Main Page
This is a wiki for the community of Tektronix oscilloscope enthusiasts.
The purpose of this site is to help people get information about classic Tektronix equipment. There is nothing for sale here. If you have any information to contribute and do not have an account, please email the administrator for an account. Feel free to add pages. To add a page, search for the page. If it cannot be found, you will be given the option of creating it. You have to be logged in to make changes.
2000 Series Scopes
200 Series
Uncategorized
400 Series Scopes
Non Plug-in Tube Scopes
500 Series
Scopes
Plug-ins
Accessories
560 Series
Scopes
Plug-ins
Accessories
Sampling and Automated Measurement
580 Series
Scopes
Plug-ins
647 Series
7000 Series
Scopes
Plug-ins
900 Series Scopes
11000 Series
Scopes
Plug-ins
Digitizers
160-series Modules
661 Series
5000-series
TM500-series and TM5000-series
- WR501
- AF501
- AM502
- AM503
- DC501
- DC502
- DC503
- DC504
- DC505
- DC508
- DC510
- DD501
- DM501
- DM502
- FG501
- FG502
- FG503
- FG504
- L2
- L3
- PG501
- PG505
- PG506
- PG508
- PG509
- PS501
- PS503
- PS505
- RG501
- SC502
- SC503
- SG5010
- SG502
- SG503
- SG504
- SG505
- SW503
- TG501
- TM5006
- TR502
- DF1
- DF2
- DM502
- TM503
- TR503
- CG5001
- DC5009
- DC5010
- PS5004
- TM5003
- DM5120
- 067-0995-99
Sampling and Pulse Heads
Test Plug-ins
Probes
Television Instruments
Curve Tracers
Signal Generators
CRT Monitors
Delay Lines
Spectrum Analyzers
TDR Instruments
Carts
Power Supplies
Freestanding Amplifiers
Other Instruments
Calibration Fixtures
Non-Tek Plug-ins for Tek Instruments
Manuals and Catalogs
Many manuals for classic Tek gear are freely available online. Sites that generously serve archives of Tek manuals are:
Many manuals are not yet freely available online. Please visit the list of manuals that are needed. If you can contribute free scans or paper copies of Tek manuals are not yet freely available online, please contact the administrator of this site.
- Tektronix Catalogs contain a wealth of information.
Maintenance Issues
- HV transformer
- tunnel diodes
- sampling diodes
- electrolytic capacitors with high ESR
- black beauty / bumble bee capacitors
- selenium rectifiers
- fan mounts
- rotary input coupling switch on early plug-ins
- germanium transistors
- leather handles
- troubleshooting sampling scopes
- turret attenuators
- connectors
External Links
- TekScopes forum on Yahoo (account required)
- KO4BB/Didier Juges's Wiki
- The Museum of Tektronix Scopes (UK)
- Stan Griffiths' page
- Tekscope Museum (DE)
- Julian Bunn's Tek page
- Paul Marossy's Tek 453 page
- Bill's Tektronix 453 and 454 Info Pages
- Christian Weagle's directory of 5000-series scopes
- Kurt's Tektronix page
- Bob Cromwell's page on repairing a 2245A
- J.Evans's 545A page
- Tek's Scope Troubleshooting Guide
- David DiGiacomo's Test Equipment page
- Mark Kahrs's Test Equipment page
- KB7RGG's 7000-series Plug-in Guide
- The classicTEK Project
- Tektronix Older Vintage Oscilloscopes & Plug-ins
- Telequipment Manuals
- KC0WOX's Tektronix Page
- Australian Computer Museum Tektronix Page
- Tai Oliphant's Tektronix Page
- Bill Lewis' Tektronix page
- Ed Sinclair and Stan Griffiths' vintagetek.org Foundation
- Peter D. Hiscocks "Oscilloscope Development, 1943-57"
- Richard Sears' Vintage Oscilloscope e.t.c. Collection page
- Artur Seibt's Handbook of Oscilloscope Technology
To-Do
- 335 text and photos
- 464 photos
- 465 text and photos
- 466 photos
- 468 text and photos
- 475 text and photos
- 506 text
- 524 internal photos
- 525 text and internal photos
- 536 text and photos
- 541 text and photos
- 544 photos
- 547 photos
- 560 text and photos
- 561 internal photos
- 568 photos
- 7104 text
- 7603 text and photos
- 3B5 technical discussion
- 3S76 front photo
Administration
For help with this site, email Kurt, the administrator, at: