifier. There is a phase equalizer after the delay line to mitigate the harm done to pulse fidelity by the delay line.

454 Modifications

The 454 came in several different modifications that were indicated on the field on the front plate directly below the "454" lettering, left of the serial number field. Known modifications are

• MOD163D
• MOD210N - P6047 accessory probes come in 6 ft variant with extra accessories.

Pictures

454

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  454 with traces

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  'A' intensified during 'B' mode

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  454 with P11-CRT

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454A

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  454A Front

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  454A Bottom

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  454A Vertical amp

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  454A Top

Some Parts Used in the 454A

Part	Part Number(s)	Class	Description	Used in
155-0400-00	155-0400-00	Hybrid integrated circuit	vertical amplifier	454A
STD910	152-0310-00	Discrete component	5 mA, 7 pF tunnel diode	454 • 454A