The Tektronix S-5 Sampling Head plug-in is the slowest of the S-series samplers but provides a 1 MΩ input impedance and selectable AC or DC coupling. The P6010 probe was a standard accessory for the S-5.

Tektronix S-5
Sampling Head
S-5 head

Compatible with 7000 and 3S series sampling heads

Produced from 1969 to 1988

Manuals
(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

Late S-5s route the BNC ring contact to the "C" contact of the S Series plug-in interface and allow for proper readout scaling in a 7S11 or 7S12.

Key Specifications

Rise time 1 ns
Bandwidth 350 MHz
Operating input voltage range 1 Vp-p (plus up to 100 V DC in AC setting)
Maximum single sample step 500 mV
Maximum input voltage ±100 VDC or sine of 100 Vp-p up to 1 kHz, derated with 6 dB/octave to 5 VAC for 20 kHz and up
Input impedance 1 MΩ // 15 pF (BNC)
Noise 500 μV
Features AC or DC coupling

Links

Documents Referencing S-5

Document Class Title Authors Year Links
Tekscope 1971 V3 N2.pdf Article Measuring the Linearity of Fast Ramps John McCormick 1971
42W-5850.pdf Application Note Preventing Sampling Head Overdrive and Static Damage Gary Mott 1985

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