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* [http://bama.edebris.com/download/tek/524ad/Tek%20524AD.pdf Tektronix 524AD Manual (PDF)] | * [http://bama.edebris.com/download/tek/524ad/Tek%20524AD.pdf Tektronix 524AD Manual (PDF)] | ||
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The '''Tektronix 524''' is | The '''Tektronix 524''' is a monolithic oscilloscope [[introduced in 1953]] for monitoring television waveforms, designed by [[Cliff Moulton]]. | ||
Interestingly, the 524 appears on page 33 of the [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Catalogs/RCA-Test-Equip-1966.pdf 1966 RCA Test Equipment Catalog]. | Interestingly, the 524 appears on page 33 of the [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Catalogs/RCA-Test-Equip-1966.pdf 1966 RCA Test Equipment Catalog]. | ||
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The 524 weighs 61 pounds, uses 500 watts, and has a [[thermal cutoff]]. It uses [[selenium rectifiers]] in the low-voltage | The 524 weighs 61 pounds, uses 500 watts, and has a [[thermal cutoff]]. It uses [[selenium rectifiers]] in the low-voltage | ||
power supply. It has a total of 4 kV CRT beam acceleration, | power supply. It has a total of 4 kV CRT beam acceleration, | ||
−1.5 kV on the cathode and +2.5 kV on the anode. | |||
It normally came with a [[5ABP1]] CRT which has P1 [[phosphor]], | It normally came with a [[5ABP1]] CRT which has P1 [[phosphor]], | ||
but P7 and P11 phosphors were also available. | but P7 and P11 phosphors were also available. | ||
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conventional trigger circuit and sweep circuit similar to that of the 514. | conventional trigger circuit and sweep circuit similar to that of the 514. | ||
The 524 uses a cylindrical style of ceramic terminal strip, | The 524 uses a cylindrical style of ceramic terminal strip, which is less common than the straight style. | ||
which is less common than the straight style. | |||
The cylindrical style is also used in the [[C|Type C]], [[CA|Type CA]], and [[315]]. | The cylindrical style is also used in the [[C|Type C]], [[CA|Type CA]], and [[315]]. | ||
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==Pictures== | ==Pictures== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Tek 524 trace.jpg|Displaying a squarewave | |||
Tek 524ad front fl.jpg | |||
Tek 524ad front.jpg | |||
Tek 524 marker switch.jpg|Marker switch | |||
Tek 524 round terminal strip.jpg|Unusual round terminal strips in the 524 | |||
Tek 524 internal.jpg|Top right internal view | |||
Tek 524 selenium rectifier.jpg|Selenium rectifier and unusual fan mount | |||
Image:TimeMarkGenFor524.jpg|Time Mark Gen for 524 | Image:TimeMarkGenFor524.jpg|Time Mark Gen for 524 | ||
Tek 524 syncsep.png|Sync Separator | |||
Tek 524 bottom front2.jpg|Bottom front, power supply circuitry | |||
Tek 524 bottom rear2.jpg|Bottom rear, transformer wiring | |||
Tek 524ad cl1.jpg | Tek 524ad cl1.jpg | ||
Tek 524ad cl2.jpg | Tek 524ad cl2.jpg | ||
Tek 524ad cl3.jpg | Tek 524ad cl3.jpg | ||
524AD-cartoon-1960.jpg | [[Cartoons|Cartoon]] in 1960 version of circuit diagrams | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Early model=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Tek early 524ad 1.jpg | |||
Tek early 524ad 2.jpg | |||
Tek early 524ad 3.jpg | |||
Tek early 524ad 4.jpg | |||
Tek early 524ad 5.jpg | |||
Tek early 524ad 6.jpg | |||
Tek early 524ad 7.jpg | |||
Tek early 524ad 8.jpg | |||
Tek early 524ad 9.jpg | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category:Monolithic tube scopes]] | [[Category:Monolithic tube scopes]] | ||