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|designers=Murlan Kaufman
|designers=Murlan Kaufman
|manuals=
|manuals=
* [[Media:070-327.pdf|Tektronix P6032 Manual (PDF)]] / [http://w140.com/kurt/p6032.djvu (DjVu)]
* [[Media:070-327.pdf|Tektronix P6032 Manual]]
* [[Media:Tek_P6032_preliminary_manual_1962.pdf|Tektronix P6032 Preliminary Manual (PDF)]]
* [[Media:Tek_P6032_preliminary_manual_1962.pdf|Tektronix P6032 Preliminary Manual]]
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The '''Tektronix P6032''' is an 850 MHz cathode-follower probe, intended for use with samplers such as the [[1S1]], [[3S1]], [[3S76]], [[4S1]], and [[4S2]].
The '''Tektronix P6032''' is an 850 MHz cathode-follower probe, intended for use with samplers such as the [[1S1]], [[3S1]], [[3S76]], [[4S1]], and [[4S2]].
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These attenuators also reduce the loading of the probe on the probed circuit.   
These attenuators also reduce the loading of the probe on the probed circuit.   


What, exactly, does the clipping line in the probe body do?
''What, exactly, does the clipping line in the probe body do?''
It appears to be 21 mm of RG-174 cable connected to the triode's cathode at one end, and open at the other end.   
:''It appears to be 21 mm of RG-174 cable connected to the triode's cathode at one end, and open at the other end.  ''
The circuit description in the manual describes it vaguely, saying only that, "The clipping line reduces signal aberration to a minimum."
:''The circuit description in the manual describes it vaguely, saying only that, "The clipping line reduces signal aberration to a minimum."''


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