Special Colors
For some customers, Tektronix made front panels in special colors.
Apparently, some military applications specified a certain kind of color/texture. Also, some systems integrators sold racks of equipment configured for some specific purpose and wanted to make the rack look more like a unified product. Systems integrators would ask third-party providers (e.g., Tektronix) to supply the instruments with a specific appearance.
From the beginning through the 7000 series, Tektronix instruments typically have dark writing on unpainted metal panels. Some special-color panels (e.g. the light gray CA shown below) retain the dark writing. Other special-color panels (e.g. the dark gray CA shown below) use light writing to maintain contrast.
Special Color Scopes
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Green RM32
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Brown-face RM 45A
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Bluish-Grey 360
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Black 422, panel mount
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Brown 502A
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Black RM 503
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Black RM 503
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Green RM503
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Gray RM503
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Light Gray RM503
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White RM504
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Blue 515A
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Gray 526
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Gray RM529
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Black Type 545
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Gray 547
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Gray 547 with gray Type W
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Gray 547 with gray Type W
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White RM547
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Brown RM561
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Green RM561A
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Gray R561B
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Green RM565
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Gray RM565
Special Color Letter Series Plug-ins
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Gray 53/54B
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White Type 53/54C
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Gray 53/54C with sideways labeling
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Green Type B
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White Type B
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Green Type 53/54C
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Cream Type CA
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Light Gray CA
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Dark Gray CA
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Cream Type D
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Green Type G
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Orange L
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Cream Type R
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Cream Type S
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Green Type Z
Special Color 1-Series Plug-ins
Special Color 80-Series Plug-ins
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Cream Type 84
Special Color 2 & 3-Series Plug-ins
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Green Type 67
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Black 2B67
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Green Type 72
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Green 3A74
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Gray 3A75
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White 3A75
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Light Gray 3A1
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Green 3A1
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Gray 3A2
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Green 3B2
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Black 3B3
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Green 3B3
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Gray 3A5
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White 3A6
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Another White 3A6
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Gray 3A8
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White 3S76
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Blue 3A1
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Brown 3A72
Special Color 7-Series Plug-ins
Special Color Sampling Plug-in Modules
Special Color TM500 Plug-ins
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Blue AM503
