Special Colors: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 20:03, 20 November 2024

For some customers, Tektronix made front panels in special colors.

Apparently, some military applications specified a certain kind of color/texture. Also, some systems integrators sold racks of equipment configured for some specific purpose and wanted to make the rack look more like a unified product. Systems integrators would ask third-party providers (e.g., Tektronix) to supply the instruments with a specific appearance.

From the beginning through the 7000 series, Tektronix instruments typically have dark writing on unpainted metal panels. Some special-color panels (e.g. the light gray CA shown below) retain the dark writing. Other special-color panels (e.g. the dark gray CA shown below) use light writing to maintain contrast.

Special Color Scopes

Green RM32
Brown-face RM 45A
Bluish-Grey 360
Black 422, panel mount
Brown 502A
Black RM 503
Black RM 503
Green RM503
Gray RM503
Light Gray RM503
White RM504
Blue 515A
Gray 526
Gray RM529
Gray RM529 and 526
Black Type 545
Gray 547
Gray 547 with gray Type W
Gray 547 with gray Type W
White RM547
Brown RM561
Green RM561A
Gray R561B
Green RM565
Gray RM565

Special Color Letter Series Plug-ins

Gray 53/54B
White Type 53/54C
Gray 53/54C with sideways labeling
Green Type B
White Type B
Green Type 53/54C
Cream Type CA
Light Gray CA
Dark Gray CA
Cream Type D
Green Type D in 555
Green Type G
Orange L
Cream Type R
Cream Type S
Green Type Z

Special Color 1-Series Plug-ins

Cream early 1A1
Black 1A1

Special Color 80-Series Plug-ins

Cream Type 84

Special Color 2 & 3-Series Plug-ins

Green Type 67
Black 2B67
Green Type 72
Green 3A74
Gray 3A75
White 3A75
Light Gray 3A1
Green 3A1
Gray 3A2
Green 3B2
Black 3B3
Green 3B3
Green 3A1 and 3B3
Gray 3A5
White 3A6
Another White 3A6
Gray 3A8
White 3S76
Blue 3A1
Brown 3A72

Special Color 7-Series Plug-ins

Pale Green 7A16A next to one in standard finish
Green 7A18
Greenish 7B71

Special Color Sampling Plug-in Modules

Black S-6
Black S-6

Special Color TM500 Plug-ins

Blue AM503

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 Tek type d cream.jpg|Cream [[D|Type D]]
 Green type d in 555.jpg|Green [[D|Type D]] in [[555]]
-Tek type g green.jpg|Green Type [[G]]
+Green type g.jpg|Green Type [[G]]
 OrangeTypeL.jpg|Orange [[L]]
 Tek type r cream.jpg|Cream Type [[R]]
+Cream type s 1.jpg|Cream Type [[S]]
 Tek type z green.jpg|Green [[Z|Type Z]]
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