531: Difference between revisions

From TekWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 3: Line 3:
The 531 and 535 were the first Tektronix scopes to accept plug-ins.
The 531 and 535 were the first Tektronix scopes to accept plug-ins.
It was [[introduced in 1954|introduced in March 1954]] simultaneously with the Type 535,  
It was [[introduced in 1954|introduced in March 1954]] simultaneously with the Type 535,  
531 with below S/N 7950 have DuMount [[5BGP|5BGP2]] instead of Tektronix T533P2.
531 with below S/N 7950 have DuMount [[154-081|5BGP2]] instead of Tektronix T533P2.
and [[introduced in 1959|superseded in 1959]] by the Type 531A,
and [[introduced in 1959|superseded in 1959]] by the Type 531A,
which has more convenient controls and a slightly faster (15MHz) vertical amplifier.
which has more convenient controls and a slightly faster (15MHz) vertical amplifier.

Revision as of 22:08, 27 July 2012

The Tektronix Type 531 is a 10MHz oscilloscope that accepts letter-series and 1-series plug-ins. It is exactly like Type 535 except it does not have the Delayed Sweep (dual timebase) feature. The 531 and 535 were the first Tektronix scopes to accept plug-ins. It was introduced in March 1954 simultaneously with the Type 535, 531 with below S/N 7950 have DuMount 5BGP2 instead of Tektronix T533P2. and superseded in 1959 by the Type 531A, which has more convenient controls and a slightly faster (15MHz) vertical amplifier.


There is also a rack-mount 531A, Type RM31A. The RM31A has a sliding chassis so that the scope can be serviced without removing it from a rack. The 532 is similar to the 531, but designed to be more reliable at the expense of slower risetime.