520
The Tektronix 520 is a vectorscope introduced in 1967. Versions were made for NTSC and for PAL.
Phil Crosby was the project lead and designed the demodulation circuitry. Ron Olson designed the sweep.
The HV oscillator's power transistor is mounted to the rear panel. Since its collector has 40 kHz with tens of volts peak-to-peak a decision was made to add metal plating to the transistor's Bakelite cover to prevent EMI. Unexpectedly, the outgassing from the Bakelite caused the metal plating to blister, which shorted the collector to the case. When this problem was discovered, the metal plating was removed from the design. In hindsight, the designers didn't believe the plating was necessary in the first place.
Key Specifications
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Links
Documents Referencing 520
| Document | Class | Title | Authors | Year | Links |
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| Service Scope 47 Dec 1967.pdf | Article | A New Vectorscope | 1967 | 520 | |
| Tekscope 1971 V3 N6 Nov 1971.pdf | Article | A Quick-Cal Procedure for the 520 Vectorscope | Ed Handris | 1971 | 520 |
| Tekscope 1971 V3 N6 Nov 1971.pdf | Article | Tektronix and the World of Television Measurements | Stephen D. Kerman | 1971 | 520 • 140 |
| TekWeek (partial) October 10, 1975.pdf | Article | Questions for guest speakers | Tom Long • Steve Kerman • Dave Friedley • Thor Hallen • Charlie Rhodes | 1975 | Communications division • TV products • Grass Valley Group • 528 • 1480 • 520 • 1420 |
Pictures
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520 PAL version
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Some Parts Used in the 520
| Part | Part Number(s) | Class | Description | Used in |
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| T5201 | 154-0513-00 • 154-0513-01 • 154-0513-02 • 154-0513-03 | CRT | CRT with special graticule | 520 • 521 • 522 |