The Tektronix 475 is a portable dual-trace oscilloscope with dual time-bases similar to the 465, but with 200 MHz bandwidth and a maximum vertical sensitivity of 2 mV/Div. It is all solid-state except for the CRT. It was introduced in November 1972.

The military variant is called OS-261 C(v)1/0, which has a DC/DC converter (12/24 V input) on board.

The 475M is a standard 475 with enhanced environmental specs.

A revised version, the 475A (introduced in 1977), has 250 MHz bandwidth and a maximum vertical sensitivity of 5 mV/Div.

The 1106 is a battery pack for the 475.

The optional DM44 multimeter attaches to the top of the instrument.

From Tekscope Vol. 4 No. 5, 1972:

Electrical design team [...] for the 475 under the leadership of Jim Hinze was: Jim Godwin, Les Larson, Steve Tosh, and Jim Woo.

Key Specifications

Bandwidth 200 MHz (475), AC cutoff 10 Hz, switchable BW limit 20 MHz, SN B100000+ also 100 MHz
Rise time 1.75 ns (475)
Deflection 2 mV/Div to 5 V/Div, 1−2−5; 400 μV/Div, 50 MHz with CH1 input connected to CH2 VERT SIG OUT
Time base 10 ns/Div to 500 ms/Div, 1−2−5, and ×10 magnifier
Input impedance 1 MΩ // 20 pF
Triggering 0.3 Div (int) or 50 mV (ext) to 40 MHz, increasing to 1.5 Div/250 mV at 200 MHz; AC coupling >60 Hz; LF REJ >50 kHz, HF REJ <50 kHz
X bandwidth 3 MHz
Z axis input 5 Vp-p, 50 MHz
Calibrator 1 kHz, 30 mA / 300 mV square wave
Outputs CH2 Vert Signal Out, 20 mV/Div into 1 MΩ or 10 mV/Div into 50 Ω; A and B +GATE OUT, +5 V; Probe power jack
CRT 8 × 10 cm², P31 phosphor (P11 opt.), 154-0677-00
Power 110, 115, 120, 220, 230 or 240 VAC ±10%, 48-440 Hz, max. 100 W

Links

Documents Referencing 475

Document Class Title Authors Year Links
Tekscope 1972 V4 N5 Sep 1972.pdf Article The New Look in Portables 1972
Tekscope 1974 V6 N5.pdf Article Understanding oscilloscope trigger controls 1974

Patents that may apply to 475

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 3725724A Deflection factor indicating apparatus Howard Vollum 1971-01-11 1973-04-03
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

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Internals

The 475 uses a number of Tek-made integrated circuits, including the 155-0032-01 input preamplifier, 155-0085-00 input amplifier, 155-0078-00 vertical amplifier, 155-0091-00 channel switch, 155-0082-00 vertical output amplifier, and 155-0049-00 sweep control.

Prices

Year 1973 1976 1980 1980 (A) 1982 (A) 1983
Catalog Price $2,500 $2,900 $3,650 $4,050 $4,410
In 2023 Dollars $17,300 $15,700 $13,600 $15,100 $14,100

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Components

Some Parts Used in the 475

Part Part Number(s) Class Description Used in
120-0799-01 120-0799-01 Discrete component power transformer 475
151-0261-00 151-0261-00 Discrete component dual PNP transistor AM501 AM502 CG5001 CG551AP FG501 FG502 FG503 OF150 OF151 OF152 OF235 OS261 RM502A R1140 R5030 R5031 R7912 067-0679-00 067-0807-00 1101 1140A 1141 1142 1350 145 1450 1480 1481 1482 1485 1501 1801 1900 1910 1980 213 26A1 26A2 2620 285 3A9 3A10 3S1 3S2 3S5 3S6 432 434 4501 454 4601 4602 4610 4612 4620 4632 4634 4701 475 492 492A 492AP 494 494P 496 496P 5A13N 5A20N 5A21N 5A22N 5A26 5L4N 502A 5030 5031 576 690SR 7A22 7A29 7B51 7B71 7J20 7L5 7S11 7S12 7912AD
154-0677-xx 154-0677-00 154-0677-10 154-0677-14 CRT CRT 475 475A
155-0032-00 155-0032-00 155-0032-01 Monolithic integrated circuit variable-gain transconductance amplifier (voltage in, current out) 335 464 465 465B 466 475 475A 475M 634 650 651 652 653 655 656 670 671 7A12 475 FG504 1440 1460 1480 1481 1482 1485
155-0049-00 155-0049-00 155-0049-01 155-0049-02 Monolithic integrated circuit sweep control with lockout 335 464 465 466 475 475A 475M 485 5B31 5B40 5B52 5B42 5B44 7B53A 7B80 7B85 7B87 7B92A 7B90P 7B10 7B15 SC502 7B42N AN/USM-281C 067-0657-00
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
155-0082-00 155-0082-00 Monolithic integrated circuit vertical output amplifier 475 475A
155-0085-00 155-0085-00 155-0085-01 Hybrid integrated circuit input amplifier 475 475A 475M
155-0091-00 155-0091-00 Monolithic integrated circuit channel switch / HF amplifier 475 475A 475M
155-0217-00 155-0216-00 155-0217-00 Monolithic integrated circuit variable-gain transconductance amplifier 335 475 7D20 FG504
SKA6516 151-0367-00 Discrete component NPN Transistor 465 465B 466 475
SMTD995 152-0140-01 Discrete component 10 mA, 8 pF tunnel diode 1S1 1S2 1502 21A 22A 3T5 3T6 475 475A 475M 544 R544 546 RM546 547 RM547 556 R556 581A 585A RM585 7B52 7B53N 7B70 7B71 7D10 7D11 7T11 7T11A R7912 S-51 S-52 TU-5 067-0572-00 067-0572-01 067-0681-00
STD927 152-0386-00 Discrete component 10 mA, 25 pF tunnel diode 475 7B50 7B51


Some Parts Used in the 475A

Part Part Number(s) Class Description Used in
154-0677-xx 154-0677-00 154-0677-10 154-0677-14 CRT CRT 475 475A
155-0032-00 155-0032-00 155-0032-01 Monolithic integrated circuit variable-gain transconductance amplifier (voltage in, current out) 335 464 465 465B 466 475 475A 475M 634 650 651 652 653 655 656 670 671 7A12 475 FG504 1440 1460 1480 1481 1482 1485
155-0049-00 155-0049-00 155-0049-01 155-0049-02 Monolithic integrated circuit sweep control with lockout 335 464 465 466 475 475A 475M 485 5B31 5B40 5B52 5B42 5B44 7B53A 7B80 7B85 7B87 7B92A 7B90P 7B10 7B15 SC502 7B42N AN/USM-281C 067-0657-00
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
155-0082-00 155-0082-00 Monolithic integrated circuit vertical output amplifier 475 475A
155-0085-00 155-0085-00 155-0085-01 Hybrid integrated circuit input amplifier 475 475A 475M
155-0091-00 155-0091-00 Monolithic integrated circuit channel switch / HF amplifier 475 475A 475M
155-0168-00 155-0168-00 Hybrid integrated circuit amplifier 475A
SMTD995 152-0140-01 Discrete component 10 mA, 8 pF tunnel diode 1S1 1S2 1502 21A 22A 3T5 3T6 475 475A 475M 544 R544 546 RM546 547 RM547 556 R556 581A 585A RM585 7B52 7B53N 7B70 7B71 7D10 7D11 7T11 7T11A R7912 S-51 S-52 TU-5 067-0572-00 067-0572-01 067-0681-00


Some Parts Used in the 475M

Part Part Number(s) Class Description Used in
155-0032-00 155-0032-00 155-0032-01 Monolithic integrated circuit variable-gain transconductance amplifier (voltage in, current out) 335 464 465 465B 466 475 475A 475M 634 650 651 652 653 655 656 670 671 7A12 475 FG504 1440 1460 1480 1481 1482 1485
155-0049-00 155-0049-00 155-0049-01 155-0049-02 Monolithic integrated circuit sweep control with lockout 335 464 465 466 475 475A 475M 485 5B31 5B40 5B52 5B42 5B44 7B53A 7B80 7B85 7B87 7B92A 7B90P 7B10 7B15 SC502 7B42N AN/USM-281C 067-0657-00
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
155-0085-00 155-0085-00 155-0085-01 Hybrid integrated circuit input amplifier 475 475A 475M
155-0091-00 155-0091-00 Monolithic integrated circuit channel switch / HF amplifier 475 475A 475M
SMTD995 152-0140-01 Discrete component 10 mA, 8 pF tunnel diode 1S1 1S2 1502 21A 22A 3T5 3T6 475 475A 475M 544 R544 546 RM546 547 RM547 556 R556 581A 585A RM585 7B52 7B53N 7B70 7B71 7D10 7D11 7T11 7T11A R7912 S-51 S-52 TU-5 067-0572-00 067-0572-01 067-0681-00