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* [[Media:070-432.pdf|Tektronix Type W Manual (11MB, PDF)]]
* [[Media:070-432.pdf|Tektronix Type W Manual (11MB, PDF)]]
* [http://w140.com/tek_type_w_schematics.pdf Tektronix Type W Schematics Only (PDF)]
* [http://w140.com/tek_type_w_schematics.pdf Tektronix Type W Schematics Only (PDF)]
 
* [[Media:Tek type w fcp jan 1969.pdf|Tektronix Type W Factory Calibration Procedure, January 1969 (PDF, needs OCR)]]
* [[Media:tek_type_w_schem_only.pdf|Tektronix Type W Schematics Only (PDF, OCR)]]
* [[Media:Tek type w fcp no ocr.pdf|Tektronix Type W Factory Calibration Procedure, March 1969 (PDF, needs OCR)]]
* [[Media:Tek type w cal outline.pdf|Tektronix Type W Calibration Outline (PDF, OCR)]]
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The '''Tektronix Type W''' is a differential comparator plug-in amplifier for [[500-series scopes]].   
The '''Tektronix Type W''' is a differential comparator plug-in amplifier for [[500-series scopes]].   
Its bandwidth varies from 23 MHz to 8 MHz depending on gain.  Only modestly
Its bandwidth varies from 23 MHz to 8 MHz depending on gain.  Type W is
faster than its [[Z|Type Z]] predecessor, Type W extends performance in  
faster than its [[Z|Type Z]] predecessor, and it extends performance in  
terms of sensitivity, reaching 1 mV/div.   
terms of sensitivity, reaching 1 mV/div.  It achieves 20,000 to 1 common-mode
rejection at DC and low frequencies.


It achieves 20,000 to 1 common-mode rejection at DC and low frequencies.
Type W has two signal inputs, "A" and "B", and a built in precision variable voltage supply, "V<sub>C</sub>",  
It has a built in precision variable voltage supply, "V<sub>c</sub>",  
which is controlled by a ten-turn pot and can vary from either −1.1 V to +1.1 V or −11 V to +11 V.  
which is controlled by a ten-turn pot and can vary from either -1.1 V to +1.1 V or -11 V to +11 V.
A mode switch selects between displaying A−V<sub>C</sub>, A−B, or V<sub>C</sub>−B.   
 
The "A−B" mode is particularly useful for displaying the current in a sense resistor,  
Type W has two signal inputs, "A" and "B". 
A mode switch selects between displaying A-Vc, A-B, or Vc-B.   
The "A-B" mode is particularly useful for displaying the current in a sense resistor,  
while the other modes provide "slideback" measurements of small variations superimposed on a large constant.   
while the other modes provide "slideback" measurements of small variations superimposed on a large constant.   
An output of V<sub>C</sub> is provided on the front panel for precision measurements. 


An output of V<sub>c</sub> is provided on the front panel of the Type W.  Unlike the Z,
Unlike the Type Z, Type W has two gain axes: a decade attenuator and a 1−2−5−10−20−50 selector,  
Type W has two gain axes, a decade attenuator and a 1-2-5-10-20-50 selector,  
reminiscent of [[D|Type D]] from ten years before.
reminiscent of [[D|Type D]] from ten years before.


Type W is the only letter-series plug-in with an "infinite resistance" input mode selectable at the front panel.
Type W is the only letter-series plug-in with an "infinite resistance" input mode selectable at the front panel.
([[1A5|Type 1A5]] has an internal jumper that can be cut.)
([[1A5|Type 1A5]] has an internal jumper that can be cut.)
Original production uses a pair of type [[8056]] [[Nuvistor|Nuvistors]] in the front end; starting at serial number 7000 these were replaced with JFETs.
   
   
In the letter-series timeline of differential comparators, Type W, [[introduced in 1965]],  
In the letter-series timeline of differential comparators, Type W, [[introduced in 1965]],  
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[[Category:500 series plugins]]
[[Category:500 series plugins]]
[[Category:Differential amplifiers]]

Revision as of 11:11, 5 May 2021

Template:Plugin Sidebar 2 The Tektronix Type W is a differential comparator plug-in amplifier for 500-series scopes. Its bandwidth varies from 23 MHz to 8 MHz depending on gain. Type W is faster than its Type Z predecessor, and it extends performance in terms of sensitivity, reaching 1 mV/div. It achieves 20,000 to 1 common-mode rejection at DC and low frequencies.

Type W has two signal inputs, "A" and "B", and a built in precision variable voltage supply, "VC", which is controlled by a ten-turn pot and can vary from either −1.1 V to +1.1 V or −11 V to +11 V. A mode switch selects between displaying A−VC, A−B, or VC−B. The "A−B" mode is particularly useful for displaying the current in a sense resistor, while the other modes provide "slideback" measurements of small variations superimposed on a large constant. An output of VC is provided on the front panel for precision measurements.

Unlike the Type Z, Type W has two gain axes: a decade attenuator and a 1−2−5−10−20−50 selector, reminiscent of Type D from ten years before.

Type W is the only letter-series plug-in with an "infinite resistance" input mode selectable at the front panel. (Type 1A5 has an internal jumper that can be cut.)

Original production uses a pair of type 8056 Nuvistors in the front end; starting at serial number 7000 these were replaced with JFETs.

In the letter-series timeline of differential comparators, Type W, introduced in 1965, follows Type Z and precedes Type 1A5.

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