TG501

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The Tektronix TG501 is a time mark generator plug-in for the TM500 system.

Tektronix TG501
time mark generator
Tektronix TG501

Produced from 1974 to 1995

Manuals
(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)


Note the output must be terminated into 50 Ω or there may be no signal at all.

There is also a TG501A.

Specifications

  • Markers: 5 s to 1 ns in a 1,2,5 sequence
  • Marker Amplitude (into 50 Ω): ≥1 V peak on 5 s through 10 ns; ≥750 mVp-p on 5 ns and 2 ns; ≥200 mVp-p on 1 ns
  • Trigger Output Signal: Slaved to marker output from 5 s through 100 ns. Remains at 100 ns for all faster markers
Internal Reference Standard - 1MHZ Option:1 - 5 MHz
Stability 1E-5 5E-7
Long-Term Drift 1E-5 per month 1E-7 per month
Setability 1E-7 5E-9
  • External Reference Input: 1 MHz; 5 MHz; 10 MHz; TTL compatible (Internally hard wired so output frequencies counted down to 1 MHz)
  • Error Readout Range: to ±7.5%
  • Error Readout accuracy: One digit (±0.1%-points)
  • Net Weight: 1 kg
  • Dimensions: 66.8 mm × 285.3 mm × 125.9 mm (w/d/h)

Repair Issues

  • Check for +15 V and adjust if not between 14.3 V and 15.7 V
  • If +5 V is outside 4.94 V − 5.46 V, check U626 (LM741) − old opamps are prone to failure.
  • A lot of ICs are placed in non gold plated IC sockets. Contact problems can occur. Removing and inserting ICs helps.
  • A1 board should be mounted to frame only with washers inbetween, especially near the rear connector. Shorts to conductor tracks can occur otherwise.

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