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Note that these specifications are for the [[576 Standard Test Fixture]]. | Note that these specifications are for the [[576 Standard Test Fixture]]. | ||
See [[576 Detailed Specifications]] for more data. | See [[576 Detailed Specifications]] for more data. | ||
==Links== | |||
* [[Curve Tracer Adapters]] | |||
* [https://lazyelectrons.wordpress.com/2018/06/12/tektronix-576-curve-tracer-repair-restore Lazy Electrons 576 Restoration Page] | |||
* [http://www.jacmusic.com/Tube-testers/TEK-576/Tek-576-1-General-Part.html Tektronix 576 Curve Tracer System page at JAC Music (Includes a restoration article)] | |||
* [http://www.amplifier.cd/Test_Equipment/Tektronix/Tektronix_other/576.html Tek 576 @ amplifier.cd] (including repair report, mostly in German) | |||
* [http://www.pa4tim.nl/?p=2175 Tektronix 576, King of the curvetracers] @ PA4TIM | |||
* [http://www.ke5fx.com/A_VTCT_Adapter_for_All_Tektronix_SCTs_W7PF.pdf Dennis Tillman: An Inexpensive Vacuum Tube Curve Tracer Adapter for All Tektronix Semiconductor Curve Tracers] | |||
* [https://youtu.be/c-y8UmoHbtw Tek 576 by W2AEW] @ YouTube - theory and measurement examples | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B26TOeKWLA Zenwizard Studios - 576 Extensive Power Supply Rebuild and Calibration] | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6rVHSPhQDQ Zenwizard Studios - 576 Extensive Power Supply Rebuild and Calibration Minimal use of the Cal Fixture] | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LkXGBUA1NM Zenwizard Studios - 176 Pulsed High Current Fixture] | |||
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==Construction== | ==Construction== | ||
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On average, the 576 is being sold on the used market for about 1/12 its last catalog price – or at about half the price when it first appeared in 1969. | On average, the 576 is being sold on the used market for about 1/12 its last catalog price – or at about half the price when it first appeared in 1969. | ||
Overall, the instrument has held its value and popularity very well. | Overall, the instrument has held its value and popularity very well. | ||
==Pictures== | ==Pictures== | ||