541

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Tektronix 541
30 MHz oscilloscope
Tektronix 541

Produced from 1955 to 1966

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The Tektronix Type 541 is a 30 MHz* oscilloscope that accepts letter-series and 1-series plug-ins. It has a distributed amplifier and is exactly like the Type 545 except it does not have the Delayed Sweep (dual timebase) feature.

It was introduced in 1955 simultaneously with the 545, and was superseded in 1959 by the 541A, which has more convenient controls. For example, the 541 required the operator to set two rotary switches to get the desired sweep time/div. The 541A replaced the two-switch design with a many-position rotary switch. This was also the case with setting the calibrator amplitude, which involved two switches on the 541 and one switch on the 541A.

The 541's CRT is part number 154-098, also known as the T54. The standard phosphor is P2. The 541A uses the T65 CRT.

John Kobbe designed the 541 and contributed to the design of its CRT, realizing that there is a tradeoff between scan height and bandwidth. This is why the pre-B 540-series scopes have only four cm vertical deflection.

There is a rackmount version, Type RM41.

There is also a 541-S7 version, which has single-sweep mode.

A new probe, the P400 Series, was created for the 541/545, because the 10 MHz P510A rings on fast signals.

Key Specifications

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* 33 MHz with a 50 MHz plug-in such as the Type 1A1.

Pictures


Some Parts Used in the 541

Part Part Number(s) Class Description Used in
12B4 154-044 154-0044-00 Vacuum Tube (Triode) power triode 126 310 310A 316 317 502 502A 524 526 541 541A 535 535A 545 545A 546 547 570 549 551 555 513 581 581A 585 585A Keithley 610
12BY7A 154-047 154-0047-00 Vacuum Tube (Pentode) miniature 6.5 W power pentode 106 163 524 531 533 535 536 541 543 535 545 545A 549 555 75 3A75 3B5
5651 154-052 154-0052-00 154-0288-00 Gas Discharge Tube (Voltage regulator) 87 V voltage reference 128 160 310 310A 502 503 504 511A 512 516 517 524 526 531 531A 535 536 541 541A 543 543A 543B 545 545A 545B 570 549 581 581A 585 585A
5BHP 154-0142-00 154-152 154-0409-00 154-409 154-0106-00 154-106 154-0098-00 154-098 154-0099-00 154-099 154-0104-00 154-104 CRT 5" CRT 541 545
6080 154-0056-00 154-0315-00 Vacuum Tube (Dual Triode) dual power triode 132 160 316 317 516 535 535A RM35A 541 541A 535 536 545 545A 545B 546 547 549 565 567 575 581 581A 585 585A
6AU5 154-021 154-0021-00 Vacuum Tube (Pentode) 10 W beam power pentode 507 513 516 517 517A 531 535 541 535 545 547 581 581A 585 585A
6AW8 154-0095-00 Vacuum Tube (Triode/Pentode) triode-pentode combo 132 160 541 535 545
6BQ7A 154-028 154-0028-00 157-0022-00 157-0003-00 Vacuum Tube (Dual Triode) dual triode 107 163 181 310 315 316 360 524 531 532 535 536 541 545 570 T
6CB6A 154-0030-00 Vacuum Tube (Pentode) pentode 105 112 316 317 503 504 513 517 517A 541 535 545 63 2A63
6DK6 154-0149-00 154-0367-00 Vacuum Tube (Pentode) high-frequency miniature pentode 180 503 513 514 541 543 535 545 545A 551 555
T54 154-0098-00 154-0099-00 154-0104-00 154-0105-00 154-0106-00 154-0142-00 CRT CRT 541 545


Some Parts Used in the 541A

Part Part Number(s) Class Description Used in
12B4 154-044 154-0044-00 Vacuum Tube (Triode) power triode 126 310 310A 316 317 502 502A 524 526 541 541A 535 535A 545 545A 546 547 570 549 551 555 513 581 581A 585 585A Keithley 610
5651 154-052 154-0052-00 154-0288-00 Gas Discharge Tube (Voltage regulator) 87 V voltage reference 128 160 310 310A 502 503 504 511A 512 516 517 524 526 531 531A 535 536 541 541A 543 543A 543B 545 545A 545B 570 549 581 581A 585 585A
6080 154-0056-00 154-0315-00 Vacuum Tube (Dual Triode) dual power triode 132 160 316 317 516 535 535A RM35A 541 541A 535 536 545 545A 545B 546 547 549 565 567 575 581 581A 585 585A
T5430 154-0175-00 154-0758-00 154-0758-03 154-0758-04 154-0183-00 CRT 5" CRT 541A 543 543A 545A


Some Parts Used in the RM41

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