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used for calibrating [[500-series scopes]].

It is a multifunction replacement for the [[P|Type P Pulser]], the [[TU-2|TU-2 Test Load]], and the [[EP-53|EP-53 Gain Set Adaptor]].

It is a multifunction replacement for the [[P|Type P Pulser]], the [[TU-2|TU-2 Test Load]],

and the [[EP-53|EP-53 Gain Set Adaptor]].

It is used for calibrating the mainframe's step response and gain, checking

It is used for calibrating the mainframe's step response and gain,

dual-trace operation, common mode rejection, and power supply regulation.

checking dual-trace operation, common mode rejection, and power supply regulation.

(500-series mainframes are designed to have 10 div/Volt response to differential signals from the plug-in, and zero response to common-mode signals.)

(500-series mainframes are designed to have

10 div/Volt response to differential signals from the plug-in,

and zero response to common-mode signals.)

It contains a transistor multivibrator,

It contains a transistor multivibrator whose output is sharpened

whose output is sharpened through Tek-made Gallium-Arsenide diodes (later production used silicon),

through Tek-made Gallium-Arsenide diodes (later production used silicon),

a dual-trace circuit using [[12AT7]] and [[6AL5]] tubes, and various load resistors.

It does not have the Type P's short operating life, because it does not use a [[mercury switch]].

It does not have the Type P's short operating life because it does not use a [[mercury switch]].

This instrument went through several names. At its [[introduced in 1964|1964]] introduction, it was the '''TU-7'''.

This instrument went through several names.

Some early Tek-internal instruments for design, manufacturing, and calibration had TU (Test Unit) nomenclature.

At its [[introduced in 1964|1964]] introduction, it was the '''TU-7'''.

(Other examples include the [[TU-75B]] Variac, the TU-?? dim-bulb fixture, and the [[TU-50]] sine/square/pulse generator.)

Some early Tek-internal instruments for design,

manufacturing, and calibration had TU (Test Unit) nomenclature.

(Other examples include the [[TU-75B]] Variac, the TU-?? dim-bulb fixture,

and the [[TU-50]] sine/square/pulse generator.)

In 1965, it was renamed '''Type 1M1''' to fit into the letter-series nomenclature like its predecessor.

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~~File:~~067-0521-00 1.JPG

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~~File:~~Tek 1m1 front.jpg

Tek 1m1 front.jpg

~~File:~~Tek 1m1 right.jpg

Tek 1m1 right.jpg

~~File:~~Tek 1m1 left.jpg

Tek 1m1 left.jpg

Tek tu-7 c1.jpg|TU-7 variant with five repetition rates

Tek tu-7 c2.jpg|TU-7 variant with five repetition rates

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 used for calibrating [[500-series scopes]].
-It is a multifunction replacement for the [[P|Type P Pulser]], the [[TU-2|TU-2 Test Load]], and the [[EP-53|EP-53 Gain Set Adaptor]].
+It is a multifunction replacement for the [[P|Type P Pulser]], the [[TU-2|TU-2 Test Load]],
+and the [[EP-53|EP-53 Gain Set Adaptor]].
-It is used for calibrating the mainframe's step response and gain, checking
+It is used for calibrating the mainframe's step response and gain,
-dual-trace operation, common mode rejection, and power supply regulation.
+checking dual-trace operation, common mode rejection, and power supply regulation.
-(500-series mainframes are designed to have 10 div/Volt response to differential signals from the plug-in, and zero response to common-mode signals.)
+(500-series mainframes are designed to have
+div/Volt response to differential signals from the plug-in,
+and zero response to common-mode signals.)
-It contains a transistor multivibrator,
+It contains a transistor multivibrator whose output is sharpened
-whose output is sharpened through Tek-made Gallium-Arsenide diodes (later production used silicon),
+through Tek-made Gallium-Arsenide diodes (later production used silicon),
 a dual-trace circuit using [[12AT7]] and [[6AL5]] tubes, and various load resistors.
-It does not have the Type P's short operating life, because it does not use a [[mercury switch]].
+It does not have the Type P's short operating life because it does not use a [[mercury switch]].
-This instrument went through several names.  At its [[introduced in 1964|1964]] introduction, it was the '''TU-7'''.
+This instrument went through several names.
-Some early Tek-internal instruments for design, manufacturing, and calibration had TU (Test Unit) nomenclature.
+At its [[introduced in 1964|1964]] introduction, it was the '''TU-7'''.
-(Other examples include the [[TU-75B]] Variac, the TU-?? dim-bulb fixture, and the [[TU-50]] sine/square/pulse generator.)
+Some early Tek-internal instruments for design,
+manufacturing, and calibration had TU (Test Unit) nomenclature.
+(Other examples include the [[TU-75B]] Variac, the TU-?? dim-bulb fixture,
+and the [[TU-50]] sine/square/pulse generator.)
 In 1965, it was renamed '''Type 1M1''' to fit into the letter-series nomenclature like its predecessor.
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 <gallery>
-File:067-0521-00 1.JPG
+-0521-00 1.JPG
-File:Tek 1m1 front.jpg
+Tek 1m1 front.jpg
-File:Tek 1m1 right.jpg
+Tek 1m1 right.jpg
-File:Tek 1m1 left.jpg
+Tek 1m1 left.jpg
 Tek tu-7 c1.jpg|TU-7 variant with five repetition rates
 Tek tu-7 c2.jpg|TU-7 variant with five repetition rates

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