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|manufacturer=Tektronix | |||
summary=Calibration aid | |series=500-series scopes | ||
|type=Type P | |||
image=Tek | |summary=Calibration aid | ||
caption=Tek Type P | | |image=Tek p front.jpeg | ||
introduced=1959 | | |caption=Tek Type P | ||
discontinued=1964 | | |introduced=1959 | ||
manuals= | |discontinued=1964 | ||
|designers= | |||
|manuals= | |||
* [[Media:070-346.pdf|Tektronix Type P Manual ( | * [[Media:070-346.pdf|Tektronix Type P Manual]] (OCR) | ||
* [[Media:tek_type_p_fcp.pdf|Tektronix Type P Factory Calibration Procedure ( | * [[Media:tek_type_p_fcp.pdf|Tektronix Type P Factory Calibration Procedure]] (OCR) | ||
* [[Media:Tek type p irb.pdf|Tektronix Type P Instrument Reference Book ( | * [[Media:Tek type p irb.pdf|Tektronix Type P Instrument Reference Book]] (OCR) | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Tektronix Type P''' plug-in is a calibration aid [[introduced in 1959]] for [[500-series scopes]] that applies a | The '''Tektronix Type P''' plug-in is a calibration aid [[introduced in 1959]] for [[500-series scopes]] that applies a fast (4 nanosecond risetime) voltage step to the mainframe vertical amplifier via plug-in connector pins 1 and 3. | ||
fast (4 nanosecond risetime) voltage step to the mainframe vertical amplifier via plug-in connector pins 1 and 3. | |||
Type P is designed to simulate a perfectly-adjusted Type [[K]] plug-in being driven by a Type [[107]] square-wave generator, | Type P is designed to simulate a perfectly-adjusted Type [[K]] plug-in being driven by a Type [[107]] square-wave generator, and is used when adjusting the peaking coils and the [[delay line]]. | ||
and is used when adjusting the peaking coils and the [[delay line]]. | |||
The idea is to calibrate a mainframe using Type P, then use this mainframe and a 107 to calibrate other plug-ins. | The idea is to calibrate a mainframe using Type P, then use this mainframe and a 107 to calibrate other plug-ins. | ||
The Type P does not contain any tubes, transistors, or tunnel diodes. | The Type P does not contain any tubes, transistors, or tunnel diodes. | ||
It does contain a [[selenium rectifiers|selenium rectifier]] and a [[mercury switch]]. | It does contain a [[selenium rectifiers|selenium rectifier]] and a [[mercury switch]]. | ||
The selenium rectifier in the Type P has four sections and full-wave rectifies | The selenium rectifier in the Type P has four sections and full-wave rectifies the 6.3 V<sub>AC</sub> that is supplied by the scope mainframe on pins 13 and 14. | ||
the 6.3 V<sub>AC</sub> that is supplied by the scope mainframe on pins 13 and 14. | The 120 Hz (assuming 60 Hz mains) component of the full-wave rectified waveform is applied to the coil of the mercury switch to drive the opening and closing of the contacts. | ||
The 120 Hz (assuming 60 Hz mains) component of the full-wave rectified waveform | An adjustable fraction of the DC component of the full-wave rectified waveform is applied to the coil of the mercury switch to create a constant component in the magnetic field to bias the switch contacts to the best operating point. | ||
is applied to the coil of the mercury switch to drive the opening and closing | |||
of the contacts. An adjustable fraction of the DC component of the full-wave | |||
rectified waveform is applied to the coil of the mercury switch to create a | |||
constant component in the magnetic field to bias the switch contacts to the | |||
best operating point. | |||
The Type P was the only new plug-in for [[introduced in 1959|1959]], except for the upgrade | The Type P was the only new plug-in for [[introduced in 1959|1959]], except for the upgrade from Type 53/54[[C]] to Type [[CA]]. It was dropped after 1963, replaced by the [[TU-7]]. | ||
from Type 53/54[[C]] to Type [[CA]]. It was dropped after 1963, replaced by the [[TU-7]]. | |||
==Pictures== | ==Pictures== | ||
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Tek 53-54p inside.jpg|Type 53/54P | Tek 53-54p inside.jpg|Type 53/54P | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{Parts|P}} | |||
[[Category:500 series plugins]] | [[Category:500 series plugins]] | ||
[[Category:Calibration fixtures]] | [[Category:Calibration fixtures]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:18, 19 July 2023
The Tektronix Type P plug-in is a calibration aid introduced in 1959 for 500-series scopes that applies a fast (4 nanosecond risetime) voltage step to the mainframe vertical amplifier via plug-in connector pins 1 and 3.
Type P is designed to simulate a perfectly-adjusted Type K plug-in being driven by a Type 107 square-wave generator, and is used when adjusting the peaking coils and the delay line. The idea is to calibrate a mainframe using Type P, then use this mainframe and a 107 to calibrate other plug-ins.
The Type P does not contain any tubes, transistors, or tunnel diodes. It does contain a selenium rectifier and a mercury switch. The selenium rectifier in the Type P has four sections and full-wave rectifies the 6.3 VAC that is supplied by the scope mainframe on pins 13 and 14. The 120 Hz (assuming 60 Hz mains) component of the full-wave rectified waveform is applied to the coil of the mercury switch to drive the opening and closing of the contacts. An adjustable fraction of the DC component of the full-wave rectified waveform is applied to the coil of the mercury switch to create a constant component in the magnetic field to bias the switch contacts to the best operating point.
The Type P was the only new plug-in for 1959, except for the upgrade from Type 53/54C to Type CA. It was dropped after 1963, replaced by the TU-7.
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