K: Difference between revisions
David Wise (talk | contribs) mNo edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
(22 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Plugin Sidebar | {{Plugin Sidebar | ||
|manufacturer=Tektronix | |||
summary=30 MHz amplifier plug-in | | |series=500-series scopes | ||
image= | |type=Type K | ||
caption=Type K | |summary=30 MHz amplifier plug-in | ||
|image=Tek type k front view.jpg | |||
introduced=1955 | | |caption=Type K | ||
discontinued=1971 | | |introduced=1955 | ||
manuals= | |discontinued=1971 | ||
* [ | |designers=John Kobbe; | ||
* [ | |manuals= | ||
* [[Media:070-230.pdf|Tektronix Type K Manual]] (OCR) | |||
* [[Media:tek_type_k_fcp.pdf|Tektronix Type K Factory Calibration Procedure (PDF, OCR)]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Tektronix Type K''' is a plug-in for [[500-series scopes]]. | The '''Tektronix Type K''' is a 30 MHz amplifier plug-in for [[500-series scopes]]. | ||
Type 53K/54K was designed by [[John Kobbe]], and [[introduced in 1955|introduced in March 1955]] along with the [[541]]/[[545]]. In August of 1955, just five months after introduction, it was renamed Type 53/54K, and in 1959, when the 541A/545A mainframes came out, it got its final name, Type K. It was dropped after 1970, with [[L|Type L]] replacing it. | |||
The name was deliberately chosen to be halfway into the alphabet. Slow plug-ins would use A-J and fast ones L-Z. This idea never went anywhere. | |||
{{MissingSpecs}} | |||
Max sensitivity is 50 mV/div, and bandwidth in a [[545]] is 30 MHz. | Max sensitivity is 50 mV/div, and bandwidth in a [[545]] is 30 MHz. | ||
At the time of introduction, it was the only plug-in that could utilize more than half of the new mainframes' speed − the [[A|Type A]], [[B|Type B]], and [[C|Type C]] upgrades weren't ready until August 1956. | |||
new mainframes' speed | |||
weren't ready until August 1956 | |||
Types K, [[L]], and [[T]] are tied for longest production life, at 16 years. [[B]], [[D]], and [[G]] are next at 15 years. | |||
and | |||
Type K was the fastest of the single-channel plug-ins, and the first plug-in to use [[T-coil|T-coils]]. Tek did not equal it until [[L|Type L]] in 1957, and did not exceed it until [[1A1|Type 1A1]] in 1964. | |||
and | |||
Earlier single-channel plug-ins had two inputs and a switch to select between them, making it convenient to probe two test points at once. | |||
plug-ins | The Type K design could not tolerate the extra stray capacitance, and the feature was dropped, never to return. | ||
(Exception: the [[7A16P]], which has two input connectors and provides the ability to select which one is fed to the amplifier.) | |||
Late versions had a [[BNC connector]] instead of a [[UHF connector]]. | Late versions had a [[BNC connector]] instead of a [[UHF connector]]. | ||
Types | Types K and [[G]] are the only letter-series plug-ins | ||
where the Gain vernier is not concentric with the step attenuator. | where the Gain vernier is not concentric with the step attenuator. | ||
Line 45: | Line 41: | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Type-k.jpg | Type-k.jpg | ||
K_1.JPG | |||
K_2.JPG | |||
K_3.JPG | |||
Tek type k 2 bottom.jpg | Tek type k 2 bottom.jpg | ||
Tek type k 2 bottom3.jpg | Tek type k 2 bottom3.jpg | ||
Tek type k 2 right.jpg | Tek type k 2 right.jpg | ||
Tek type k 2 right2.jpg | Tek type k 2 right2.jpg | ||
K schem.png|schematic | |||
Tek 53-54 k.jpg|53/54K | Tek 53-54 k.jpg|53/54K | ||
Tek k bottom fr.jpg|bottom view | Tek k bottom fr.jpg|bottom view | ||
Tek k 1498 1.jpg | |||
Tek k 1498 2.jpg | |||
Tek k 1498 3.jpg | |||
Tek k 1498 4.jpg | |||
Tek k 1498 5.jpg | |||
Tek k 1498 6.jpg | |||
Tek type k late style.jpg|late style | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{Parts|K}} | |||
[[Category:500 series plugins]] | [[Category:500 series plugins]] |
Latest revision as of 10:11, 7 December 2023
The Tektronix Type K is a 30 MHz amplifier plug-in for 500-series scopes.
Type 53K/54K was designed by John Kobbe, and introduced in March 1955 along with the 541/545. In August of 1955, just five months after introduction, it was renamed Type 53/54K, and in 1959, when the 541A/545A mainframes came out, it got its final name, Type K. It was dropped after 1970, with Type L replacing it.
The name was deliberately chosen to be halfway into the alphabet. Slow plug-ins would use A-J and fast ones L-Z. This idea never went anywhere.
Key Specifications
- please add
Max sensitivity is 50 mV/div, and bandwidth in a 545 is 30 MHz.
At the time of introduction, it was the only plug-in that could utilize more than half of the new mainframes' speed − the Type A, Type B, and Type C upgrades weren't ready until August 1956.
Types K, L, and T are tied for longest production life, at 16 years. B, D, and G are next at 15 years.
Type K was the fastest of the single-channel plug-ins, and the first plug-in to use T-coils. Tek did not equal it until Type L in 1957, and did not exceed it until Type 1A1 in 1964.
Earlier single-channel plug-ins had two inputs and a switch to select between them, making it convenient to probe two test points at once. The Type K design could not tolerate the extra stray capacitance, and the feature was dropped, never to return. (Exception: the 7A16P, which has two input connectors and provides the ability to select which one is fed to the amplifier.)
Late versions had a BNC connector instead of a UHF connector.
Types K and G are the only letter-series plug-ins where the Gain vernier is not concentric with the step attenuator.
Pictures
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
schematic
-
53/54K
-
bottom view
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
late style
Some Parts Used in the K
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 |
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 |