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[[File:Tek 184 front.JPG | thumb | 300px | right]]
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The '''Tektronix Type 184''' is a compact crystal-controlled time mark generator.  
|manufacturer=
|model=184
|class=Pulse generator
|series=
|summary=Time mark generator
|image=Tek 184 front.JPG
|caption=Tek 184 front
|introduced=1965
|discontinued=1972
|designers=Murlan Kaufman
|manuals=
* [[Media:070-0499-00.pdf|Tektronix 184 Manual]] (PDF)
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The '''Tektronix Type 184''' is a compact crystal-controlled time mark generator, introduced in 1965 and discontinued after 1971.
 
The task of designing the 184 was inherited and completed by [[Murlan Kaufman]].  
The task of designing the 184 was inherited and completed by [[Murlan Kaufman]].  
It is solid-state except for six [[7587]] Nuvistor vacuum tubes.
It is solid-state except for six [[7587]] Nuvistor vacuum tubes.
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There are also seven push-button selectable trigger pulse rates from 1 microsecond to 1 second.   
There are also seven push-button selectable trigger pulse rates from 1 microsecond to 1 second.   


The 184 contains a 10 MHz crystal in a 75°C oven.  The frequency is specified to be
The 184 contains a 10 MHz crystal in a 75°C oven.   
within 0.001% of 10 MHz at ambient temperatures between 20°C and 30°C.  In the same  
The frequency is specified to be within 0.001% of 10 MHz at ambient temperatures between 20°C and 30°C.   
temperature range, the frequency is specified to vary less than 3 ppm (30 Hz).
In the same temperature range, the frequency is specified to vary less than 3 ppm (30 Hz).
 
* [http://bama.edebris.com/download/tek/184/184.pdf Tektronix 184 Manual (PDF)]
* [http://bama.edebris.com/download/tek/184/184.djvu Tektronix 184 Manual (DjVu)]
 
The 184 was introduced in 1965 and discontinued after 1971.


==Pictures==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Tek 184 front.JPG
Tek 184 front.JPG
Tek184-top.jpg | internal, top  
Tek184-top.jpg           | internal, top  
Tek184-bottom.jpg | internal, bottom
Tek184-bottom.jpg         | internal, bottom
Tek 184 introduction.jpg | Tek 184 product announcement
Tek 184 introduction.jpg | Tek 184 product announcement
184-disabled.png               | Cartoon in schematic: Disabled Man
184-disabled.png         | Cartoon in schematic: Disabled Man
184-slow.png                     | Cartoon in schematic: Slow Sign (at [[delay line]])
184-slow.png             | Cartoon in schematic: Slow Sign (at [[delay line]])


</gallery>
</gallery>


 
[[Category:Introduced in 1965]]
[[Category:Time mark generators]]
[[Category:Time mark generators]]

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