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|designers=Oliver Dalton;Gene Andrews;
|designers=Oliver Dalton;Gene Andrews;
|manuals=
|manuals=
* [[Media:070-0478-00.pdf|Tektronix 453 Manual]] (needs OCR)
'''453'''
* [[Media:070-0755-02.pdf|Tektronix 453 Manual SN 20,000+]]
* [[Media:070-0478-00.pdf                       | Tektronix 453 Instruction Manual]]
* [[Media:070-1166-00.pdf|Tektronix 453A-4 Manual]]
* [[Media:070-0755-02.pdf                       | Tektronix 453 Service Manual SN 20,000+]]
* [[Media:Tek_453_military_manual.pdf|Tektronix 453 Manual, Military Version]]
* [[Media:Tek_453_military_manual.pdf           | Tektronix 453 Manual, Military Version]]
* ''[[Media:070-1089-00.pdf|Tektronix 453A Manual]] (OCR) needed''
* [[Media:Tek_453_irb.pdf                       | Tektronix 453 Instrument Reference Book]]
* [[Media:453A_Operators_handbook_1970_ocrd.pdf|Tektronix 453A Operators Handbook]] (OCR)
'''453A'''
* [[Media:Tek_453_irb.pdf|Tektronix 453 Instrument Reference Book]] (OCR)
* [[Media:070-1089-00.pdf                       | Tektronix 453A Manual]]
* [[Media:453A_Operators_handbook_1970_ocrd.pdf | Tektronix 453A Operators Handbook]]
* [[Media:070-1089-00 M17637-OCR.pdf            | Tektronix 453A Manual Change M17637]]
* [[Media:070-1166-00.pdf                       | Tektronix 453A-4 Manual]]
<small>
<small>
'''Modifications, Calibration'''
'''Modifications, Calibration'''
* [[Media:Tek type 453 lecture notes.pdf|Tektronix Type 453 Lecture Notes]]
* [[Media:Tek type 453 lecture notes.pdf       | Tektronix Type 453 Lecture Notes]]
* [[Media:Tek 453 fcp sn2k-up october 1967.pdf|Tektronix 453 Factory Calibration Procedure, October 1967]] (needs OCR)
* [[Media:Tek 453 fcp sn2k-up october 1967.pdf | Tektronix 453 Factory Calibration Procedure, October 1967]]
* [[Media:Tek 453 fcp dec 1968.pdf|Tektronix 453 Factory Calibration Procedure, December 1968]] (needs OCR)
* [[Media:Tek 453 fcp dec 1968.pdf             | Tektronix 453 Factory Calibration Procedure, December 1968]]
* [[Media:Tek 453 cal outline.pdf|Tektronix 453 Calibration Outline]]
* [[Media:Tek 453 cal outline.pdf               | Tektronix 453 Calibration Outline]]
 
* [[Media:Tek 453 mod 703k.pdf                 | Tektronix 453 Mod 703K]]
* [[Media:Tek 453 mod 703k.pdf|Tektronix 453 Mod 703K]]
* [[Media:Tek 453 703H 703K.pdf                 | Tektronix 453 Mod 703H and 703K]]
* [[Media:Tek 453 703H 703K.pdf|Tektronix 453 Mod 703H and 703K]]
</small>
</small>
}}
}}
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The 453 also marks the first time that any oscilloscope, (or perhaps any other piece of test equipment),
The 453 also marks the first time that any oscilloscope, (or perhaps any other piece of test equipment),
had a lockable dual duty tilt bail carrying handle.  
had a lockable dual-duty tilt-bail carrying handle.  
Tek held a patent on that feature, as well as on some of the other ergonomics that made up the 400 series.
Tek held a patent on that feature, as well as on some of the other ergonomics that made up the 400 series.


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{{Spec | Environmental  | Meets Mil-Std-202B. Will not fail if exposed to 30 g shock test, heavy humidity, ect. }}
{{Spec | Environmental  | Meets Mil-Std-202B. Will not fail if exposed to 30 g shock test, heavy humidity, ect. }}
{{EndSpecs}}
{{EndSpecs}}
==Links==
* [https://youtube.com/watch?v=SESxlqvbzig Gale Morris on the history of the Tektronix 453 Oscilloscope] (YouTube)
* [https://www.antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=295306&hilit=453+rewind&start=20 Antique Radio Forum thread discussing Tek 453 HV transformer]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131026150847/http://www.diyguitarist.com/TestEquipment/Tektronix453.htm Paul Marossy's Tek 453 page (archived copy, original site down as of Feb 2015)]
* [https://w140.com/gao_B-176564.txt US Government Accounting Office Purchasing Decision and Discussion of  453 Mod 703H (PDF)]
* [https://readingjimwilliams.blogspot.co.at/2011/07/scope-sunday-3.html Reading Jim Williams blog: Scope Sunday #3 - Tek 453 story]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/2017*/http://www.reprise.com/host/scopes/ Bill's Tektronix 453 and 454 Info Pages] (defunct, link via Internet Archive)
<!-- Dead link: [http://vondervotteimittiss.com/belfry/?p=248 A 453 HV supply repair] (nice pictures) -->
{{Documents|Link=453}}
{{Documents|Link=453A}}
==Prices==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! 1966
! 1968
! 1970
! 1972 (A)
! 1973 (A)
|-
! Catalog Price
| $2,050
| $1,950
| $2,050
| $2,050
| $2,050
|-
! In 2023 Dollars
| $19,500
| $17,200
| $16,300
| $15,100
| $14,200
|}


==Internals==
==Internals==
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The 453 has a 182 °F / 83 °C thermal cut-out switch.
The 453 has a 182 °F / 83 °C thermal cut-out switch.
==Links==
* [https://youtube.com/watch?v=SESxlqvbzig Gale Morris on the history of the Tektronix 453 Oscilloscope] (YouTube)
* [https://www.antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=295306&hilit=453+rewind&start=20 Antique Radio Forum thread discussing Tek 453 HV transformer]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131026150847/http://www.diyguitarist.com/TestEquipment/Tektronix453.htm Paul Marossy's Tek 453 page (archived copy, original site down as of Feb 2015)]
* [https://w140.com/gao_B-176564.txt US Government Accounting Office Purchasing Decision and Discussion of  453 Mod 703H (PDF)]
* [https://readingjimwilliams.blogspot.co.at/2011/07/scope-sunday-3.html Reading Jim Williams blog: Scope Sunday #3 - Tek 453 story]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/2017*/http://www.reprise.com/host/scopes/ Bill's Tektronix 453 and 454 Info Pages] (defunct, link via Internet Archive)
<!-- Dead link: [http://vondervotteimittiss.com/belfry/?p=248 A 453 HV supply repair] (nice pictures) -->


==Pictures==
==Pictures==
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Tek 453 6.jpg
Tek 453 6.jpg
Tek 453 7.jpg
Tek 453 7.jpg
453A-4.JPG|453A-4, simpler version of 453A
Wellenkino 453.jpg           | 453
Tek 453a 4.jpg|453A-4
Tek 453 fine trace.jpg       | The Tektronix 453 has a thin bright trace.
Wellenkino 453.jpg|453
Tek 453 fine trace.jpg|The Tektronix 453 has a thin bright trace.
Tek 453a 3.jpg|453A-3
Tek 453a 1.jpg|453A-1
Tek 453 two sine.jpg
Tek 453 two sine.jpg
Tek 453 on model 3 cart 1.jpg|453 on [[LabCart3|Model 3 Cart]]
Tek 453 on model 3 cart 1.jpg | 453 on [[LabCart3|Model 3 Cart]]
Tek 453 on model 3 cart 2.jpg|453 on Model 3 Cart
Tek 453 on model 3 cart 2.jpg | 453 on Model 3 Cart
Tek 453 on model 3 cart 3.jpg|453 on Model 3 Cart
Tek 453 on model 3 cart 3.jpg | 453 on Model 3 Cart
Tek 453 on model 3 cart 4.jpg|453 on Model 3 Cart
Tek 453 on model 3 cart 4.jpg | 453 on Model 3 Cart
Tek 453 on model 3 cart 5.jpg|453 on Model 3 Cart
Tek 453 on model 3 cart 5.jpg | 453 on Model 3 Cart
Tek 453 with camera mount.jpg|453 with camera mount
Tek 453 with camera mount.jpg | 453 with camera mount
Tek 453a-2 burroughs.jpg|453A-2
453_MG_9796e.jpg             | 453 with IBM logo
453_MG_9796e.jpg
453_MG_9800e.jpg
453_MG_9800e.jpg
453_MG_9798e.jpg  
453_MG_9798e.jpg  
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</gallery>
</gallery>


===453A===
<gallery>
453A-4.JPG                    | 453A-4, simpler version of 453A
Tek 453a 4.jpg                | 453A-4
Tek 453a 3.jpg                | 453A-3
Tek 453a 1.jpg                | 453A-1
Tek 453a-2 burroughs.jpg      | 453A-2
</gallery>
==Components==
{{Parts|453}}
{{Parts|453}}
{{Parts|453A}}
{{Parts|453A}}


[[Category:400 series scopes]]
[[Category:400 series scopes]]
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