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Plate current is measured and amplified and is applied to the Y-axis of the display. | Plate current is measured and amplified and is applied to the Y-axis of the display. | ||
[[John Kobbe]] had a key role in the development of both the 570 and [[575]] curve tracers: | [[John Kobbe]] had a key role in the development of both the 570 and [[575]] curve tracers. [https://vintagetek.org/my-early-tektronix-days-by-john-kobbe-2/ He says]: | ||
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While I was working on the [[541|540 series]] vertical amplifier, [[Virgil Briton]], whose bench was next to me, had put together a vacuum tube curve tracer using stepping relays and other mechanical devices. I remember thinking that, that was a neat display even if it did a lot clicking and was slow. After putting the cross hatch generator together, I knew it would be very easy to do the curve tracer electronically,it started for in house use,but after putting a self-contained instrument together, Tek decided to call it 570 and sell it. | While I was working on the [[541|540 series]] vertical amplifier, [[Virgil Briton]], whose bench was next to me, had put together a vacuum tube curve tracer using stepping relays and other mechanical devices. I remember thinking that, that was a neat display even if it did a lot clicking and was slow. After putting the cross hatch generator together, I knew it would be very easy to do the curve tracer electronically,it started for in house use,but after putting a self-contained instrument together, Tek decided to call it 570<sup>(Note 1)</sup> and sell it. | ||
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Tek 570 assorted adapters.jpg | Tek 570 assorted adapters.jpg | ||
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==Notes== | |||
''Note 1:'' The original quote refers to the 575, however, the first curve tracer was the [[570]] in 1955; the [[541]] was released in 1955 as well, and the text continues to tell the [[575]] story. | |||
It follows that the instrument referenced is clearly the 570, not the 575. | |||
[[Category:Curve tracers]] | [[Category:Curve tracers]] | ||
[[Category:Specifications needed]] | [[Category:Specifications needed]] | ||
[[Category:Introduced in 1955]] | [[Category:Introduced in 1955]] |