7B71

Tektronix 7B71
200 MHz Delaying Timebase Tektronix 7B71 Timebase plug-in Compatible with 7000-series scopes Produced from 1969 to 1975 Manuals Tektronix 7B71 Manual Tektronix 7B71 Manual (complete, B205000 and up) Tektronix 7B71 Catalog Description Tektronix Mod 515C supplement (All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

The Tektronix 7B71 Delaying Time Base is a 200 MHz time base plug-in for 7000-series scopes. It was designed by Murlan Kaufman.

The 7B71 contains a delay function to control a "B" horizontal plug-in in four-slot mainframes, typically a model 7B70. It has no provision for X-Y mode.

The 7B70/7B71 were primarily intended for the 7704 mainframe. They were superseded by the 7B85/7B80 pair (400 MHz) in 1976, which increased the frequency range to 400 MHz and added digital read-out of the delay time.

Key Specifications

Sweep	5 s/Div to 20 ns/Div in 1−2−5 sequence, ×10 magnifier down to 2 ns/Div, variable down to 12.5 s/Div
Excluded portions of sweep	None in 7700-series, first 50 ns with magnifier
Trigger sensitivity	0.3 Div (int) or 75 mV (ext) up to 20 MHz, 1.5 Div or 375 mV from 20 MHz to 200 MHz
Trigger coupling	DC, AC (>30 Hz), AC HF REJ (30 Hz to 50 kHz), AC LF REJ (>30 kHz)
Trigger input	1 MΩ // 20 pF, max. 500 V DC+peak AC
Jitter	less than 1 ns at 150 MHz
Trigger Modes	Peak-Peak Auto, Auto, Norm, Single Sweep
Variable time delay accuracy	1% (0.5 s/Div to 1 μs/Div)
Variable time delay multiplier Linearity	within 0.2%

Links

Documents Referencing 7B71

Document	Class	Title	Authors	Year	Links
Tekscope 1969 V1 N5 Oct 1969.pdf	Article	Introducing the New Generation		1969	7000-series scopes • 7504 • 7704 • 7A11 • 7A12 • 7A13 • 7A14 • 7A16 • 7A22 • 7S11 • 7M11 • 7B50 • 7B51 • 7B70 • 7B71 • 7T11 • R5030 • 7000 series readout system • Miniature relays • Cam switches • Industrial Design • T7500 • T7700 • P6052 • P6053 • C-50 • C-51 • 204-2
Tekscope 1969 V1 N6 Dec 1969.pdf	Article	A New Logic for Oscilloscope Displays		1969	7000-series scopes • 7A11 • 7A12 • 7A13 • 7A14 • 7A16 • 7A22 • 7B50 • 7B51 • 7B70 • 7B71 • 7S11 • 7T11 • 7504 • 7704
7000 series brochure March 1973.pdf	Brochure	7000 series brochure, March 1973		1973	7A11 • 7A12 • 7A13 • 7A14 • 7A15A • 7A16A • 7A17 • 7A18 • 7A19 • 7A21N • 7A22 • 7B50 • 7B53A • 7B70 • 7B71 • 7B92 • 7CT1N • 7D11 • 7D13 • 7D14 • 7D15 • 7M11 • 7L12 • 7S11 • 7S12 • 7T11 • 7704A • R7704 • 7904 • R7903 • 7603 • R7603 • 7403N • R7403N • 7313 • R7313 • 7613 • R7613 • 7623 • R7623 • P7001
Tekscope 1974 V6 N4.pdf	Article	Troubleshooting the 7B70 and 7B71 Time Bases	Jim Lawe	1974	7B70 • 7B71

Patents that may apply to 7B71

Page	Title	Inventors	Filing date	Grant date	Links
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 • AM503
Patent US 3584174A	Push-button switch apparatus having cam actuated switch contacts and selective illumination means	Tony Sprando • Peter S Winkelmann	1969-06-09	1971-06-08	Back-lit switches • 7A11 • 7A12 • 7A13 • 7A14 • 7A16 • 7A16P • 7A22 • 7A42 • 7B42N • 7B50 • 7B51 • 7B52 • 7B53A • 7B70 • 7B71 • 7B92 • 7B92A • 7D10 • 7D11 • 7D12 • 7D114 • 7D15 • 7D20 • 7F10 • 7L5 • 7L12 • 7L13 • 7L14 • 7L18 • 7M13 • 7S11 • 7S12 • 7T11 • 067-0587-00 • 067-0587-01 • 067-0587-02 • 067-0587-10

Internals

The 7B71 contains five 148-0034-00 miniature relays and one 148-0035-00. It also contains one 152-0154-00 and two 152-0125-00 tunnel diodes.

Pictures

7B71 MOD515C Plugin

The 7B71 Mod 515C adds the ability to remotely operate the triggering level, the position & delay time, the magnifier setting and the trigger-modes. The modified 7B71 timebase can be configured as a delaying or as a delayed timebase. See WP1000AF for further details

Front view of a 7B71 plugin with MOD515C
Left side
Right side
Top side
Closeup of serial number and MOD515C sticker

Components

Some Parts Used in the 7B71

Part	Part Number(s)	Class	Description	Used in
148-0034-00	148-0034-00	Discrete component	miniature DPDT relay	5A48 • 7A11 • 7A13 • 7A14 • 7B70 • 7B71 • 7503 • 7904 • 7904A
148-0035-00	148-0035-00	Discrete component	miniature SPDT relay	7A13 • 7A14 • 7B70 • 7B71
151-0261-00	151-0261-00	Discrete component	dual PNP transistor	AM501 • AM502 • CG5001 • CG551AP • FG501 • FG502 • FG503 • OF150 • OF151 • OF152 • OF235 • OS261 • RM502A • R1140 • R5030 • R5031 • R7912 • 067-0679-00 • 067-0807-00 • 1101 • 1140A • 1141 • 1142 • 1350 • 145 • 1450 • 1480 • 1481 • 1482 • 1485 • 1501 • 1801 • 1900 • 1910 • 1980 • 213 • 26A1 • 26A2 • 2620 • 285 • 3A9 • 3A10 • 3S1 • 3S2 • 3S5 • 3S6 • 432 • 434 • 4501 • 454 • 4601 • 4602 • 4610 • 4612 • 4620 • 4632 • 4634 • 4701 • 475 • 492 • 492A • 492AP • 494 • 494P • 496 • 496P • 5A13N • 5A20N • 5A21N • 5A22N • 5A26 • 5L4N • 502A • 5030 • 5031 • 576 • 690SR • 7A22 • 7A29 • 7B51 • 7B71 • 7J20 • 7L5 • 7S11 • 7S12 • 7912AD
1N3717	152-0381-00 • 152-0125-00	Discrete component	4.7 mA, 25 pF tunnel diode	1L40 • 1S1 • 1S2 • 11B1 • 11B2 • 11B2A • 147A • 1470 • 148 • 21A • 22A • 3B4 • 3B5 • 408 • 432 • 434 • 453 • 453A • 454 • 466 • 491 • 5T3 • 544 • RM544 • 546 • RM546 • 547 • RM547 • 556 • RM556 • 7B70 • 7B71 • 7D11
SMTD995	152-0140-01	Discrete component	10 mA, 8 pF tunnel diode	1S1 • 1S2 • 1502 • 21A • 22A • 3T5 • 3T6 • 475 • 475A • 475M • 544 • R544 • 546 • RM546 • 547 • RM547 • 556 • R556 • 581A • 585A • RM585 • 7B52 • 7B53N • 7B70 • 7B71 • 7D10 • 7D11 • 7T11 • 7T11A • R7912 • S-51 • S-52 • TU-5 • 067-0572-00 • 067-0572-01 • 067-0681-00
STD704	152-0125-00	Discrete component	4.7 mA tunnel diode	1L40 • 1S1 • 11B1 • 11B2 • 11B2A • 147 • R147 • 147A • R147A • 1470 • 148 • R148 • 148-M • 149 • R149 • 149A • R149A • 21A • 22A • 3B4 • 3B5 • 408 • 432 • 434 • 453 • 453A • 454 • 464 • 465 • 466 • 491 • 5T3 • 544 • RM544 • 546 • RM546 • 547 • RM547 • 556 • RM556 • 7B70 • 7B71 • 7D11