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* [http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_type_p_factory_cal_proc.pdf Tektronix Type P Factory Calibration Procedure (PDF)] | * [http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_type_p_factory_cal_proc.pdf Tektronix Type P Factory Calibration Procedure (PDF)] | ||
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The '''Tektronix Type P''' plug-in is a calibration aid [[introduced in 1959]] | The '''Tektronix Type P''' plug-in is a calibration aid [[introduced in 1959]] for [[500-series scopes]] that applies a | ||
for [[500-series scopes]]. | 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. | |||
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. | The Type P does not contain any tubes, transistors, or tunnel diodes. |