3A7

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Tektronix 3A7
Differential amplifier plug-in
3A7 front view

Compatible with 560-series scopes

Produced from 1965 to 1974

Manuals
Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

The Tektronix 3A7 Differential Comparator is a differential amplifier plug-in for 560-series scopes. It provides a precision variable DC source, allowing an input signal to be shifted by a specific voltage offset.

Key Specifications

Bandwidth 10 MHz in 10 mV/div and above, 8 MHz at 5 mV/div, 6 MHz at 2 mV/div, 4 MHz at 1 mV/div
Deflection 1 mV/div to 50 mV/div (1–2–5), variable control up to 125 mV/div, separate 1–10–100–1000× attenuator, i.e. up to 50(125) V/div
Display modes A - Vc,  A - B,  Vc - B
Comparison voltage 0 to ±1.1 V or 0 to ±10 V, 10 coarse steps plus 10-turn pot with mechanical readout

Links

Documents Referencing 3A7

Document Class Title Authors Year Links
Tekscope 1970 V2 N5 Oct 1970.pdf Article Amplitude Measurement to Better Than 1% 1970

Calibration Fixtures

067-0503-00 Precision DC Divider, ×10/×100

Pictures

Components

Some Parts Used in the 3A7

Part Part Number(s) Class Description Used in
2N3053 151-0136-00 151-0136-01 151-0136-02 151-0136-03 Discrete component silicon NPN medium-power transistor AN/USM281C CG5001 CG551AP FG501 GMA101A GMA304 J16 OS261 PS503A RE4012 RM529 R116 R288 R293 R520 RM556 R561B R564B R7103 R7403N R7844 SC501 TR501 TR502 TR503 067-0508-00 067-0546-00 067-0561-00 067-0561-01 067-0570-00 067-0570-01 067-0604-00 067-0746-00 067-0845-00 1502 1503 1A4 1A7 1A7A 1L5 1S1 106 114 115 184 2A61 2101 211 212 230 240 284 287 3A10 3A7 3A9 3B5 3L5 3S1 3T4 3T5 3T6 3T77A 321A 4002A 4006 4010 4012 4013 4016 4024 4025 4025A 4051 4052 4052A 4054 4054A 4081 410 4112 4112B 4113 4113A 4113B 4114 4114A 4114B 4115B 4116A 4116B 422 453 454 454A 455A 4601 4602 4610 4620 4623 4631 4632 4633A 4634 464 465B 465M 466 468 4701 475 475A 475M 485 491 492 492A 492AP 492P 494 494P 496 496P 5T3 520 521 522 5223 528 528A 529 556 561B 564B 568 576 606 606A 608 611 613 614 618 619 624 630 634 7L12 7104 7313 7403N 7503 7504 7514 7603 7613 7623 7623A 7633 7704A 7834 7844 R7844 7904 R7903 7912AD R7912
6DJ8 154-0187-00 154-0305-00 Vacuum Tube (Dual Triode) dual triode 067-506 111 132 161 310A 316 317 502 502A 503 504 506 515 515A 516 519 526 529 RM529 531A RM31A 533 535 535A RM35A 536 543 544 545 545A 545B 546 547 549 555 556 561A 561S 564 565 567 581 581A 585 585A 661 1A2 1A4 1S1 60 2A60 63 2A63 67 2B67 3A1 3A1S 3A2 3A3 3A6 3A7 72 3A72 75 3A75 4S2 51 3B1 3B1S 3B2 3B3 3B4 3M1 3S76 3T77 3T77A 9A1 9A2 1121 80 81 82 86 B O W Z Telequipment D56 Telequipment S32A Telequipment D52 S-311 Telequipment TD51 Telequipment S52 Telequipment S51 Telequipment Type A TU-4
7586 154-0306-00 Vacuum Tube (Triode) Nuvistor triode M 1A1 1A2 1A5 10A2 10A2A 11B1 11B2A 321 321A 3A1 3A1S 3A3 3A5 3A6 3A7 3A8 3A74 3S76 3T77 3T77A 3B5 4S1 4S2 6R1 6R1A 9A1 9A2 82 86 S-311
8056 154-0417-00 Vacuum Tube (Triode) low-voltage Nuvistor triode 422 502 W 1S1 3A7 3S3 3T4 5T3 10A1
8608 154-0491-00 Vacuum Tube (Pentode) 10-watt power pentode 549 556 3A7