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Early 551 units used [[UHF connector]]s.  Many were converted in the field to use [[BNC connector]]s.
Early 551 units used [[UHF connector]]s.  Many were converted in the field to use [[BNC connector]]s.


==Specifications==
{{BeginSpecs}}
{{Spec | CRT | [[T57]] (T551) in early, [[T5511]] in later (SN 2032+) models }}
{{EndSpecs}}


{| border="1" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Comparison of 551 with 555
|+Comparison of 551 with 555
! scope="col" |
! scope="col" |
! scope="col" | 551
! scope="col" | 551
! scope="col" | 555
! scope="col" | 555
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Risetime with Type K
! scope="col" | Rise time with Type K
| 14ns
| 14 ns
| 12ns
| 12 ns
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Acceleration Voltage
! scope="col" | Acceleration Voltage
| 10kV
| 10 kV
| 10kV
| 10 kV
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Filament Regulation
! scope="col" | Filament Regulation
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| saturable core reactor
| saturable core reactor
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Price in 1965
! scope="row" | Price in 1965 <br />(2015 equiv.)
| $1850 || $2650
| $1,850 <br />($14,000) || $2,650 <br />($20,100)
|-  
|-  
! scope="row" | Indicator Weight
! scope="row" | Indicator Weight
| 52 pounds
| 52 lb (23.6 kg)
| 68 pounds
| 68 lb (30.8 kg)
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Power Supply Weight
! scope="row" | Power Supply Weight
| 42 pounds
| 42 lb (19 kg)
| 45 pounds
| 45 lb (20.4 kg)
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Power Consumption
! scope="row" | Power Consumption
| 850 watts
| 850 W
| 1050 watts
| 1050 W
|}
|}


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<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:551_front.jpg|Front view.
File:551_front.jpg|Front view.
Image:551_ps.jpg|External power supply.
File:551_ps.jpg|External power supply.
Image:551_leftint.jpg|Left side.
File:551_leftint.jpg|Left side.
Image:551_rightint.jpg|Right side.
File:551_rightint.jpg|Right side.
Image:551_top.jpg|Top view.
File:551_top.jpg|Top view.
Image:551 block.gif|Block diagram
File:551 block.gif|Block diagram
Image:551 vert.gif|Vertical amplifier
File:551 vert.gif|Vertical amplifier
Image:Tek 551 trigger.png|trigger schematic
File:Tek 551 trigger.png|trigger schematic
File:Tek 551 high voltage section.png|CRT circuit
File:Tek 551 high voltage section.png|CRT circuit
Image:Tek 551 block.png|block diagram
File:Tek 551 block.png|block diagram
Image:Tek 551 ps bottom.jpg|bottom of power supply
File:Tek 551 ps bottom.jpg|bottom of power supply
File:1-551 001.jpg|Tek 551 Mod 108A
File:1-551 001.jpg|Tek 551 Mod 108A
File:1-551 004.jpg|551 with Mod 108A
File:1-551 004.jpg|551 with Mod 108A

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