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The '''Tektronix 121''' is a wideband preamplifier intended for [[511]] scopes.   
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The voltage gain is 100, input impedance is 1 MΩ in parallel with 25 pF.
|manufacturer=Tektronix
The frequency response is 5 Hz to 12 MHz.  It has an unbalanced signal path with switchable compensated attenuators before and after the first gain stage, a [[6CB6]] common-cathode amplifier.  The [[1121]] can be considered the successor to the 121.
|model=121
|class=Amplifier
|series=
|summary=Wideband preamplifier
|image=Tek 121 front.jpg
|caption=Tek 121 front
|introduced=1950
|discontinued=(?)
|designers=
|manuals=
* [http://w140.com/tek_121_complete.pdf Tektronix 121 Manual (PDF)]
* [http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_type_121_factory_cal_proc.pdf Tektronix 121 Factory Calibration Procedure (PDF)]
}}
The '''Tektronix 121''' is a wideband preamplifier intended for [[511]] scopes.  The [[1121]] can be considered the successor to the 121.
 
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Its voltage gain is 100, input impedance is 1 MΩ in parallel with 25 pF, frequency response is 5 Hz to 12 MHz.   
 
==Internals==
The 121 has an unbalanced signal path with switchable compensated attenuators before and after the first gain stage, a [[6CB6]] common-cathode amplifier.   


==Comparison of 121 and 112==
==Comparison of 121 and 112==
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==Manuals==
==Picturess==
* [http://w140.com/tek_121_complete.pdf Tektronix 121 Manual (PDF)]
* [http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_type_121_factory_cal_proc.pdf Tektronix 121 Factory Calibration Procedure (PDF)]
 
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Image:Tek 121 front.jpg
Tek 121 front.jpg
Image:Tek 121 bottom.jpg
Tek 121 bottom.jpg
Image:Tek 121 left.jpg
Tek 121 left.jpg
Image:Tek 121 right.jpg
Tek 121 right.jpg
Image:Tek 121 top.jpg
Tek 121 top.jpg
Image:Tek-121-block.png|Block diagram
Tek-121-block.png|Block diagram
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[[Category:Introduced in 1950]]
 
[[Category:Amplifiers]]
[[Category:Amplifiers]]