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The '''Tektronix T5610''' is a CRT used in the [[561|561A]] and [[567]].
The '''Tektronix T5610''' is a CRT used in the [[561|561A]] and [[567]].  


Revolutionary at the time, the T5610 incorporated many “firsts” that would remain through most of Tek's analog scopes to follow:
Revolutionary at the time (1962), the T5610 incorporated many “firsts” that would remain through most of Tek's analog scopes to follow:
* a rectangular faceplate allowing for a more compact CRT
* a rectangular faceplate allowing for a more compact CRT
* a ceramic CRT envelope which provided more mechanical precision than a blown glass tube
* a ceramic CRT envelope which provided more mechanical precision than a blown glass tube
* a separate face plate made from a flat glass panel  
* a separate face plate made from a flat glass panel  
* graticule markings printed on the phosphor side of the faceplate, totally eliminating parallax errors, and allowing for better edge illumination
* graticule markings printed on the phosphor side of the faceplate, totally eliminating parallax errors, and allowing for better edge illumination
==Links==
* [http://books.google.at/books/about/The_Cathode_Ray_Tube.html?id=PHIfAQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y Peter Keller, The Cathode-Ray Tube: Technology, History, and Applications. Palisades Press, 1991. ISBN 0963155903, 9780963155900] pp.120-121


[[Category:Cathode ray tubes]]
[[Category:Cathode ray tubes]]
[[Category:Introduced in 1962]]

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