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The Tektronix Type 503 is a monolithic oscilloscope [[introduced in 1960]] specializing in X-Y mode | {{Oscilloscope Sidebar | ||
but also containing a sweep circuit. It features | |manufacturer=Tektronix | ||
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|model=503 | |||
|summary=450 kHz differential-input scope | |||
|image=Tek 503 corner.jpg | |||
|caption=Tektronix 503 | |||
|introduced=1960 | |||
|discontinued=1973 | |||
|designers= | |||
|manuals= | |||
* [[Media:070-218.pdf|Tektronix 503 manual, -00]] (OCR) | |||
* [[Media:070-0218-01.pdf|Tektronix 503 manual, -01]] (OCR) | |||
* [[Media:070-0314-01.pdf|RM503 manual, -01]] needed | |||
* [[Media:Tek 503 fcp.pdf|503 Factory Calibration Procedure]] (OCR) | |||
* [[Media:Tek 503 irb.pdf|503 Instrument Reference Book]] | |||
* [[Media:Tek 503 cal outline.pdf|503 Calibration Outline]] | |||
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'''Alternate''' | |||
* [https://bama.edebris.com/download/tek/503/503late.pdf Tektronix 503 manuals (2 versions)] @ BAMA | |||
</small> | |||
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The '''Tektronix Type 503''' is a low-cost, low-bandwidth monolithic oscilloscope [[introduced in 1960]] specializing in X-Y mode but also containing a sweep circuit. It features differential signal inputs. | |||
There is a similar sister model, the [[504]], with single-ended inputs. A rack-mount version, the ''RM503'', | |||
was also available. | |||
The 503 was $625 in 1960 versus, for example, $1000 for the [[516]] in 1960. | |||
Due to is its low bandwidth, the 503 can operate at high sensitivities while not responding to interference from | |||
broadcast transmitter RF fields, making it suitable for biomedical work. | |||
A large market for the 503 was in electronics labs of educational institutions. | |||
The differential inputs are useful for entry level students to experiment with observing voltages not referenced to ground. | |||
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The 503 features two identical phase matched amplifiers with true differential inputs. | |||
The scope has a bandwidth specification of 450 kHz and sensitivity to 1 mV/cm. | |||
The standard version 503 utilized a P2 phosphor CRT that provides a slightly longer | |||
trace decay time for ease of photographing the display. | |||
==Internals== | |||
The 503 is mostly a vacuum tube design with a differential transistor stage following the differential input amplifiers. | |||
The CRT ([[T5030]]) does not use post-deflection acceleration, resulting in the CRT cathode operating at -3 kV. | |||
The power supply design is unique in that unlike other scopes where the high frequency transformer only generates the CRT operating voltages, | |||
in the 503 it generates all the operating voltages other than the two filament circuits which are supplied by the AC mains power transformer. | |||
It is basically a tube-based (secondary) switch-mode power supply (SMPS). | |||
A [[6DQ6]] power pentode, V620, feeds switched primary current to transformer T620. | |||
The switching frequency of V620 is between 25 kHz and 30 kHz, enabling T620 to operate efficiently with much lower core mass than would be required for a transformer operating at mains frequency. | |||
==Pictures== | |||
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Tek 503 trace.jpg | |||
Tek_503_1.jpeg | |||
Tek 503 corner.jpg | |||
Tek rm503 trace.jpg | |||
RM503 5.JPG|RM503 front panel 1 | |||
RM503 front.jpg|RM503 front panel 2 | |||
RM503 1.JPG|RM503 top view | |||
RM503 bottom.jpg|RM503 bottom view 1 | |||
RM503 3.JPG|RM503 bottom view 2 | |||
RM503 back.jpg|RM503 rear panel | |||
RM503 4.JPG|RM503 with rear panel input connector option | |||
Tek 503 b2.jpg|503 | |||
503 ps.png|power supply schematic | |||
Tek 503 atten.jpg|Compensated input attenuator | |||
Tek_503_controls.jpg | |||
Tek 503 right.jpg|503 right side | |||
Tek_503_2.jpeg | 503 left side | |||
Tek rm503 34.jpg | |||
Tek rm503 34r.jpg | |||
Gray rm503.jpg | |||
tek_black_rm503_1.jpg | |||
tek_black_rm503_2.jpg | |||
Tek rm503 flat trace.jpg | |||
Tek 503 top.jpg | |||
Tek 503 rear.jpg | |||
Tek 503 trace d.jpg | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Components== | |||
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[[Category:Monolithic tube scopes]] |
Latest revision as of 10:13, 6 June 2024
The Tektronix Type 503 is a low-cost, low-bandwidth monolithic oscilloscope introduced in 1960 specializing in X-Y mode but also containing a sweep circuit. It features differential signal inputs.
There is a similar sister model, the 504, with single-ended inputs. A rack-mount version, the RM503, was also available.
The 503 was $625 in 1960 versus, for example, $1000 for the 516 in 1960.
Due to is its low bandwidth, the 503 can operate at high sensitivities while not responding to interference from broadcast transmitter RF fields, making it suitable for biomedical work.
A large market for the 503 was in electronics labs of educational institutions. The differential inputs are useful for entry level students to experiment with observing voltages not referenced to ground.
Key Specifications
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The 503 features two identical phase matched amplifiers with true differential inputs. The scope has a bandwidth specification of 450 kHz and sensitivity to 1 mV/cm.
The standard version 503 utilized a P2 phosphor CRT that provides a slightly longer trace decay time for ease of photographing the display.
Internals
The 503 is mostly a vacuum tube design with a differential transistor stage following the differential input amplifiers.
The CRT (T5030) does not use post-deflection acceleration, resulting in the CRT cathode operating at -3 kV.
The power supply design is unique in that unlike other scopes where the high frequency transformer only generates the CRT operating voltages, in the 503 it generates all the operating voltages other than the two filament circuits which are supplied by the AC mains power transformer. It is basically a tube-based (secondary) switch-mode power supply (SMPS). A 6DQ6 power pentode, V620, feeds switched primary current to transformer T620. The switching frequency of V620 is between 25 kHz and 30 kHz, enabling T620 to operate efficiently with much lower core mass than would be required for a transformer operating at mains frequency.
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Components
Some Parts Used in the 503
Part | Part Number(s) | Class | Description | Used in |
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5642 | 154-0051-00 • 154-0079-00 | Vacuum Tube (Diode) | directly-heated high-voltage rectifier | 310 • 310A • 316 • 317 • 360 • 453 • 502 • 502A • 503 • 504 • 506 • 513 • 515 • 516 • 524 • 529 • RM529 • 533 • 533A • 535 • 536 • 543 • 543A • 543B • 545 • 545A • 545B • 547 • 551 • 555 • 556 • 560 • 561 • 561A • 561S • 564 • 567 • 570 • 575 • 581 • 581A • 585 • 585A • 647 • 647A |
5651 | 154-052 • 154-0052-00 • 154-0288-00 | Gas Discharge Tube (Voltage regulator) | 87 V voltage reference | 128 • 160 • 310 • 310A • 502 • 503 • 504 • 511A • 512 • 516 • 517 • 524 • 526 • 531 • 531A • 535 • 536 • 541 • 541A • 543 • 543A • 543B • 545 • 545A • 545B • 570 • 549 • 581 • 581A • 585 • 585A |
6AL5 | 154-016 • 154-0016-00 • 154-0038-00 | Vacuum Tube (Dual Diode) | high-perveance dual diode | 163 • 181 • 190 • 1M1 • 310 • 310A • 315 • 316 • 317 • 3B1 • 3B1S • 3B2 • 3B3 • 3B5 • 502 • 502A • 503 • 511 • 511A • 512 • 516 • 517 • 517A • 524 • 526 • 535 • 535A • 545 • 545A • 549 • 551 • 565 • 570 • 581 • 581A • 585 • 585A • C • T • Telequipment D56 • Telequipment S52 |
6BC7 | 154-0232-00 | Vacuum Tube (Diode) | triple diode | 503 • 504 • 565 • 67 • 2B67 |
6BJ7 | 154-0453-00 | Vacuum Tube (Diode) | triple diode | 503 • 526 • 565 |
6BL8 | 154-0278-00 | Vacuum Tube (Triode/Pentode) | triode-pentode combo | 67 • 2B67 • 3B1 • 3B1S • 3B2 • 3B3 • 3B4 • 503 • 504 • 506 • 516 • 549 • 561 • 561A • 561S • 564 • 565 • 567 • Telequipment D52 • Telequipment D56 • Telequipment S31 • Telequipment S32 • Telequipment S32A • Telequipment S51 • Telequipment S52 |
6CB6A | 154-0030-00 | Vacuum Tube (Pentode) | pentode | 105 • 112 • 316 • 317 • 503 • 504 • 513 • 517 • 517A • 541 • 535 • 545 • 63 • 2A63 |
6DJ8 | 154-0187-00 • 154-0305-00 | Vacuum Tube (Dual Triode) | dual triode | 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 |
6DK6 | 154-0149-00 • 154-0367-00 | Vacuum Tube (Pentode) | high-frequency miniature pentode | 180 • 503 • 513 • 514 • 541 • 543 • 535 • 545 • 545A • 551 • 555 |
6DQ6 | 154-0277-00 | Vacuum Tube (Pentode) | power pentode | 503 • 504 |
8393 | 154-0461-00 | Vacuum Tube (Triode) | Nuvistor triode | 453 • 454 • 1A6 • 1A7 • 503 |
T5030 | 154-0264-00 • 154-0265-00 • 154-0266-00 • 154-0267-00 • 154-0341-00 | CRT | CRT | 503 • 504 • 560 • 561 • 661 |