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title=Tektronix Type 59 |
|manufacturer=Tektronix
summary=400 kHz low-cost amplifier |
|series=560-series scopes
image=Tek type 59.jpg |
|type=Type 59  
caption= Model 59 catalog image |
|summary=400 kHz low-cost amplifier  
introduced=1960 |
|image=Tek type 59.jpg  
discontinued=1963 (or possibly later) |
|caption= Model 59 catalog image  
series=[[560-series scopes]] |
|introduced=1960  
manuals=
|discontinued=1963 (or possibly later)  
|designers=
|manuals=
* [[Media:Tek type 59 irb.pdf|Tektronix Type 59 Instrument Reference Book (OCR, PDF)]]
* [[Media:Tek type 59 irb.pdf|Tektronix Type 59 Instrument Reference Book (OCR, PDF)]]
}}
}}
The '''Tektronix Type 59''' is a 400 kHz amplifier for [[560-series scopes]].
The '''Tektronix Type 59''' is a 400 kHz amplifier for [[560-series scopes]].
It was [[introduced in 1960]],
It was [[introduced in 1960]], and at $50 (2015 value: $398) it was the lowest cost model of the [[560-series plug-ins]].
and at $50 (2015 value: $398) it was the lowest cost model of the [[560-series plug-ins]].


It does not have a calibrated input attenuator.
It does not have a calibrated input attenuator.
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The manual says
The manual says
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The forward end of the chassis has been left free of circuitry
The forward end of the chassis has been left free of circuitry in the anticipation that a user may wish to install additional circuitry to fit the Type 59 module to his own special application.
in the anticipation that a user may wish to install additional circuitry
to fit the Type 59 module to his own special application.
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