178

The Tektronix 178 Linear IC Test Fixture is a plug-in fixture module for the 577 curve tracer, designed for testing opamps and voltage regulators.

Tektronix 178

Linear IC test fixture

Compatible with 577

Produced from (?) to (?)

Manuals

Tektronix 178 Operator's Manual, 1977 version (13 MB)
Tektronix 178 Instruction Manual, 1983 version (with schematics, 11 MB)
Tektronix 178 Instruction Manual 070-1474-00
Tektronix 178 Instruction Manual (with schematics, 21 MB)]
013-0149-01 Standard Op Amp Card Manual (needs OCR)
013-0149-02 Standard Op Amp Card Manual (needs OCR)
Tektronix 178 Opamp Measurement Setup (needs OCR)
Operating the 577 with a 178 Linear IC Test Fixture (needs OCR)
Tektronix Three-Terminal Regulator Test Unit 013-0147-00 and 013-0148-00 Manual

(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

Measurements made with the 178 are done with the device under test operating closed-loop, in contrast to most other curve tracer measurements in which the device under test operates open-loop.

Links

013-0155-00
TekScope Vol. 9 No. 1, 1977 p.11+: Testing 3-terminal Regulators with a Curve Tracer

Pictures

178 with 013-0155-00
178 with 013-0155-00
178 with 013-0155-00
178 with 013-0155-00
178 with 013-0155-00
178 with 013-0155-00
178 with 013-0155-00
178 with 013-0155-00
178 with 013-0147-00 positive regulator fixture
178 with 013-0147-00 positive regulator fixture
178 with 013-0147-00 positive regulator fixture
Negative Regulator Unit
Negative Regulator Unit
Positive Regulator Unit
Positive Regulator Unit