3A9
The Tektronix 3A9 is a differential amplifier plug-in introduced in 1969 for 560-series scopes. It shares similarities with the 3A10 transducer amplifier and the 7A22 from the 7000 series and 5A22N from the 5000-series scopes.
The 3A9 features a variable high-frequency cut-off from 100 Hz to 1 MHz and a variable low-frequency cut-off from DC to 10 kHz. When DC coupled, the 3A9 provides a variable offset voltage. The common mode rejection is 100,000:1.
Key Specifications
| Bandwidth | 1 MHz, LF limit switchable DC, 0.1 Hz to 10 kHz in ×10 steps, HF limit switchable 100 Hz to 1 MHz in ×3/×10 steps |
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| Deflection | 10 μV/Div to 10 V/Div in 1–2–5 sequence |
| Input impedance | 1 MΩ // 47 pF (either input) |
| Signal ranges |
| Range | Differential signal | DC Offset | Common mode |
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| 10 μV/Div to 10 mV/Div | ±1 V | ±1 V | ±10 V |
| 20 mV/Div to 0.1 V/Div | ±10 V | ±10 V | ±100 V |
| 0.2 V/Div to 1 V/Div | ±100 V | ±100 V | ±500 V |
| 2 V/Div to 10 V/Div | ±1000 V | ±1000 V | ±500 V |
Internals
The differential amplifier design is a variant of the 1A7A circuit, also used with modifications in the 3A10, 7A22, 5A22N oscilloscope plug ins, and 5030/5031 scopes. The AM502 and the 26A2 for the 2601 mainframe use BJTs for the offset current sources instead of JFETs. The 26A2 adds a common mode signal circuit which is connected to a LEMO probe connector.
The 3A9 provides differential high-impedance voltage inputs and an AC current probe input for use with 125-turn probes (P6021 or P6019).
The front-end of the 3A9 starts with a differential pair formed by the two N-channel JFETs in a 151-1027-00, Q133.
Pictures
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Preamp (front-end) schematic
