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|designers=John Kobbe | |designers=John Kobbe | ||
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* [[Media:070-167.pdf|Tektronix 570 Manual 070-167]] ( | * [[Media:070-167.pdf|Tektronix 570 Manual 070-167]] (OCR, good quality) | ||
* [[Media:070-359.pdf|Tektronix 570 Manual 070-359 (1963)]] ( | * [[Media:070-359.pdf|Tektronix 570 Manual 070-359 (1963)]] (good quality) | ||
* [https://w140.com/mmm/tek-570.pdf Tektronix 570 Manual (mediocre quality | <!-- * [https://w140.com/mmm/tek-570.pdf Tektronix 570 Manual] (mediocre quality) --> | ||
* [https://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_570_fac_cal.pdf | <!-- * [https://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_570_fac_cal.pdf 570 Factory Calibration Procedure 1959] --> | ||
* [[Media:Tek 570 fcp feb 1964.pdf| | <small> | ||
* [[Media:Tek 570 fcp | '''Calibration''' | ||
* [[Media:Tek 570 fcp feb 1964.pdf|570 Factory Calibration Procedure 1964]] | |||
* [[Media:Tek 570 fcp.pdf|570 Factory Calibration Procedure 1959]] | |||
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}} | }} | ||
The '''Tektronix 570''' was Tek's first curve tracer. It is a curve tracer for tubes | The '''Tektronix 570''' was Tek's first curve tracer, [[introduced in 1955]]. It is a curve tracer for vacuum tubes. | ||
It sweeps the plate voltage between zero and a selectable maximum voltage while "stepping" the control grid through a set of voltages. | It sweeps the plate voltage between zero and a selectable maximum voltage while "stepping" the control grid through a set of voltages. | ||
A selectable screen voltage is available for testing tubes with screens. | A selectable screen voltage is available for testing tubes with screens. | ||
The plate voltage is measured and applied to the X-axis of the display. | The plate voltage is measured and applied to the X-axis of the display. | ||
Plate current is measured and amplified and is applied to the Y-axis of the display. | Plate current is measured and amplified and is applied to the Y-axis of the display. | ||
[[John Kobbe]] had a key role in the development of both the 570 and [[575]] curve tracers. | |||
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A [[T0520|T52P1]] CRT is standard in the 570. | A [[T0520|T52P1]] CRT is standard in the 570. | ||
==Links== | |||
* https://vintagetek.org/curve-tracers/ | |||
* [[Media:Tek 570 10 amp request.pdf|Request from GE for a 10-amp 570]] (1961) | |||
==Pictures== | ==Pictures== | ||