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{{Plugin Sidebar 2|
{{Plugin Sidebar  
title=Tektronix Type Z|
|manufacturer=Tektronix
summary=Comparator preamp plug-in|
|series=500-series scopes
image=Tek Type Z front.jpg |  
|type=Type Z
caption=Type Z front view|
|summary=Comparator preamp plug-in
introduced=1960 |
|image=Tek Type Z front.jpg
discontinued=1969 |
|caption=Type Z front view
series=[[500-series scopes]]|
|introduced=1960  
manuals=
|discontinued=1969  
|designers=Charlie Rhodes;Ron Olson
|manuals=
* [[Media:070-251.pdf|Tektronix Type Z Manual]] (PDF, OCR)
* [[Media:070-251.pdf|Tektronix Type Z Manual]] (PDF, OCR)
* [[Media:tek_type_z_fcp.pdf|Tektronix Type Z Factory Calibration Procedure (PDF)]]
* [[Media:tek_type_z_fcp.pdf|Tektronix Type Z Factory Calibration Procedure (PDF)]]
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Unlike later comparators, Type Z has separate step attenuators for each input,
Unlike later comparators, Type Z has separate step attenuators for each input,
permitting the user to view the difference between signals of widely differing amplitudes.
permitting the user to view the difference between signals of widely differing amplitudes.
Unfortunately the divider resistors have no trim, so CMRR is poor except at 50mV/div.


It is also the only comparator that can handle ±100 V common mode at full sensitivity.
It is also the only comparator that can handle ±100 V common mode at full sensitivity.
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==Specifications==
==Specifications==
Maximum sensitivity is 50 mV/div, and common-mode rejection at DC and low frequencies is 40,000 to 1.
Maximum sensitivity is 50 mV/div, and common-mode rejection is 40,000:1 "from DC through audio frequencies".


Risetime as a general-purpose amplifier is 27 ns (13 MHz bandwidth), but it can track a common-mode risetime of 7 ns.
Risetime as a general-purpose amplifier is 27 ns (13 MHz bandwidth).  A side effect of Type Z's unprecedented dynamic range is that transient response is a function of signal amplitude: slew rates faster than 1V in 6ns will cause distortion due to grid current.


[[Category:Specifications needed]]
[[Category:Specifications needed]]
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The step attenuators are [[turret attenuators]].
The step attenuators are [[turret attenuators]].
==Prices==
* $525 in 1962 ($4,750 in 2021 dollars)


==Links==
==Links==
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Tek_z_schem.png|Main Amplifier
Tek_z_schem.png|Main Amplifier
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[[Category:500 series plugins]]
[[Category:500 series plugins]]
[[Category:Differential amplifiers]]
[[Category:Differential amplifiers]]

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