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Tektronix AM503A

current probe amplifier

Produced from 1993 to (?)

Manuals

AM503A

AM503B/AM5030

AM503S

Common

AM50XX Declassification Document

(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

The Tektronix AM503A is a current probe amplifier plug-in for the TM500 system.

The AM503A and AM503B were updates to the original 1976 AM503. They have digital readout of deflection factor. The AM503S is an AM503A bundled with a TM502A mainframe, a TM-500 toolbox, and an A6302 probe.

The AM503, AM503A, AM503B, AM5030 and 11A16 use the same current probe input connector, an Amphenol 165-12 connector. It contains pins for hall element and transformer connections, lock detection, probe degaussing, and probe type encoding.

The AM503A and AM503B were designed by Mike Mende.

Key Specifications

Bandwidth	A6302: DC to 50 MHz A6312: DC to 100 MHz A6303: DC to 15 MHz A6304XL: DC to 2 MHz (AM503B only)
Sensitivity	A6302, A6302XL, A6312: 1 mA/Div to 5 A/Div A6303, A6303XL: 10 mA/Div to 50 A/Div
Range	A6302: max. 20 A continuous, 50 A peak A6303: max. 100 A continuous, 500 A peak A6304XL: max. 500 A continuous, 700 A peak
Output	Into 50 Ω Scope, Input Set to 10 mV/div
Power	17 W
Compatible probes	A6302 (20/100 A, DC-50 MHz), A6302XL (20/100 A, DC-17 MHz) A6312 (20/100 A, DC-100 MHz) A6303 (100/500 A, DC-15 MHz), A6303XL (100/500 A, DC-10 MHz) A6304XL (500/700 A, DC-2 MHz, AM503B only) CT4 with A6302, A6302XL or A6312 (2000/20000 A)

Links

Documents Referencing AM503A

Documents Referencing AM503B

Rear interface

The output can be detached from the front panel BNC socket which has a Peltola connector on the inside, and re-attached to a Peltola socket near the top of the interface connector, where it is terminated in 50 Ω and brought out on pin 28A (ground on 27A).

Pictures

AM503A

AM503A

AM503B

AM503B
Two AM503B in a TM502A
Rear View of Two AM503B Plug-Ins
PCB Component Side
PCB Soldering Side
Ceramic Daughter Board with Relays
2nd Daughter Board
Tek Specific IC

Components

Some Parts Used in the AM503A

Part	Part Number(s)	Class	Description	Used in
165-2456-00	165-2456-00	Hybrid integrated circuit	amplifier	AM503A • AM503B

Some Parts Used in the AM503B

Part	Part Number(s)	Class	Description	Used in
165-2456-00	165-2456-00	Hybrid integrated circuit	amplifier	AM503A • AM503B

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 The AM503A and AM503B were updates to the original 1976 [[AM503]].
-They have digital readout of deflection factor. The AM503S is an AM503A bundled with a [[TM502A]] mainframe, a [[016-0362-01|TM-500 toolbox]], and a [[A6302]] probe.
+They have digital readout of deflection factor. The AM503S is an AM503A bundled with a [[TM502A]] mainframe, a [[016-0362-01|TM-500 toolbox]], and an [[A6302]] probe.
 The [[AM503]], [[AM503A]], [[AM503B]], [[AM5030]] and [[11A16]] use the same current probe input connector, an [[Amphenol 165-12 connector]].