7A16A

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Tektronix 7A16A
225 MHz vertical amplifier
7A16A front view

Compatible with 7000-series scopes

Produced from 1973 to

Manuals
(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)
Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

The Tektronix 7A16A is a single channel, 225 MHz general-purpose vertical amplifier for 7000-series scopes. The 7A16A was introduced in 1973, superseding the all-discrete 7A16.

Tom Rousseau designed the 7A16A as a simple derivative from the 7A26, providing similar performance to the 7A16, but at a much lower cost. The 7A16 turret attenuator was very expensive to produce.

The 7A16P is GPIB-programmable variant for digitizing mainframes.

Key Specifications

Bandwidth 0 – 225 MHz (DC), 10 Hz – 225 MHz (AC)
Deflection 5 mV/Div to 5 V/Div in 1–2–5 sequence
Input impedance 1 MΩ // 20 pF
Features
  • 20 MHz bandwidth limit switch
  • Invert switch
  • Probe multiplier / Identify switch sensing input

Links

Patents that may apply to 7A16A

Page Title Inventors Filing date Grant date Links
Patent US 3562464A Cam actuated switch having movable and fixed contacts on circuit board Howard Vollum Willem H Verhoef Tony Sprando 1968-10-07 1971-02-09
Patent US 3719788A Switch having ganged contacts mounted on opposite sides of circuit board Ken Holland Tony Sprando 1971-02-04 1973-03-06
Patent US 3753170A Step attenuator apparatus having attenuator stages selectively connected in cascade by cam actuated switches Ken Holland 1971-02-10 1973-08-14
Patent US 3900711A Electrical contactor assembly for high frequency applications Ken Holland 1974-02-04 1975-08-19

Internals

The 7A16A uses four 155-0078-10 amplifier ICs.

Pictures

7A16A MOD515D Plugin

The 7A16A Mod 515D adds the ability to remotely operate the Bandwith, Polarity and Position functions of the plugin. See [[WP1000AF] for further details


Components

Some Parts Used in the 7A16A

Part Part Number(s) Class Description Used in
155-0078-00 155-0078-xx 155-0273-00 155-0274-00 Monolithic integrated circuit broadband amplifier 464 465 466 468 475 475A 475M 485 7834 7844 7854 7904 R7903 R7912 7912AD 7912HB 7104 7A16A 7A16P 7A24 7A26 7A42 067-0587-01 067-0680-00 AM503 PG502 PG508 DC510 DC5010 FG5010