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The purpose of this website is to help people get information about classic Tektronix equipment.  You don't need an account if you just want to read pages and download files.
The purpose of this website is to help people get information about classic Tektronix equipment.  You don't need an account if you just want to read pages and download files.


:''There is nothing for sale here.''  This site is not affiliated with the company Tektronix, it was built purely by volunteer effort.
:''There is nothing for sale here.''  This site is not affiliated with the company Tektronix; it was built purely by volunteer effort.


==Navigating==
==Navigating==
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==Other resources==
==Other resources==


See the ''External Links'' tab for online discussion groups, museums and other resources.
See the {{#switchtablink:External Links|External Links}} tab for online discussion groups, museums and other resources.


=Tube Scopes=
=Tube Scopes=


[[Tektronix]] started producing '''[[wikipedia:Oscilloscope|oscilloscopes]]''' with the model [[511]] in [[Introduced in 1947|1947]], at which time the [[wikipedia:Vacuum tube|vacuum tube]] was the primary active device, and remained so into the 1960s. <br />
[[Tektronix]] started producing '''[[wikipedia:Oscilloscope|oscilloscopes]]''' with the model [[511]] in [[Introduced in 1947|1947]], at which time the [[vacuum tube]] was the primary active device, and remained so into the 1960s. <br />
While [[wikipedia:Transistor|transistors]] were used increasingly in such instruments from the mid-1950s on, this section contains instruments and instrument families primarily based on vacuum tubes (aka valves).
While [[wikipedia:Transistor|transistors]] were used increasingly in such instruments from the mid-1950s on, this section contains instruments and instrument families primarily based on vacuum tubes (aka valves).


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*[[067-0066-00]]
*[[067-0066-00]]
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==See also==
* [[Telequipment scopes]] / [[Telequipment plugins]]


=Solid-state Scopes=
=Solid-state Scopes=
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==2600-series oscilloscopes==
==2600-series instruments==
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*[[2601]]
*[[2601]]
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*[[TAS485]]
*[[TAS485]]
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==See also==
* [[Telequipment scopes]] / [[Telequipment plugins]]


=Digital Scopes=
=Digital Scopes=


'''Overview:'''
'''Overview:'''
* [[TDS Series scopes]]
* '''[[TDS-series oscilloscopes]]'''
* [[THS-series oscilloscopes]]
* '''[[THS-series oscilloscopes]]'''


==TDS Series==
==TDS Series==
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==[[THS700 |THS Series]]==
==THS700 Series==
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*[[THS710]]
*[[THS710]]
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=Monitors=
=Monitors=


==[[600-series monitors]]==
'''Overview: [[600-series monitors]]'''
 
==600-Series Monitors==
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* [[601]]
* [[601]]
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'''Overview:''' [[49X Series Comparison|Comparison of 49x, 275x, and 279x series spectrum analyzers]]
'''Overview:''' [[49X Series Comparison|Comparison of 49x, 275x, and 279x series spectrum analyzers]]


==490 Series==
==[[49X Series Comparison|49x Series]]==
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* [[491]]
* [[491]]
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==27xx Series==
==271X Series - Low Cost==
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* [[2710]]
* [[2710]]
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* [[2714]]
* [[2714]]
* [[2715]]
* [[2715]]
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==[[49X Series Comparison|275x Series]]==
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* [[2753P]]
* [[2753P]]
* [[2754]]
* [[2754]]
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* [[2755AP]]
* [[2755AP]]
* [[2756P]]
* [[2756P]]
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==278X Series - High End Microwave==
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* [[2782]]
* [[2782]]
* [[2784]]
* [[2784]]
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==[[49X Series Comparison|279x Series]]==
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* [[2792]]
* [[2792]]
* [[2794]]
* [[2794]]
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The '''TM5000''' series, [[introduced in 1982]], added a [[GPIB interface]] on the mainframe to control intelligent plugins.   
The '''TM5000''' series, [[introduced in 1982]], added a [[GPIB interface]] on the mainframe to control intelligent plugins.   


* Overview of the [[TM500 system]]
* '''Overview: [[TM500 system]]'''
* Visual index page of [[TM500 and TM5000 mainframes]]  
* '''Visual index: [[TM500 and TM5000 mainframes]] / [[TM500 and TM5000 plug-ins]]'''
* Visual index page of [[TM500 and TM5000 plug-ins]]


==Mainframes==
==Mainframes==
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=Repairs/Maintenance=
=Repairs/Maintenance=


Please see '''[[:Category:Instrument repair reports|Individual Instrument repair reports]]''' for specific issues.


==Common Repair Issues==
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* '''[[:Category:Instrument repair reports|Individual Instrument repair reports]]'''
* [[11A-series plug-in NVRAM replacement]]
* [[11A-series plug-in NVRAM replacement]]
* [[200-series Miniscope pouches]]
* [[200-series Miniscope pouches]]
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