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The '''Tektronix Type 500 Scope-Mobile''' is an oscilloscope cart.
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|caption=R-500 description from 1950 catalog
|introduced=1949
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The '''Tektronix Type 500 Scope-Mobile''' oscilloscope cart, [[introduced in 1949]], was the original standard cart for [[500-series scopes]] through the 1950s.


It weighs 42 pounds.  It was the original standard cart for [[500-series scopes]] through the 1950's.
The Type 500 cart coexisted with the Tilt-Lock series of carts (which were introduced in 1961), e.g., the [[201]], [[202]], [[203]], [[204]], and [[205]].
The Type 500 cart coexisted with the Tilt-Lock series of carts (which were introduced in 1961), e.g., the [[201]], [[202]], [[203]], [[204]], and [[205]].
Although the Tilt-Lock scopes are more convenient in cases where the operator alternates between
Although the Tilt-Lock scopes are more convenient in cases where the operator alternates between
standing and sitting, the original Type 500 cart is more rigid.
standing and sitting, the original Type 500 cart is more rigid.
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Features:
Features:


* 11" x 15" blank front panel to allow for customization by customers.
* 11" x 15" blank front panel to allow for customization by customers
* Fixed tilt-back angle of 20 degrees
* Fixed tilt-back angle of 20 degrees
* 5-inch diameter rubber caster wheels
* 5-inch diameter rubber caster wheels
* A scope on a Type 500 Scope-Mobile tilts back at fixed angle of 20 degrees.
* Weight: 42 pounds 


There is also a Type 500/53, in which the blank front panel is replaced by a [[53|Type 53 panel]].
There is also a Type 500/53, in which the blank front panel is replaced by a [[53|Type 53 panel]].


==Pictures==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Tek r-500 cart 1950 catalog.jpg|Description in 1950 Tek catalog
Tek r-500 cart 1950 catalog.jpg | Description in 1950 Tek catalog
</gallery>
</gallery>
[[Category:Oscilloscope carts]]
[[Category:Oscilloscope carts]]

Latest revision as of 04:07, 3 May 2022

Tektronix R-500
oscilloscope cart
R-500 description from 1950 catalog

Produced from 1949 to (?)

Manuals

please add

(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)
Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

The Tektronix Type 500 Scope-Mobile oscilloscope cart, introduced in 1949, was the original standard cart for 500-series scopes through the 1950s.

The Type 500 cart coexisted with the Tilt-Lock series of carts (which were introduced in 1961), e.g., the 201, 202, 203, 204, and 205.

Although the Tilt-Lock scopes are more convenient in cases where the operator alternates between standing and sitting, the original Type 500 cart is more rigid.

Features:

  • 11" x 15" blank front panel to allow for customization by customers
  • Fixed tilt-back angle of 20 degrees
  • 5-inch diameter rubber caster wheels
  • Weight: 42 pounds

There is also a Type 500/53, in which the blank front panel is replaced by a Type 53 panel.

Pictures