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|introduced=1954 | |introduced=1954 | ||
|discontinued=1962 | |discontinued=1962 | ||
|designers= | |designers=Bill Polits | ||
|manuals= | |manuals= | ||
* [[Media:070-214.pdf | * [[Media:070-214.pdf|Tektronix Type A Manual 070-214]] | ||
* [[Media:tek_manuals_type_a.pdf|Tektronix Type A Manual]] (bad-OCR) | * [[Media:tek_manuals_type_a.pdf|Tektronix Type A Manual]] (bad-OCR) | ||
* [[Media:tek_type_a_fcp.pdf|Tektronix Type A Factory Calibration Procedure]] (OCR) | * [[Media:tek_type_a_fcp.pdf|Tektronix Type A Factory Calibration Procedure]] (OCR) | ||
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'''Alternate copies''' | '''Alternate copies''' | ||
* [http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/tek/a/ Tektronix Type A Manual] (PDF @ BAMA) | * [http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/tek/a/ Tektronix Type A Manual] (PDF @ BAMA) | ||
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The '''Tektronix Type A''' is a single-channel preamp [[introduced in 1959]] for [[500-series scopes]]. | The '''Tektronix Type A''' is a single-channel preamp [[introduced in 1959]] for [[500-series scopes]]. | ||
It provides two inputs and has a switch to select between them. | It provides two inputs and has a switch to select between them. | ||
A [[545]] with a Type A has a system risetime of 18 nanoseconds and a bandwidth of 20 MHz. | A [[545]] with a Type A has a system risetime of 18 nanoseconds and a bandwidth of 20 MHz. It was designed by [[Bill Polits]]. | ||
Although 1959 was the first year one could find a "Type A" in the catalog, the same instrument | Although 1959 was the first year one could find a "Type A" in the catalog, the same instrument | ||