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The Tektronix 581 is | {{Oscilloscope Sidebar| | ||
title=Tektronix 581| | |||
The vertical signal path of the 581 is the same as that of the 585. | image=581_old_1.JPG| | ||
It uses the [[T581]] CRT. | caption=Tektronix 581 (early model) | | ||
Type 581 scopes with serial numbers up to 510 use an all-tube trigger | introduced=1959 | | ||
discontinued=1972 | | |||
summary=100 MHz (85 MHz) oscilloscope| | |||
manuals= | |||
* [http://w140.com/tek_581_sn1273.pdf Tektronix 581 Manual (PDF)] | |||
* [http://w140.com/581a_by_matt.pdf Tektronix 581A Manual (PDF)] | |||
* [[Media:Service Scope 39 Aug 1966.pdf|580 series gain adjustment procedure, in Service Scope 39, Aug 1966]] | |||
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The '''Tektronix 581''' is a 100 MHz tube scope [[introduced in 1959]] as a single time base version of the [[585]]. | |||
Like all [[580-series_scopes|580-series scopes]], it uses [[580-series_plug-ins|580-series plug-ins]]. | |||
The 58x series were the first Tektronix scopes to use [[distributed deflection plates]] and the last to use [[distributed amplifier]]s for vertical deflection. | |||
At 100 MHz (down-rated to 95 MHz in 1962 and 85 MHz for the 581A) with the [[80|Type 80 plug-in]] and up to 85 MHz with the dual-channel [[82|Type 82]], | |||
they were the highest-speed general purpose scopes of Tek's tube scope era (the 1 GHz [[519]] was specialized with no vertical amplifier). | |||
The vertical signal path of the 581 is the same as that of the 585. It uses the [[T581]] CRT. | |||
Type 581 scopes with serial numbers up to 510 use an all-tube trigger circuit. | |||
Starting at serial number 511, the 581 uses [[tunnel diodes|tunnel diode]] triggering. | Starting at serial number 511, the 581 uses [[tunnel diodes|tunnel diode]] triggering. | ||
A Type 581A was introduced | A Type 581A was introduced in 1963, and it is specified to have a bandwidth of 85 MHz instead of 100 MHz. | ||
The somewhat relaxed bandwidth specification improved CRT production yield which had been a problem when the scope | The somewhat relaxed bandwidth specification improved CRT production yield which had been a problem when the scope | ||
was specified to | was specified to 100 MHz. | ||
==Specifications== | |||
[[Category:Specifications needed]] ''please add'' | |||
==Pictures== | |||
===581=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
581_old_1.JPG | early 581 | |||
581_old_2.JPG | wrinkle and chrome from early 581 | |||
581_triggermods.JPG | TD trigger instead of 6DJ8 trigger | |||
581_selenium.JPG | Selenium rectifier | |||
</gallery> | |||
===581A=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Tek 581 1.jpg | 581A | |||
Tek 581 2.jpg | | |||
Tek 581 3.jpg | | |||
Tek 581 5.jpg | | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Schematics=== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Tek 581 early trig.png | early model 581 trigger using tubes | |||
Tek 581 late trig.png | late model 581 trigger using tunnel diode | |||
Tek 581 vertical output amp.png | 581 vertical output amp ([[distributed amplifier]]) driving CRT | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category:580 series scopes]] |