533
The Tektronix Type 533 is a 15 MHz oscilloscope introduced in 1958 that uses letter-series and 1-series plug-ins.
It is similar to a 535, but without the second, delayed timebase. Instead, it has a range of horizontal magnifiers from ×2 to ×100.
There is also a rack-mount version, the RM33. Later 533A have BNC connectors. The standard CRT for the 533 and 533A is the T5330-2. The difference between the 533 and 533A is only the trigger mode.
Key Specifications
Bandwidth | DC to 15 MHz (≤ 3 dB) with Type K plug-in |
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Rise time | 0.024 μs |
Line Voltage | 108/115/122/216/230/244 VAC ±10%, selected via soldering wire on transformer, 50 Hz to 60 Hz |
Thermal Protection | Automatic resetting thermal cutout, in case internal temperature exceeds safe operating level |
Power Consumption | 500 W with CA plug-in |
Cooling | AC Fan |
Trigger Modes (533) | AC/DC/AC Slow, and HF Sync |
Trigger Modes (533A) | AC/DC/AC LF Reject, and HF Sync |
Anode Potential | 10 kV |
Screen Area | 6 cm × 10 cm |
Construction | Aluminum alloy chassis. Anodized front panel |
Weight | 61.5 lbs / 27.8 kg |
Internals
The vertical amplifier consists of a 12BY7 differential amplifier followed by a 6DJ8 cathode-follower, followed by a 6197 differential (common-cathode) output stage that drives the 200 ns L-C delay line, which drives the vertical deflection plates of the CRT.
Trigger pickoff is taken after the cathode follower stage in the vertical amplifier. There is a 6DJ8 differential trigger pickoff amplifier followed by half of a 6DJ8 a cathode follower, buffering the trigger signal.
The trigger circuit is a 6DJ8 trigger amplifier followed by a 6DJ8 Schmitt trigger. Triggering can be from the internal pickoff or from an external signal, or "line" trigger via a 6.3 V tap on the power transformer.
The 533 contains a 53 °C (128 °F) thermal cutoff. The high voltages for the CRT, +8,650 V and −1,350 V, are generated by a 60 kHz Hartley power oscillator and five 5642 high-voltage rectifier diode tubes.
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Some Parts Used in the 533
Part | Part Number(s) | Class | Description | Used in |
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120-0140-00 | 120-0140-00 | Discrete component | power transformer | 533 • 533A |
120-037 | 120-037 | Discrete component | power transformer | 531 • 533 |
12BY7A | 154-047 • 154-0047-00 | Vacuum Tube (Pentode) | miniature 6.5 W power pentode | 106 • 163 • 524 • 531 • 533 • 535 • 536 • 541 • 543 • 535 • 545 • 545A • 549 • 555 • 75 • 3A75 • 3B5 |
5642 | 154-0051-00 • 154-0079-00 | Vacuum Tube (Diode) | directly-heated high-voltage rectifier | 310 • 310A • 316 • 317 • 360 • 453 • 502 • 502A • 503 • 504 • 506 • 513 • 515 • 516 • 524 • 529 • RM529 • 533 • 533A • 535 • 536 • 543 • 543A • 543B • 545 • 545A • 545B • 547 • 551 • 555 • 556 • 560 • 561 • 561A • 561S • 564 • 567 • 570 • 575 • 581 • 581A • 585 • 585A • 647 • 647A |
6197 | 154-0146-00 | Vacuum Tube (Pentode) | 7.5 W power pentode | 516 • 531 • 533 • 535 • 535A • 547 • 556 • 75 • 3A75 |
6DJ8 | 154-0187-00 • 154-0305-00 | Vacuum Tube (Dual Triode) | dual triode | 067-506 • 111 • 132 • 161 • 310A • 316 • 317 • 502 • 502A • 503 • 504 • 506 • 515 • 516 • 519 • 526 • 529 • RM529 • 533 • 535 • 536 • 543 • 544 • 545 • 545A • 545B • 546 • 547 • 549 • 555 • 556 • 561A • 561S • 564 • 565 • 567 • 581 • 581A • 585 • 585A • 661 • 1A4 • 1S1 • 60 • 2A60 • 63 • 2A63 • 67 • 2B67 • 3A1 • 3A1S • 3A2 • 3A3 • 3A6 • 3A7 • 72 • 3A72 • 75 • 3A75 • 4S2 • 51 • 3B1 • 3B1S • 3B2 • 3B3 • 3B4 • 3M1 • 3S76 • 3T77 • 3T77A • 9A1 • 9A2 • 1121 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 86 • B • O • W • Z • Telequipment D56 • Telequipment S32A • Telequipment D52 • S-311 • Telequipment TD51 • Telequipment S52 • Telequipment S51 • Telequipment Type A • TU-4 |
T5330 | 154-0178-00 • 154-0165-00 • 154-0179-00 • 154-0180-00 • 154-0350-00 | CRT | 5" CRT | RM31A • RM33 • RM33A • RM35A • 531A • 533 • 533A • 535A |
Some Parts Used in the 533A
Part | Part Number(s) | Class | Description | Used in |
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120-0140-00 | 120-0140-00 | Discrete component | power transformer | 533 • 533A |
5642 | 154-0051-00 • 154-0079-00 | Vacuum Tube (Diode) | directly-heated high-voltage rectifier | 310 • 310A • 316 • 317 • 360 • 453 • 502 • 502A • 503 • 504 • 506 • 513 • 515 • 516 • 524 • 529 • RM529 • 533 • 533A • 535 • 536 • 543 • 543A • 543B • 545 • 545A • 545B • 547 • 551 • 555 • 556 • 560 • 561 • 561A • 561S • 564 • 567 • 570 • 575 • 581 • 581A • 585 • 585A • 647 • 647A |
T5330 | 154-0178-00 • 154-0165-00 • 154-0179-00 • 154-0180-00 • 154-0350-00 | CRT | 5" CRT | RM31A • RM33 • RM33A • RM35A • 531A • 533 • 533A • 535A |