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The Tektronix 570 is a curve tracer for tubes. | The Tektronix 570 is a curve tracer for tubes. 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. | |||
The 570 contains five transformers: | The 570 contains five transformers: | ||
Revision as of 22:45, 13 September 2011
The Tektronix 570 is a curve tracer for tubes. 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.
The 570 contains five transformers:
- T310: center-tapped isolation transformer for plate sweep
- T340: multitap transformer for heater voltages
- T401: multitap autotransformer for selecting peak plate voltage
- T501: transformer for floating supplies and screen voltage supply
- T620: transformer for HV power oscillator for CRT voltages
The screen supply is regulated and uses a 6CD6GA tube as the series regulator.
The vertical and horizontal amplifiers are almost identical. The first stage is a differential amplifier made of two 6AU6 tubes. The second stage is a differential amplifier made of both halves of a 6BQ7A.
