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Tektronix Type E
Differential amplifier Tektronix Type E Compatible with 500-series scopes Produced from 1955 to 1969 Manuals Tektronix Type E Manual (OCR) Tektronix Type E Factory Calibration Procedure (bad-OCR) Tektronix Type E Calibration Outline (OCR) (All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

The Tektronix Type E is a low-level differential amplifier plug-in for 500-series scopes. The sensitivity ranges from 50 μV/div to 10 mV/div. The input is an XLR connector feeding directly into the grids of a 12AX7 differential amplifier.

The Type E was mainly intended for biomedical applications.

Despite the DC-coupled input stage, the Type E is an AC-coupled amplifier. It has front panel knobs for selecting the low-frequency and high-frequency cutoff. It achieves a 50,000 to 1 common mode rejection ratio. Maximum bandwidth is 60 kHz. It has seven tubes, three of which are on a shock-mounted subchassis.

The Type 53E/54E was introduced in 1955. Along with Types G and K, it was the first plug-in offered after, not during, the original 531/535 introduction in 1954. The nomenclature was revised after just a few months, to 53/54E. In 1959, when the A-suffix mainframes came out, all plugins dropped the "53/54". The Type E was dropped after 1968; its replacement, the Type 1A7, had been available for a few years.

Hickok produced an unauthorized clone, the Hickok 1825.

Links

Tektronix Type E @ radiomuseum.org
Tektronix Type E / 53/54E @barrytech.com

Pictures

Front
Right
Left
schematic

Components

Some Parts Used in the E

Part	Part Number(s)	Class	Description	Used in
0B2	154-0075-00	Gas Discharge Tube (Voltage regulator)	105-108 V voltage reference	110 • 190 • E • Hickok 1825 • Keithley 610
12AU7	154-041 • 154-0041-00 • 154-0287-00	Vacuum Tube (Dual Triode)	dual medium-μ triode	104 • 104A • 122 • 160 • 161 • 162 • 181 • 190 • 310 • 310A • 316 • 317 • 3C66 • 502 • 502A • 507 • 511A • 512 • 516 • 517 • 517A • 524 • 526 • 535 • 536 • 545 • 545A • 545B • 547 • 549 • 555 • 561 • 564 • 570 • 575 • 581 • 581A • 585 • 585A • C • D • E • N • Q • Hickok 1825
12AX7	154-043 • 154-0043-00	Vacuum Tube (Dual Triode)	dual triode	3C66 • 513 • 524 • 531 • 531A • 535 • 536 • 545 • 545A • 545B • 546 • 547 • 549 • 555 • 570 • 581 • 581A • 585 • 585A • E • Q • Hickok 1825 • Keithley 610
5751	154-0094-00	Vacuum Tube (Dual Triode)	dual triode	E
5879	154-0055-00	Vacuum Tube (Pentode)	sharp-cutoff pentode	112 • 512 • D • E • Hickok 1825

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-The Tektronix Type E is a low-level differential amplifier plug-in for [[500-series scopes]].
+{{Plugin Sidebar
-The sensitivity ranges from 50 microvolts/div to 10 millivolts/div.  The input
+|manufacturer=Tektronix
-is balanced and uses an [[Connectors#XLR|XLR]] audio connector.  It is an AC-coupled amplifier.
+|series=500-series scopes
+|type=Type E
+|summary=Differential amplifier
+|image=Tek e front.jpeg
+|caption=Tektronix Type E
+|introduced=1955
+|discontinued=1969
+|designers=Larry Dillard
+|manuals=
+* [[Media:070-023.pdf|Tektronix Type E Manual]] (OCR)
+<small>
+* [[Media:tek_type_e_fcp.pdf|Tektronix Type E Factory Calibration Procedure]] (bad-OCR)
+<!-- * [http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_type_e_factory_cal_proc.pdf Tektronix Type E Factory Calibration Procedure] -->
+* [[Media:Tek type e cal outline.pdf|Tektronix Type E Calibration Outline]] (OCR)
+</small>
+}}
+The '''Tektronix Type E''' is a low-level differential amplifier plug-in for [[500-series scopes]].
+The sensitivity ranges from 50 μV/div to 10 mV/div.  The input is an [[XLR connector]] feeding
+directly into the grids of a [[12AX7]] differential amplifier.
+The Type E was
+<!-- mostly designed by [[Larry Dillard]] with the help of his technician. It was -->
+mainly intended for biomedical applications.
+Despite the DC-coupled input stage, the Type E is an AC-coupled amplifier.
 It has front panel knobs for selecting the low-frequency and high-frequency cutoff.
-It achieves a 50,000 to 1 common mode rejection ratio.  Maximum bandwidth is 60kHz.
+It achieves a 50,000 to 1 common mode rejection ratio.  Maximum bandwidth is 60 kHz.
-It has seven tubes on a shock-mounted subchassis.
+It has seven tubes, three of which are on a shock-mounted subchassis.
 The Type 53E/54E was [[introduced in 1955]].
-Along with Types [[G]] and [[K]], it was
+Along with Types [[G]] and [[K]], it was the first plug-in offered after, not during,
-the first plug-in offered after, not during,
 the original [[531]]/[[535]] introduction in 1954.
 The nomenclature was revised after just a few months, to 53/54E.
 In 1959, when the A-suffix mainframes came out, all plugins dropped the "53/54".
-Type E was dropped after 1968.
+The Type E was dropped after 1968; its replacement, the [[1A7|Type 1A7]], had been available for a few years.
-* http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/tek/e
+[[Hickok]] produced an unauthorized clone, the [[Hickok 1825]].
-* http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_type_e_factory_cal_proc.pdf
+==Links==
+* [http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/tektronix_e_plug_in_unit_5354e53_54.html Tektronix Type E @ radiomuseum.org]
+* [http://www.barrytech.com/tektronix/vintage/teke.html Tektronix Type E] / [http://www.barrytech.com/tektronix/vintage/tek53-54e.html 53/54E] @barrytech.com
+==Pictures==
 <gallery>
-Image:type_e_schem.png|schematic
+Tek_Type_E_Front.jpg|Front
+Tek_Type_E_Right.jpg|Right
+Tek_Type_E_Left.jpg|Left
+Tek type e front.jpg
+Tek type e left internal.jpg
+Tek type e right internal.jpg
+Tek 53-54E 1.jpg
+Tek 53-54E 2.jpg
+Tek 53-54E 3.jpg
+Tek 53-54E 4.jpg
+Tek 53-54E 5.jpg
+Tek_53-54e_1955_cat.jpg
+type_e_schem.png|schematic
 </gallery>
+==Components==
+{{Parts|E}}
+[[Category:500 series plugins]]
+[[Category:Differential amplifiers]]