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The Tektronix 212 is a small portable analog dual-trace CRT oscilloscope with a bandwidth of 500 kHz.

Tektronix 212
500 kHz miniature dual channel analog scope
Tektronix 212

Produced from 1974 to 1991

Manuals
(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

Key Specifications

Bandwidth 500 kHz (reduced to 400/300/100 kHz in 5/2/1 mV/Div ranges)
Deflection 1 mV/Div to 50 V/Div, 1-2-5, and variable (up to 125 V/Div), or X-Y (X via Ch1)
Sweep 500 ms/Div to 5 μS/Div, 1-2-5, and variable magnifier 1-5 ×
Input impedance 1 MΩ // 140 pF (160 pF below 100 mV/Div)
Trigger sensitivity 0.2 Div internal, 1 V external (banana jack input)
CRT 6 × 10 divisions of 0.203" (5.16 mm), 154-0699-00 tube, P31 phosphor, 1 kV acceleration
Power 10 internal size A NiCd cells, 3-5 hour operation, or AC line, < 3 W

Pictures

Custom ICs used in the 212

Page Model Part nos Description Designers Used in
155-0047-00 P050B 155-0047-00 dual variable-gain amplifier Dave Allen 211 212 214
155-0048-01 M052F 155-0048-00 155-0048-01 155-0055-00 155-0055-01 trigger sweep Dave Allen 211 212 213 214 432 433 5B12N 5B13N 5L4N 603 604 605 606 606A 607 624 SC501 R7912
155-0083-00 M105 155-0083-00 dual operational amplifier and dual current source Dave Allen 212 214