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The Tektronix Type 500 Scope-Mobile | {{Instrument Sidebar | ||
|manufacturer=Tektronix | |||
|model=R-500 | |||
|class=Instrument cart | |||
|series= | |||
|summary=oscilloscope cart | |||
|image=Tek r-500 cart 1950 catalog.jpg | |||
|caption=R-500 description from 1950 catalog | |||
|introduced=1949 | |||
|discontinued=(?) | |||
|designers= | |||
|manuals= | |||
''please add'' | |||
}} | |||
The '''Tektronix Type 500 Scope-Mobile''' oscilloscope cart, [[introduced in 1949]], was the original standard cart for [[500-series scopes]] through the 1950s. | |||
The Type 500 cart coexisted with the Tilt-Lock series of carts (which were introduced in 1961), e.g., the [[201]], [[202]], [[203]], [[204]], and [[205]]. | |||
Although the Tilt-Lock scopes are more convenient in cases where the operator alternates between | |||
standing and sitting, the original Type 500 cart is more rigid. | |||
Features: | Features: | ||
*11" x 15" blank front panel to allow for customization by customers | * 11" x 15" blank front panel to allow for customization by customers | ||
* Fixed tilt-back angle of 20 degrees | * Fixed tilt-back angle of 20 degrees | ||
* 5-inch diameter rubber caster wheels | * 5-inch diameter rubber caster wheels | ||
* | * Weight: 42 pounds | ||
There is also a Type 500/53, in which the blank front panel is replaced by a [[53|Type 53 panel]]. | There is also a Type 500/53, in which the blank front panel is replaced by a [[53|Type 53 panel]]. | ||
==Pictures== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Tek r-500 cart 1950 catalog.jpg | Description in 1950 Tek catalog | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Oscilloscope carts]] | [[Category:Oscilloscope carts]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:07, 3 May 2022
The Tektronix Type 500 Scope-Mobile oscilloscope cart, introduced in 1949, was the original standard cart for 500-series scopes through the 1950s.
The Type 500 cart coexisted with the Tilt-Lock series of carts (which were introduced in 1961), e.g., the 201, 202, 203, 204, and 205.
Although the Tilt-Lock scopes are more convenient in cases where the operator alternates between standing and sitting, the original Type 500 cart is more rigid.
Features:
- 11" x 15" blank front panel to allow for customization by customers
- Fixed tilt-back angle of 20 degrees
- 5-inch diameter rubber caster wheels
- Weight: 42 pounds
There is also a Type 500/53, in which the blank front panel is replaced by a Type 53 panel.
Pictures
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Description in 1950 Tek catalog