The Tektronix 1503C is a sinusoidal TDR cable tester with a similar design to the 1502B/C step-pulse TDRs, an updated version of the analog 1503 and microprocessor-based 1503B predecessors.

Tektronix 1503C
Time Domain Reflectometer
Tektronix 1503C

Produced from 1992 to (?)

Manuals
ROM Images
File Pos. Checksum
160-9008-00 U2020 05b174ba
(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

Key Specifications

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Options

  • Option 04: YT-1 Chart Recorder
  • Option 05: Metric Default
  • Option 06: Ethernet
  • Option 07: YT-1S Chart Recorder
  • Option 08: Token Ring Adapter
  • Option 09: Universal Service Ordering Code
  • Option 10: Token Ring Interface


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Documents Referencing 1503C

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Internals

Several of the schematic diagrams in the 1503C Service Manual are labeled as being applicable to both the 1503B and 1503C: Main (Connectors, Processor, Address Decode, Option Port, Misc Analog,Video Processor, Digital Timebase,Analog Timebase), Front Panel, Power Supply, L/R Pulser/Sampler, Ethernet Adaptor.

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Components

Some Parts Used in the 1503C

Part Part Number(s) Class Description Used in
152-0503-00 152-0503-00 Discrete component 500 ps step recovery diode 1503C TG501 TG501A
SG3524 156-0933-00 156-0933-01 156-1585-00 156-1585-01 Monolithic integrated circuit PWM switch-mode controller 067-1011-00 1502B 1502C 1503B 1503C 7A42 DP100
Zilog Z-80 156-0983-03 156-0983-04 156-0963-02 156-2280-00 Monolithic integrated circuit 8-bit microprocessor 318 338 1503B 1503C 5223 834 835 836 DAS9100 SPG-271 TSG-170