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|for=1 MΩ scope inputs | |for=1 MΩ scope inputs | ||
|introduced= | |introduced=1963 | ||
|discontinued=(?) | |discontinued=(?) | ||
|manuals= | |manuals= | ||
* [ | * [[Media:070-0373-01.pdf|P6015 Manual 070-0373-01]] (Copyright date 1963) | ||
* [ | * [[Media:070-0373-02.pdf|P6015 Manual 070-0373-02]] (Revision date 1985) | ||
* [ | * [[Media:070-8223-02.pdf|P6015A Manual 070-8223-02]] | ||
* [ | * [[Media:070-8223-04.pdf|P6015A Manual 070-8223-04]] (with schematics) | ||
* [ | * [[Media:070-8223-05.pdf|P6015A Manual 070-8223-05]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Media:Tek_p6007_p6009_p6015_cat.pdf|P6007 P6009 P6015 Catalog Description]] | ||
* [[Media:51W-8217-2.pdf|P6015A Product Brochure]] | |||
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The '''Tektronix P6015''' is a 1000× high-voltage probe usable up to 20 kV (40 kV peak pulse). | The '''Tektronix P6015''' is a 1000× high-voltage probe usable up to 20 kV (40 kV peak pulse). | ||
It can be operated with or without dielectric filling but without this filling, the maximum voltage is reduced to 13 kV (18 kV peak). | It can be operated with or without dielectric filling but without this filling, the maximum voltage is reduced to 13 kV (18 kV peak), similar to the [[P6013]] predecessor model.<br />The original filling material, [[wikipedia: 1,2-Dichlorotetrafluoroethane|Freon-114 aka Fluorocarbon 114 (R-114, CFC-114)]], is no longer available due to its [[wikipedia:Montreal Protocol|ozone-depleting properties]]. | ||
The original filling material, [[wikipedia: 1,2-Dichlorotetrafluoroethane|Freon-114 aka Fluorocarbon 114 (R-114, CFC-114)]], is no longer available due to its ozone-depleting properties. In | |||
In the CFC-free '''P6015A''' successor, introduced in 1991, a silicone based replacement is used. | |||
The P6015 has a compensating circuit at the scope end of the cable with multiple adjustable RC constants. | The P6015 has a compensating circuit at the scope end of the cable with multiple adjustable RC constants. | ||
{{BeginSpecs}} | {{BeginSpecs}} | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [[ | * [[Patent US 3256484A|US Patent 3,256,484; ''High voltage test probe containing a part gas, part liquid dielectric fluid under pressure and having a transparent housing section for viewing the presence of the liquid therein'']]. Paul V Terry, 1962. | ||
* [ | * [https://www.amplifier.cd/Test_Equipment/Tektronix/Tektronix_other/P6015.html P6015A @ amplifier.cd] | ||
* [http://www.barrytech.com/tektronix/probes/tekp6015.html P6015 @ barrytech.com] | * [http://www.barrytech.com/tektronix/probes/tekp6015.html P6015 @ barrytech.com] | ||