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|summary=Diode recovery tester plug-in | |summary=Diode recovery tester plug-in | ||
|image=Tek type s.jpg | |image=Tek type s.jpg | ||
| caption=Type S front view | |caption=Type S front view | ||
|introduced=1960 | |introduced=1960 | ||
|discontinued=1967 | |discontinued=1967 | ||
|designers= | |designers= | ||
|manuals= | |manuals= | ||
* | * [[Media:070-223.pdf|Tektronix Type S Instruction Manual]] (OCR) | ||
* [[Media:tek_type_s_fcp.pdf|Tektronix Type S factory calibration procedure ( | * [[Media:tek_type_s_fcp.pdf|Tektronix Type S factory calibration procedure]] (OCR) | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Tektronix Type S''' is a plug-in for measuring semiconductor diode recovery characteristics. | The '''Tektronix Type S''' is a [[500-series scopes|500-series]] plug-in for measuring semiconductor diode recovery characteristics. | ||
It can be thought of as having two parts, a stimulus subsystem and a measurement subsystem. | It can be thought of as having two parts, a stimulus subsystem and a measurement subsystem. | ||
The stimulus comes from [[mercury switch]] that drives a [[ECC86|6GM8/ECC86]] tube that operates in a current-steering mode. | The stimulus comes from [[mercury switch]] that drives a [[ECC86|6GM8/ECC86]] tube that operates in a current-steering mode. | ||
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The Type S was [[introduced in 1960]] and produced through 1966. | The Type S was [[introduced in 1960]] and produced through 1966. | ||
{{BeginSpecs}} | |||
{{Spec|Current ranges | Forward – 1, 2, 5, 10, and 20 mA; Reverse – 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 mA }} | |||
{{Spec|Vertical Deflection | 50 or 500 mV/div }} | |||
{{Spec|Shunt Capacitance | ~16 pF at 50 mV/div, ~9 pF at 500 mV/div }} | |||
{{Spec|Rise time | 1 ns }} | |||
{{EndSpecs}} | |||
==Pictures== | ==Pictures== | ||