Oscilloscope probes
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Tektronix made Oscilloscope probes in a number of standardized mechanical dimensions so that accessories like tips or hooks could be interchanged.
The standards include
- 6-32 probes (#6-32 UNC thread)
- Miniature modular probes (5 mm tip diameter)
- Compact modular probes (3.5 mm tip diameter)
- Subminiature modular probes (2.5 mm tip diameter)
- 4 mm
- SMD
From an electrical perspective, probes can be classified into passive and active probes, and further categorized into these categories.
See also
- Circuit Concepts: Oscilloscope Probe Circuits (published 1969, PDF)
- Tektronix ABC's of Probes (published 1990, PDF)
- Tektronix ABC's of Probes (published January 2004, Wrong image in Figure 1.11C, PDF)
- Tektronix ABC's of Probes (published January 2005, PDF)
- Tektronix ABC's of Probes (published December 2009, PDF)
- Tektronix ABC's of Probes (published March 2013, PDF)
- Tek Scopes and Vertical Amplifiers to Tek Probes Cross-Reference (published 1990, PDF)