PS503

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Tektronix PS503
triple power supply
Tektronix PS503

Produced from 1972 to 1976

Manuals

(Manuals are OCRed PDF files unless noted otherwise)

Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

The Tektronix PS503 is a triple power supply plug-in for the TM500 system.

It has floating outputs variable 0 to −20 V and 0 to +20 V at 0.4 A, as well as a fixed, ground referenced +5 V output that can source 1 A. The variable supplies can be adjusted independently or can track one another.

The PS503 was designed by Gunther Engert and Roger Stenbock, and introduced in 1972. It was replaced by the PS503A version in 1976 that can deliver ±20 V at 1 A when used in TM500 high-power compartments.

Key Specifications

Output voltage 0 to +20 V and 0 to −20 V, floating; 5 V ±5%, ground referenced
Current limit <100 mA to 0.4 A; 1 A fixed on +5 V
Ripple and noise <3 mVp-p @ 1 A on either rail

Rear interface connections

  • +20 V output (22A)
  • −20 V output (22B)
  • ±20 V common (24A, 24B)

(connections below require various jumper changes in the PS503 as described in the manual)

  • Remote resistor or voltage programming (via 25A, 25B) or
  • Remote sensing (+ Sense 23A, − Sense 23B)

Links

Documents referencing PS503

Document Class Title Authors Year Links
Tekscope 1972 V4 N3 May 1972.pdf Article TM500 series - A New Dimension in Plug-in Instrumentation Bob Ragsdale 1972
Tekscope 1973 V5 N5 Sep 1973.pdf Article A new approach to multifunctional instruments Bob Metzler 1973
070-2088-00.pdf Book TM500 Series Rear Interface Data Book 1975
070-2088-01.pdf Book TM500 Series Rear Interface Data Book 1976
070-2088-04.pdf Book TM500 Series Rear Interface Data Book 1985

Prices

Year Catalog price In 2026 dollars
1973 $180 ~$1,400
1975 $195 ~$1,200

Rear Interface

  • Key: Power Supply (19–20)
  • +20 V output (22A) and sense (23A)
  • −20 V output (22B) and sense (23B)
  • ±20 V reference common (21A, 21B, 24A, 24B)
  • U70 pin 3 (26B; positive section current pot wiper)
  • U170 pin 3 (26A; negative section current pot wiper)
  • U40 pin 3 (25B; positive section voltage pot wiper)
  • U140 pin 3 (25A; negative section voltage pot wiper)

Pictures

PS503

PS503M

Schematics

Components