The Tektronix TM5003 is a three-bay mainframe with a GPIB interface for the TM5000 system.

Tektronix TM5003
three-bay mainframe
TM5003 front

Produced from 1982 to (?)

Manuals
(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)
TM5003 rear

The DC rails to the plugins are provided by a switch-mode PSU. The case has a cooling fan. It is a half-width unit that can be mounted side by side in a 19" rack with another device of the same size, such as a 4041 computer/controller.

According to the manual, The DC 505, DC 505A and LA 501W plug-ins are not compatible with this power module.

Key Specifications

Supplies
  • +26, −26 VDC, ≤1 A per compartment
  • +8 VDC, ≤3 A per compartment
  • 2 × 25 VAC, ≤1 A each, per compartment, floating max. 350 V peak from chassis
  • 17.5 V, ≤350 mA per compartment (grounded center tap)
  • max. 30 W DC or 50 VA AC per compartment
Series Pass Transistors One NPN and PNP per compartment, 10 W each, 20 W total, floating max. 350 V peak from chassis
Input 100 V, 110 V, 120 V, 200 V, 220 V, or 240 V nominal, +7%/-10%, 48 to 60 Hz, ≤300 VA

Links

Documents Referencing TM5003

Document Class Title Authors Year Links
Tekscope 1981 V13 N3.pdf Article TM 5000-A New Family of IEEE-488 Programmable Instruments Bob Metzler 1981
Tekniques vol.6 no.1.pdf Article 4050 Controls New Generation of Programmable Instruments for Measurement Automation 1982
Handshake spring 1986.pdf Article Digital pulse-echo techniques for advanced composites John L. Cline R.L. Carlsen 1986

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