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Plate current is measured and amplified and is applied to the Y-axis of the display. | Plate current is measured and amplified and is applied to the Y-axis of the display. | ||
[[John Kobbe]] had a key role in the development of both the 570 and [[575]] curve tracers. | [[John Kobbe]] had a key role in the development of both the 570 and [[575]] curve tracers: | ||
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While I was working on the [[541|540 series]] vertical amplifier, [[Virgil Briton]], whose bench was next to me, had put together a vacuum tube curve tracer using stepping relays and other mechanical devices. I remember thinking that, that was a neat display even if it did a lot clicking and was slow. After putting the cross hatch generator together, I knew it would be very easy to do the curve tracer electronically,it started for in house use,but after putting a self-contained instrument together, Tek decided to call it 570 and sell it. | |||
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