7A16A
The Tektronix 7A16A is a single channel, 225 MHz general-purpose vertical amplifier for 7000-series scopes. The 7A16A was introduced in 1973, superseding the all-discrete 7A16.
Tom Rousseau designed the 7A16A as a simple derivative from the 7A26, providing similar performance to the 7A16, but at a much lower cost. The 7A16 turret attenuator was very expensive to produce.
The 7A16P is GPIB-programmable variant for digitizing mainframes.
Key Specifications
| Bandwidth | 0 – 225 MHz (DC), 10 Hz – 225 MHz (AC) |
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| Deflection | 5 mV/Div to 5 V/Div in 1–2–5 sequence |
| Input impedance | 1 MΩ // 20 pF |
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Links
Patents that may apply to 7A16A
| Page | Title | Inventors | Filing date | Grant date | Links |
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| Patent US 3562464A | Cam actuated switch having movable and fixed contacts on circuit board | Howard Vollum • Willem H Verhoef • Tony Sprando | 1968-10-07 | 1971-02-09 | Cam switches • 2701 • 2703 • 432 • 434 • 465 • 475 • 5A38 • 5A45 • 7A15 • 7A16A • 7A18 • 7A19 • 7A24 • 7A26 • 7B10 • 7B15 • 7B50 • 7B51 • 7B52 • 7B53A • 7B50A • 7B70 • 7B71 • 7B80 • 7B85 • 7B87 • 7B92 • 7B92A • 7D01 • 7D12 • 7D15 • 7J20 • 7S12 • 7T11 • 7T11A |
| Patent US 3719788A | Switch having ganged contacts mounted on opposite sides of circuit board | Ken Holland • Tony Sprando | 1971-02-04 | 1973-03-06 | 465 • 475 • 5A38 • 5A45 • 7A15 • 7A16A • 7A18 • 7A19 • 7A24 • 7A26 • 7D15 |
| Patent US 3753170A | Step attenuator apparatus having attenuator stages selectively connected in cascade by cam actuated switches | Ken Holland | 1971-02-10 | 1973-08-14 | 465 • 475 • 5A38 • 5A45 • 7A15 • 7A16A • 7A18 • 7A19 • 7A24 • 7A26 |
| Patent US 3900711A | Electrical contactor assembly for high frequency applications | Ken Holland | 1974-02-04 | 1975-08-19 | 465 • 475 • 5A38 • 5A45 • 7A15 • 7A16A • 7A18 • 7A19 • 7A24 • 7A26 • 7D15 |
Internals
The 7A16A uses four 155-0078-10 amplifier ICs.
Pictures
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7A16A front panel
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7A16A front panel
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7A16A, left side
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7A16A, right side
7A16A MOD515D Plugin
The 7A16A Mod 515D adds the ability to remotely operate the Bandwith, Polarity and Position functions of the plugin. See [[WP1000AF] for further details
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Front view of a 7A16A plugin with MOD515D
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Left side
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Right side
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Top side
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Closeup of serial number and MOD515D sticker
Components
Some Parts Used in the 7A16A
| Part | Part Number(s) | Class | Description | Used in |
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| 155-0078-00 | 155-0078-xx • 155-0273-00 • 155-0274-00 | Monolithic integrated circuit | broadband amplifier | 464 • 465 • 466 • 468 • 475 • 475A • 475M • 485 • 7834 • 7844 • 7854 • 7904 • R7903 • R7912 • 7912AD • 7912HB • 7104 • 7A16A • 7A16P • 7A24 • 7A26 • 7A42 • 067-0587-01 • 067-0680-00 • AM503 • PG502 • PG508 • DC510 • DC5010 • FG5010 |