Special Colors
For some customers, Tektronix made special front panels. Apparently some military applications specified a certain kind of color/texture. Also, some systems integrators sold racks of equipment configured for some specific purpose and wanted to make the rack look more like a unified product. The systems integrators would ask the third-party providers (e.g., Tektronix) to supply the instruments with a specific appearance.
Tektronix instruments from the beginning through the 7000 series typically have dark writing on unpainted metal panel. Some special-color panels (e.g., the light gray CA shown below) retain the dark writing. Other special-color panels (e.g., dark gray CA shown below) use light writing to maintain contrast.
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Green RM32
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Brown 502A
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Green Type B
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Black 2B67
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Black 3B3
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Light Gray CA
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Dark Gray CA
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White RM547
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Gray R561B
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Brown-face RM 45A
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Black 422, panel mount
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Green 3A1
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Green 3B3
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Gray RM503
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Gray 547
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Gray 547 with gray Type W
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Gray 547 with gray Type W
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Black RM 503
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Black RM 503
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Greenish 7B71
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Green RM565
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Gray RM565
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Light gray 3A1
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Pale green 7A16A next to one in standard finish
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Blue AM503
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Black 1A1
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Cream Type CA
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White Type B
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Black Type 545
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Green Type Z
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Green 7A18
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Black S-6
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Gray 526
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Gray RM529
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Blue 515A
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gray 3A5
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gray 53/54B
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Gray 3A8
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Green 3B2
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Black S-6
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Bluish-grey 360
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Orange L
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Gray 3A75
