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Tektronix Type S
Diode recovery tester plug-in Type S front view Compatible with 500-series scopes Produced from 1960 to 1967 Manuals Tektronix Type S Instruction Manual (OCR) Tektronix Type S factory calibration procedure (OCR) (All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

The Tektronix Type S is a 500-series plug-in for measuring semiconductor diode recovery characteristics.

It can be thought of as having two parts, a stimulus subsystem and a measurement subsystem. The stimulus comes from mercury switch that drives a 6GM8/ECC86 tube that operates in a current-steering mode. The measurement subsystem is a wideband amplifier that converts the single-ended voltage on the diode under test to the differential signal that the oscilloscope mainframe takes. One terminal of the diode is grounded.

Measurements with the Type S are typically made by applying a current step to the diode while observing the voltage across the diode.

The Type S was introduced in 1960 and produced through 1966.

Key Specifications

Current ranges	Forward – 1, 2, 5, 10, and 20 mA; Reverse – 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 mA
Vertical Deflection	50 or 500 mV/div
Shunt Capacitance	~16 pF at 50 mV/div, ~9 pF at 500 mV/div
Rise time	1 ns

Pictures

Front
Chassis
Chassis bottom
Mercury switch

Components

Some Parts Used in the S

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
6GM8	154-259 • 154-0259-00	Vacuum Tube (Dual Triode)	dual triode	81 • 516 • S

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-The Tektronix Type S is a plug-in for measuring semiconductor diode recovery characteristics.
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-It fits in 500-series scopes such as the 545.  It can be thought of as having two parts: a
+|manufacturer=Tektronix
-stimulus subsystem and a measurement subsystem.  The stimulus comes from mercury switch that
+|series=500-series scopes
-drives a 6GM8/ECC86 tube that operates in a current-steering mode.  The measurement subsystem
+|type=Type S
-is a wideband amplifier that converts the single-ended voltage on the diode under test to the
+|summary=Diode recovery tester plug-in
-differential signal that the oscilloscope mainframe takes.  One terminal of the diode is grounded.
+|image=Tek_Type_S_Front–Tight.jpg
+|caption=Type S front view
+|introduced=1960
+|discontinued=1967
+|designers=
+|manuals=
+* [[Media:070-223.pdf|Tektronix Type S Instruction Manual]] (OCR)
+* [[Media:tek_type_s_fcp.pdf|Tektronix Type S factory calibration procedure]] (OCR)
+}}
+The '''Tektronix Type S''' is a [[500-series scopes|500-series]] plug-in for measuring semiconductor diode recovery characteristics.
-Measurements with the Type S are typically made by applying a current step to the diode while
+It can be thought of as having two parts, a stimulus subsystem and a measurement subsystem.
-observing the voltage across the diode.
+The stimulus comes from [[mercury switch]] that drives a [[ECC86|6GM8/ECC86]] tube that operates in a current-steering mode.
+The measurement subsystem is a wideband amplifier that converts the single-ended voltage on the diode under test to the differential signal that the oscilloscope mainframe takes.
+One terminal of the diode is grounded.
-[http://w140.com/kurt/tektronix_type_s.pdf Type S manual]
+Measurements with the Type S are typically made by applying a current step to the diode while observing the voltage across the diode.
-[http://w140.com/kurt/tek_type_s_schematics.pdf Type S schematics only]
+The Type S was [[introduced in 1960]] and produced through 1966.
+{{BeginSpecs}}
+{{Spec|Current ranges      | Forward – 1, 2, 5, 10, and 20 mA; Reverse – 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 mA }}
+{{Spec|Vertical Deflection | 50 or 500 mV/div }}
+{{Spec|Shunt Capacitance   | ~16 pF at 50 mV/div, ~9 pF at 500 mV/div }}
+{{Spec|Rise time           | 1 ns }}
+{{EndSpecs}}
+==Pictures==
+<gallery>
+Tek_Type_S_Front.jpg
+Tek_Type_S_Right.jpg
+Tek_Type_S_Left.jpg
+Tek_Type_S_Top.jpg
+Tek_Type_S_Bottom.jpg
+Tek s schem b.png
+Tek_type_s.jpg|Front
+S_2.JPG|Chassis
+S_3.JPG|Chassis bottom
+S_4.JPG|Mercury switch
+Tek type s front2.jpeg
+</gallery>
+==Components==
+{{Parts|S}}
+[[Category:500 series plugins]]
+[[Category:Diode testers]]