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{{Oscilloscope Sidebar |manufacturer=Tektronix |
{{Oscilloscope Sidebar  
designers=Phil Crosby|
|manufacturer=Tektronix  
series=7000-series scopes |
|series=7000-series scopes  
model= 7503|
|model=7503
image=Tek 7503cl3.jpg|
|image=Tektronix 7503 front in operation.jpg
caption=Tektronix 7503, front view|
|caption=Tektronix 7503, 2×[[7A12]], [[7B53A]]
introduced=1970 |
|introduced=1970  
discontinued=1972 |
|discontinued=1972  
summary=90 MHz non-storage mainframe|
|summary=90 MHz non-storage mainframe
manuals=
|designers=Phil Crosby;Hans Springer
* [[Media:070-1039-00.pdf|7503 Instruction Manual]] (partial, PDF)
|manuals=
* ''please add complete manual and/or schematics'' [[Category:Manual needed]]
* [[Media:070-1039-00.pdf|7503 Instruction Manual]] (schematics, OCR)
}}
}}
The '''Tektronix 7503''' is a 90 MHz 7000-series mainframe with three module bays, [[introduced in 1970]].  It was effectively replaced by the larger-screen [[7603]] in 1972.
The '''Tektronix 7503''' is a 90 MHz 7000-series mainframe with three module bays, [[introduced in 1970]].  It was effectively replaced by the larger-screen [[7603]] in 1972.
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The 7503 was Tek's first scope to use a [[harmonica connector]] for inter-board wiring.
The 7503 was Tek's first scope to use a [[harmonica connector]] for inter-board wiring.
Prior to this, inter-board wiring had either mainly been point-to-point soldered.
Prior to this, inter-board wiring had either mainly been point-to-point soldered.
Other approaches were taken on certain instruments, for example the [[7704]], in which pins sticking out of the chassis mate with holes in the boards that receive the pins and make electrical contact.
Other approaches were taken on certain instruments, for example the [[7704]], in which pins sticking out of the chassis mate with holes in the boards that receive the pins and make electrical contact.
 
Unlike later three-slot (7xx3) mainframes, the 7503 does supply the +5 V lamp rail, which helps with the contemporary [[7A12]] plug-in.
It also features the [[7000-series remote control connector]] at the rear of the unit.


{{BeginSpecs}}
{{BeginSpecs}}
{{Spec | Bandwidth | 90 MHz with [[7A11]], [[7A16]] (and faster plug-ins); 75 MHz with [[7A12]], [[7A13]], [[7A14]] }}
{{Spec | Bandwidth               | 90 MHz with [[7A11]], [[7A16]] (and faster plug-ins); 75 MHz with [[7A12]], [[7A13]], [[7A14]] }}
{{Spec | Fastest calibrated sweep | 5 ns/Div }}
{{Spec | Fastest calibrated sweep | 5 ns/Div }}
{{Spec | CRT | [[154-0608-00|154-0608-xx]] }}
{{Spec | CRT                     | [[T7500|T7500 (154-0608-xx)]], 18 kV total acceleration (+15/−2.96) }}
{{Spec | Vertical modes | Left / Alt / Add / Chop / Right }}
{{Spec | Vertical modes           | Left / Alt / Add / Chop / Right }}
{{Spec | Trigger Source | Left / Vert Mode / Right }}
{{Spec | Trigger Source           | Left / Vert Mode / Right }}
{{Spec | Calibrator | 4 mV to 40 V in five decade steps, 40 mA, 1 kHz ±0.5% }}
{{Spec | Calibrator               | 4 mV to 40 V in five decade steps, 40 mA, 1 kHz ±0.5% }}
{{Spec | Outputs | Side panel: Vert signal, +Gate, +Sawtooth; At CRT: Camera power }}
{{Spec | Outputs                 | Side panel: Vert signal, +Gate, +Sawtooth; At CRT: Camera power }}
{{Spec | Line Voltage | 90-110 V / 104-126 V / 112-136 V / 180-220 V / 208-252 V / 224-272 V, 50—440 Hz }}
{{Spec | Line Voltage             | 90−110 V / 104−126 V / 112−136 V / 180−220 V / 208−252 V / 224−272 V, 50−440 Hz }}
{{Spec | Power | Max. 258 W  }}
{{Spec | Power | Max. 258 W  }}
{{Spec | Weight | 21.3 kg / 47 lb  (instrument only) }}
{{Spec | Weight | 21.3 kg / 47 lb  (instrument only) }}
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==Internals==
==Internals==
Like other 75xx and 76xx mainframes and the 7504, the 7503 has a linear power supply, as opposed to the switchmode supplies used in the later 4-slot mainframes.
In addition to two custom Tek ICs, the 7503 uses CA3046 transistor arrays ([[156-0048-00]]) in eight places (five on the regulator board).  The vertical and horizontal amplifiers are built using discrete transistors.
 
The 7503 has an X-Y delay compensation network that is activated when the H plugin is an amplifier or a timebase in amplifier mode (see [[7000 Series plug-in interface]]). 
This network is switched in using a pair of [[148-0034-00]] miniature relays on the horizontal amplifier board.
 
Like other 75xx and 76xx mainframes and the 7504, the 7503 has a linear power supply, as opposed to the switchmode supplies used in the later 4-slot mainframes. In addition to the +5 V, ±15 V, ±50 V rails common to the 7000 series, internally (not on the plug-in slots) it has a +75 V output not found in later models, and a +150 V instead of the later +130 V. 
 
The 7503 contains a mercury-based [[elapsed time meter]] on the rear of the main interface board.


==Pictures==
==Pictures==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Tek 7503 front.JPG|Front
Tektronix 7503 front in operation.jpg
7503 DSC 0883.JPG|Plug-in bay
Tektronix 7503 front in operation.jpg
7503 DSC 0895.JPG|Plug-in connectors missing sides
Tek 7503cl3.jpg   
7503 DSC 0894.JPG|Horizontal amp on top
Tek 7503 front.JPG   | Front
7503 DSC 0891.JPG|Vertical amp on the side
7503 DSC 0883.JPG     | Plug-in bay
7503 DSC 0888.JPG|Left view, delay cable, CRT
7503 DSC 0895.JPG     | Plug-in connectors missing sides
7503 DSC 0887.JPG|Left view, power supply
7503 backplane r1.jpg | 7503 backplane PCB [[Repairing 7000-series plug-in sockets#Replacing the connectors with modern equivalents|mid-repair]]
7503 DSC 0886.JPG|Right view, mains frequency transformer
7503 DSC 0894.JPG     | Horizontal amp on top
7503 DSC 0885.JPG|Readout board
7503 DSC 0891.JPG     | Vertical amp on the side
DSC 0878.JPG|Right side connector panel
7503 DSC 0888.JPG     | Left view, delay cable, CRT
DSC 0880.JPG|Rear
7503 DSC 0887.JPG     | Left view, power supply
7503 DSC 0886.JPG     | Right view, mains frequency transformer
7503 DSC 0885.JPG     | Readout board
DSC 0878.JPG         | Right side connector panel
DSC 0880.JPG         | Rear
Tek 7503cl3.jpg
Tek 7503cl3.jpg
Tek 7503cl1.jpg
Tek 7503cl1.jpg
Tek 7503cl2.jpg
Tek 7503cl2.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Components==
{{Parts|7503}}
{{Custom ICs|7000 series readout system}}




[[Category:7000 series non-storage mainframes]]
[[Category:7000 series non-storage mainframes]]
[[Category:7000 series mainframes with linear power supplies]]
[[Category:7000 series mainframes with linear power supplies]]