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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]] | |||