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The Tektronix Type B is a plug-in for [[500-series scopes]]. | The Tektronix Type B is a plug-in for [[500-series scopes]]. | ||
It is identical to | It is identical to [[A|Type A]], with the addition of a 10x-gain | ||
AC amplifier which can be switched in to extend the vertical | AC amplifier which can be switched in to extend the vertical | ||
sensitivity from 50mV/div to 5mV/div. | sensitivity from 50mV/div to 5mV/div. | ||
Like Type A, the Type B has its roots in the [[introduced in 1954|1954]] | Like the Type A, the Type B has its roots in the [[introduced in 1954|1954]] | ||
introduction of the [[531]] and [[535]], as the Type 53B, | introduction of the [[531]] and [[535]], as the Type 53B, | ||
with 10x-AC bandwidth of 2Hz to 9MHz. In 1956 it was | with 10x-AC bandwidth of 2Hz to 9MHz. | ||
replaced by the Type 53/54B with DC-20MHz or 2Hz-12MHz bandwidth | In 1956 it was replaced by the Type 53/54B with DC-20MHz | ||
in the [[541]] and [[545]]. In 1959 the Type 53/54B was | or 2Hz-12MHz bandwidth in the [[541]] and [[545]]. | ||
renamed Type B, and it was available through 1970, | In 1959 the Type 53/54B was renamed the Type B, | ||
a seventeen-year run in all. | and it was available through 1970, a seventeen-year run in all. | ||
* [http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/tek/b/ Tektronix Type B Manual (DjVu)] | * [http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/tek/b/ Tektronix Type B Manual (DjVu)] | ||
* [http://w140.com/tek_b.pdf Tektronix Type B manual (PDF)] | * [http://w140.com/tek_b.pdf Tektronix Type B manual (PDF)] | ||
* http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_type_b_factory_cal_proc.pdf | * http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_type_b_factory_cal_proc.pdf |