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{{Oscilloscope Sidebar |manufacturer=Tektronix |designers= |
{{Oscilloscope Sidebar
series=500-series scopes |
|manufacturer=Tektronix
model= 541 |
|series=500-series scopes
summary=30 MHz oscilloscope |
|model=541
image=Tek 541.jpg |
|summary=30 MHz oscilloscope
caption=Tektronix 541 |
|image=Tek 541.jpg
introduced=1955 |
|caption=Tektronix 541
discontinued=1966 |
|introduced=1955
manuals=
|discontinued=1966
* [http://bama.edebris.com/download/tek/531_541/531_541.djvu Tektronix 531/541 Manual (DjVu)]
|designers=
* [http://w140.com/mmm/tek-531-541.pdf Tektronix 531/541 Manual (PDF)]
|manuals=
* [http://w140.com/tek_541a.pdf Tektronix 541A Manual (PDF)]
* [https://bama.edebris.com/download/tek/531_541/531_541.djvu Tektronix 531/541 Manual (DjVu)]
 
* [https://w140.com/mmm/tek-531-541.pdf Tektronix 531/541 Manual (PDF)]
<!-- * [http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_541_fac_cal.pdf Tektronix 541 Factory Calibration Procedure (PDF)] -->
* [https://w140.com/tek_541a.pdf Tektronix 541A Manual (PDF)]
* [[Media:tek_541_fcp.pdf|Tektronix 541 Factory Calibration Procedure (PDF, OCR)]]
* [[Media:tek_541_fcp.pdf|Tektronix 541 Factory Calibration Procedure (PDF, OCR)]]
<!-- * [http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_541a_fac_cal.pdf Tektronix 541A Factory Calibration Procedure (PDF)] -->
* [[Media:tek_541a_fcp.pdf|Tektronix 541A Factory Calibration Procedure (PDF, OCR)]]
* [[Media:tek_541a_fcp.pdf|Tektronix 541A Factory Calibration Procedure (PDF, OCR)]]
<!-- * [http://w140.com/tek_balancing_545_vert.pdf Balancing the 540-Series Vertical Amplifier (PDF)] -->
* [[Media:tek_balancing_545_vertical.pdf|Balancing the 540-Series Vertical Amplifier (PDF, OCR)]]
* [[Media:tek_balancing_545_vertical.pdf|Balancing the 540-Series Vertical Amplifier (PDF, OCR)]]
<!-- * [http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_adjust_540_vert_delay.pdf How to Adjust the Vertical Amplifier and Delay Line of a 540-Series Oscilloscope (PDF)] -->
* [[Media:tek_adjust_540_vertical.pdf|How to Adjust the Vertical Amplifier and Delay Line of a 540-Series Oscilloscope (PDF, OCR)]]
* [[Media:tek_adjust_540_vertical.pdf|How to Adjust the Vertical Amplifier and Delay Line of a 540-Series Oscilloscope (PDF, OCR)]]
* [[Media:Tek 500-series modification summary.pdf|Modification Summary for 541 and Similar Models (PDF scan from faded printout)]]
* [[Media:Tek 500-series modification summary.pdf|Modification Summary for 541 and Similar Models (PDF scan from faded printout)]]
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The '''Tektronix Type 541''' is a 30 MHz* oscilloscope that accepts [[letter-series and 1-series plug-ins]].
The '''Tektronix Type 541''' is a 30 MHz* oscilloscope that accepts [[letter-series and 1-series plug-ins]].
It has a [[distributed amplifier]] and is exactly like the Type [[545]]  
It has a [[distributed amplifier]] and is exactly like the Type [[545]] except it does not have the Delayed Sweep (dual timebase) feature.
except it does not have the Delayed Sweep (dual timebase) feature.


It was [[introduced in 1955]] simultaneously with the 545,  
It was [[introduced in 1955]] simultaneously with the 545, and was superseded in [[introduced_in_1959|1959]] by the 541A, which has more convenient controls.
and was superseded in [[introduced_in_1959|1959]] by the 541A,
For example, the 541 required the operator to set two rotary switches to get the desired sweep time/div.
which has more convenient controls.
The 541A replaced the two-switch design with a many-position rotary switch.  
For example, the 541 required the operator to set two rotary switches to get
This was also the case with setting the calibrator amplitude, which involved two switches on the 541 and one switch on the 541A.
the desired sweep time/div .
The 541A replaced the two-switch design with a many-position rotary switch.
This was also the case with setting the calibrator amplitude,  
which involved two switches on the 541 and one switch on the 541A.


The 541's CRT is part number [[154-098]], also known as the T54.  
The 541's CRT is part number [[154-098]], also known as the T54.  
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A new probe, the [[P410|P400 Series]], was created for the 541/545, because the 10 MHz [[P510|P510A]] rings on fast signals.
A new probe, the [[P410|P400 Series]], was created for the 541/545, because the 10 MHz [[P510|P510A]] rings on fast signals.


==Specifications==
{{MissingSpecs}}
 
<nowiki>*</nowiki> 33 MHz with a 50 MHz plug-in such as the Type [[1A1]].
<nowiki>*</nowiki> 33 MHz with a 50 MHz plug-in such as the Type [[1A1]].


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{{Parts|541}}
{{Parts|RM41}}


[[Category:500 series scopes]]
[[Category:500 series scopes]]
[[Category:Specifications needed]]

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