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Re: Wanted 067-0681-01 Tunnel Diode Pulser by new member
If the signal isn't the right amplitude to fit on the dotted line
markers, the temptation is to change the vertical gain using the VAR gain control. Unfortunately in many scopes that will also change the scope's bandwidth and hence risetime. (Essentially a BJT's Ft is a function of Ic). With regard to the PG506 signal, I'm pretty sure now that you did use the level adjustment as I suspected in my earlier post. It's the only way to get the screen amplitude in your picture, with the 'scope on 10 mV/div and a 10x feed through attenuator. It explains the slow rise time. Very good information. I just checked it out and you are more than correct. 50ohm input seems far less effected by the variable gain adjustment for whatever reason. Using the variable gain adjustment in 1Mohm though reduced the RT from 1.3ns to 3ns. I'm wondering if there is something wrong with my pg506 because I get a good amount of ringing until I get very close to full amplitude,when using the fast rise. |
Re: Strange Tek part Numbers in an AM503B. Can anyone identify them
Hi
160-9569 is the whole processor, including OTP ROM. I was able to read mine, i posted the bin on www.ko4bb.com. You can find it as Tektronix_AM503B_current_probe_amplifier_EPROM.zip The processor is labeled 160-9569-02 W5. Regards, Guido |
Re: Tek 7904 CRT
Hi?I would like to help you out in this scope project you have there , but i do not have the time to part out scope as you would like me to . In addition shipping the crt like that can be problematic, breakage is possible even if double boxed or internal damage . That has happened to me with a scope that was shipped , broken crt and also another with open heater . If your friends are going to be around at a later date its best to just ship as is .
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 8:54 AM, gerar2182<gerardo_novillo@...> wrote: Hi Oliver What do you think if i buy the scope, and you part out it? My friends are outside of US now for work reasons. The equipment is very big and very heavy for delivery. So, if you accept, i will be very very grateful for your cooperation. Please let me know? your decision when possible. I will need the CRT, boards , knobs, plug ins and power supply. I understand you are sure that CRT is OK. Thank you so much. Gerardo Novillo ________________________________ De: [email protected] <[email protected]> en nombre de gerar2182 <gerardo_novillo@...> Enviado: lunes, 21 de mayo de 2018 16:55 Para: [email protected] Asunto: Re: [TekScopes] Tek 7904 CRT Let me check with my friens and i will contact you soon. Thank you so so much. Gerardo Novillo ________________________________ De: [email protected] <[email protected]> en nombre de oliver johnson via Groups.Io <nojjamaica@...> Enviado: lunes, 21 de mayo de 2018 16:43 Para: [email protected] Asunto: Re: [TekScopes] Tek 7904 CRT I would like to have $125 for scope and plugins Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ? On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 2:37 PM, gerar2182<gerardo_novillo@...> wrote:? Thank you for your soon reply Oliver. I understand your point of view. So, let me know the cost of scope. I have a couple of friends in Texas and Palm Bay. If i buy the scope, may be possible to send to one of them?. Then will be disassembled by them and send me the parts i need. Thanks. Gerardo Novillo ________________________________ De: [email protected] <[email protected]> en nombre de oliver johnson via Groups.Io <nojjamaica@...> Enviado: lunes, 21 de mayo de 2018 15:06 Para: [email protected] Asunto: Re: [TekScopes] Tek 7904 CRT Hi Gerardo I dont want to rip apart the scope and part out ,if you would like to buy the scope that has a few plugins thats fine , the only thing is it might too costly to ship to you as most things ar outside of the US . Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ? On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 1:52 PM, gerar2182<gerardo_novillo@...> wrote:? Hi Oliver Im new in this group and i dont know if is? possible to speak about transactions here. Im very interested. I live in Argentina. Here is not possible to get this part . Please let me know how much you want for the CRT and how much for shipping to Argentina , using USPS. Also let me know how much for the Power Supply. May be i will in need of the Readout Board and some knobs. Im trying to come back to life a completely dead equipment. Thank you very much. Gerardo Novillo ________________________________ De: [email protected] <[email protected]> en nombre de oliver johnson via Groups.Io <nojjamaica@...> Enviado: lunes, 21 de mayo de 2018 13:57 Para: [email protected] Asunto: Re: [TekScopes] Tek 7904 CRT Where are you locates i have a spare 7904 with ps out that i started to repair , crt is fine , i am in ny if you are interested. |
Re: Wanted 067-0681-01 Tunnel Diode Pulser by new member
On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 05:58 am, lop pol wrote:
Thanks lop pol for correcting me. I didn't think about the link to the video. It's not one of Alan's best videos I have to say: You can see the edge shape change (causing rise time to change with it) when he uses the variable attenuation which he just ignores, he ignores the fact that the 100 % level isn't set correctly when he uses the cursors and the 10% and 90 % markings on the 2467B and he ignores the (waveforms/second) duty-cycle reduction by using the B-trace, which of course only has the repetition rate of the A-trace. Does the resulting loss of brightness compensate for the lower intensity at the start of the A-trace because of limited unblanking speed? From my experience, scopes like the 485 don't benefit from using the delayed (B-)trace for this. Maybe other or slower 'scopes do. Raymond |
Re: Wanted 067-0681-01 Tunnel Diode Pulser by new member
On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 05:25 am, Raymond Domp Frank wrote:
I'm not going to spend 13 minutes off my remaining life to see exactly what was done in that video, but there is a trap in this area. I think he was referring to to video siggi linked. Which indeed does tell you to adjust the VAR gain control to fit the rise time markers. |
Re: Tek 7904 CRT
Hi Oliver
What do you think if i buy the scope, and you part out it? My friends are outside of US now for work reasons. The equipment is very big and very heavy for delivery. So, if you accept, i will be very very grateful for your cooperation. Please let me know your decision when possible. I will need the CRT, boards , knobs, plug ins and power supply. I understand you are sure that CRT is OK. Thank you so much. Gerardo Novillo ________________________________ De: [email protected] <[email protected]> en nombre de gerar2182 <gerardo_novillo@...> Enviado: lunes, 21 de mayo de 2018 16:55 Para: [email protected] Asunto: Re: [TekScopes] Tek 7904 CRT Let me check with my friens and i will contact you soon. Thank you so so much. Gerardo Novillo ________________________________ De: [email protected] <[email protected]> en nombre de oliver johnson via Groups.Io <nojjamaica@...> Enviado: lunes, 21 de mayo de 2018 16:43 Para: [email protected] Asunto: Re: [TekScopes] Tek 7904 CRT I would like to have $125 for scope and plugins Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 2:37 PM, gerar2182<gerardo_novillo@...> wrote: Thank you for your soon reply Oliver. I understand your point of view. So, let me know the cost of scope. I have a couple of friends in Texas and Palm Bay. If i buy the scope, may be possible to send to one of them?. Then will be disassembled by them and send me the parts i need. Thanks. Gerardo Novillo ________________________________ De: [email protected] <[email protected]> en nombre de oliver johnson via Groups.Io <nojjamaica@...> Enviado: lunes, 21 de mayo de 2018 15:06 Para: [email protected] Asunto: Re: [TekScopes] Tek 7904 CRT Hi Gerardo I dont want to rip apart the scope and part out ,if you would like to buy the scope that has a few plugins thats fine , the only thing is it might too costly to ship to you as most things ar outside of the US . Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 1:52 PM, gerar2182<gerardo_novillo@...> wrote: Hi Oliver Im new in this group and i dont know if is possible to speak about transactions here. Im very interested. I live in Argentina. Here is not possible to get this part . Please let me know how much you want for the CRT and how much for shipping to Argentina , using USPS. Also let me know how much for the Power Supply. May be i will in need of the Readout Board and some knobs. Im trying to come back to life a completely dead equipment. Thank you very much. Gerardo Novillo ________________________________ De: [email protected] <[email protected]> en nombre de oliver johnson via Groups.Io <nojjamaica@...> Enviado: lunes, 21 de mayo de 2018 13:57 Para: [email protected] Asunto: Re: [TekScopes] Tek 7904 CRT Where are you locates i have a spare 7904 with ps out that i started to repair , crt is fine , i am in ny if you are interested. |
Re: Wanted 067-0681-01 Tunnel Diode Pulser by new member
Tom,
They are photographs, not video. The best way is either to change the input signal's amplitudeFrom what I can see in the picture, lop pol used a fixed attenuator and reduced the amplitude further with the variable output level adjustment of the PG506. That does indeed spoil the edge. Raymond |
Re: Strange Tek part Numbers in an AM503B. Can anyone identify them
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The 165-2456-00 is also used in the AM503A, and is described as "based on M377" in the service manual, The M377 derivatives are used in several 11Axx plugins including the 11A16 - I would expect similarities between 11A16 and AM503A/B but I also suspect that the schematic for the 11A16 is not easy to get. Regards, Javier On 19/05/18 08:27, Dennis Tillman W7PF wrote:
My goal is to unlock the secret of how the AM503B works and ultimately to |
Re: Wanted 067-0681-01 Tunnel Diode Pulser by new member
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see exactly what was done in that video, but there is a trap in this area. If the signal isn't the right amplitude to fit on the dotted line markers, the temptation is to change the vertical gain using the VAR gain control. Unfortunately in many scopes that will also change the scope's bandwidth and hence risetime. (Essentially a BJT's Ft is a function of Ic). The best way is either to change the input signal's amplitude (but watch out for similar effects) or to use an external RF 50ohm attenuator. On 22/05/18 01:44, Siggi wrote:
Hey Lol, |
Re: Wanted 067-0681-01 Tunnel Diode Pulser by new member
On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 07:09 pm, Raymond Domp Frank wrote:
Thanks for participating!! No one ever wants to play with me. I love this group :)Your nice old 485s come equipped with graticule markers specificallyHi lop pol (and Siggi), |
Re: Wanted 067-0681-01 Tunnel Diode Pulser by new member
Your nice old 485s come equipped with graticule markers specificallyHi lop pol (and Siggi), I decided to repeat your experiments as best I could. I used one of my PG506'es. I know it to have a rise time of about 750 ps. I used an S-52 pulse generator head as a pulser. It has a <= 25 ps specified rise time. It produces a complicated waveform but is quite usable for this purpose. I thought that I could conclude rise times from your pictures, even though you didn't adapt the signal to use the intended markers (Siggi indicated that to you). As it turns out, my screens look comparable to yours with the TD signal. However, looking back and forth between the two, I'm not sure about my rise time readings with these "wrong" screen amplitudes. It could be anything between 600 ps and just under 1 ns. It turns out that I'm much worse than I thought at estimating the 10% and 90% levels when not using the marker lines. With regard to the PG506 signal, I'm pretty sure now that you did use the level adjustment as I suspected in my earlier post. It's the only way to get the screen amplitude in your picture, with the 'scope on 10 mV/div and a 10x feed through attenuator. It explains the slow rise time. For me, your pictures now seem "credible" and so, all is well again... Raymond |
Re: Wanted 067-0681-01 Tunnel Diode Pulser by new member
On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 05:44 pm, Siggi wrote:
Hey thanks for that. Makes it a ton easier. |
Re: Strange Tek part Numbers in an AM503B. Can anyone identify them
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The instruction manual says the 160-9569 is a prom. The manufacturer is listed as Tek. The manual is on the Tek website. Bob. -----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Tillman W7PF Sent: Friday, May 18, 2018 11:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [TekScopes] Strange Tek part Numbers in an AM503B. Can anyone identify them My goal is to unlock the secret of how the AM503B works and ultimately to find the schematic, theory of operation, maintenance manual, etc. so we can finally fix the plugins. I am looking into the unusual parts in them at the moment and these 3 parts are the most puzzling. 1) 160-9569-02. My wild guess is it is a PROM holding a program. For what processor it might be I have no clue. 2) 165-2456-00. This is a Hypcon package from MAXTEK. I would guess it is the ASIC running everything that isn't in discrete transistors or TTL glue logic. I cannot find any reference to these two entire categories of parts: I have no parts catalogs that show 160-xxxx-yy or 165-xxxx-yy parts. I don't even know what a 160 or 165 part could be. Not even a wild guess. I don't even know if there is a catalog of those kinds of parts. Does anyone know? 3) Finally I have what looks to be a specialized microprocessor (wild ass guess). This would be an IMP (International Microelectronic Products) I10412-01. It is a 28 pin SOIC. They are no longer in business as near as I can tell. That isn't a Tek part. It is not a company I ever heard of. There is virtually no reference to it anywhere on the internet except it might be called a "daculator" (that is not a misprint as far as I know) and it might be related to a Tek 156-6224-00. All Microprocessor, TTL, special function, etc, etc chips start with 156-xxxx-yy but my Tek IC parts catalog stops around 156-3000-yy so I have no information on it. |
Re: Wanted 067-0681-01 Tunnel Diode Pulser by new member
Hey Lol,
Your nice old 485s come equipped with graticule markers specifically for rise time measurement. See this video <> for how to use them to get repeatable and comparable measurements between scopes and signal sources. Siggi On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 19:46 lop pol via Groups.Io <the_infinite_penguin= [email protected]> wrote: On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 03:57 pm, Raymond Domp Frank wrote:the |
Re: Wanted 067-0681-01 Tunnel Diode Pulser by new member
On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 03:57 pm, Raymond Domp Frank wrote:
I have added another 485 for our assessment. 067-0681-01 /g/TekScopes/photo/50828/2?p=Name,,,20,1,0,0 and pg506 fast rise /g/TekScopes/photo/50828/3?p=Name,,,20,1,0,0 |
Re: Wanted 067-0681-01 Tunnel Diode Pulser by new member
Hi lop pol,
Thanks for doing the tests. I don't understand the outcome, however. Just looking at your images: In the TD (tunneldiode pulser) image, assuming a TD rt of 100ps (<=125ps specified), I see a 600ps rise time (rt), indicating about 590 MHz bw of the 485 against a spec. of 350 MHz. Even for that 'scope, it seems very high bw to me. 30% faster than spec'ed would be "normal", but 70%? Even with a theoretical rt of 0ps for the TD, the 485's bw would be about 580 MHz, about 65% faster than specified for this model! It *could* be caused by a slow 1 ns/div. time base speed. A second strange thing is the suggested rt of the PG506 (pg). I see a rt of 1.6 ns. Assuming the specified rt for the 485 @ <= 1 ns (350 MHz), the pg's rt would be 1.24 ns, against a spec of < 1 ns. Not so good but possible, since the later (towards the top) part of the edge shows a speed reduction (shoulder rounding) that is not typical for this instrument. Also, the amplitude on the screen is a bit higher than used for the 485's specification, which could result in it performing a bit slower. Also, using the pg's variable attenuator would reduce its rt. BTW, the "slower shoulder" could be a side effect of using the attenuator pot to reduce the output signal! So, two things I don't quite understand: - Exceptionally fast (high bw) 485 - Exceptionally slow PG506. Unless I'm mistaken in my observations, I don't see how to reconcile them. Raymond |
Re: Questions on impedance matching
At 04:31 PM 5/21/2018, Richard Knoppow wrote:
Its important to differentiate between voltage or current transmission and power transmission. Impedance matching is important for power but not for voltage. In fact, for voltage it may be better not to match because matching results in half the voltage and in many cases higher noise.Richard has nailed it. We still use power transmission when connecting a radio transmitter to an antenna, but we use voltage transmission for audio lines in studios. Dale H. Cook, Radio Contract Engineer, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA |
Re: Questions on impedance matching
I don't want to trim this long thread because the context may be helpful to future readers.
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Its important to differentiate between voltage or current transmission and power transmission. Impedance matching is important for power but not for voltage. In fact, for voltage it may be better not to match because matching results in half the voltage and in many cases higher noise. This can be important in radio frequency receiving antenna to receiver connections. The adoption of 600 ohms to supplant 500 ohms seems to have come with the adoption of the "standard" volume indicator c.1939. The level mostly used in broadcasting, zero UV = 8db above 1mw in 600 ohms was chosen because it is very close to the previous standard of 0db = 6mW in 500 ohms. A power level was chosen because it remains the same regardless of the impedance chosen. 6mW was a long established level in telephone practice, once the maximum power capability of repeater amplifiers. The standard VI read zero on +4db but a 4db loss pad reduced the distortion introduced by the rectifier in the meter so was considered desirable. 600/500 ohms comes from telephone practice long ago. Not always universal in broadcast plants, for instance CBS used 150 ohms because it had less high frequency attenuation. Terminating can be important where transformers are used. At the old Fox-KTTV studio we tested transmission of trunk lines around the plant. These were shielded pair. By patching we could get at least 1000 foot runs. Best frequency response came from 30 ohm sources to high impedance loads, not sure what the load value was but it was the input impedance of the audio electronic voltmeter used. I did not test for noise at the time but the lines were monitored and there did not seem to be excessive noise. On 5/21/2018 12:48 PM, Ted Rook wrote:
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Richard Knoppow dickburk@... WB6KBL |
Re: Tek 7904 CRT
Let me check with my friens and i will contact you soon.
Thank you so so much. Gerardo Novillo ________________________________ De: [email protected] <[email protected]> en nombre de oliver johnson via Groups.Io <nojjamaica@...> Enviado: lunes, 21 de mayo de 2018 16:43 Para: [email protected] Asunto: Re: [TekScopes] Tek 7904 CRT I would like to have $125 for scope and plugins Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 2:37 PM, gerar2182<gerardo_novillo@...> wrote: Thank you for your soon reply Oliver. I understand your point of view. So, let me know the cost of scope. I have a couple of friends in Texas and Palm Bay. If i buy the scope, may be possible to send to one of them?. Then will be disassembled by them and send me the parts i need. Thanks. Gerardo Novillo ________________________________ De: [email protected] <[email protected]> en nombre de oliver johnson via Groups.Io <nojjamaica@...> Enviado: lunes, 21 de mayo de 2018 15:06 Para: [email protected] Asunto: Re: [TekScopes] Tek 7904 CRT Hi Gerardo I dont want to rip apart the scope and part out ,if you would like to buy the scope that has a few plugins thats fine , the only thing is it might too costly to ship to you as most things ar outside of the US . Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 1:52 PM, gerar2182<gerardo_novillo@...> wrote: Hi Oliver Im new in this group and i dont know if is possible to speak about transactions here. Im very interested. I live in Argentina. Here is not possible to get this part . Please let me know how much you want for the CRT and how much for shipping to Argentina , using USPS. Also let me know how much for the Power Supply. May be i will in need of the Readout Board and some knobs. Im trying to come back to life a completely dead equipment. Thank you very much. Gerardo Novillo ________________________________ De: [email protected] <[email protected]> en nombre de oliver johnson via Groups.Io <nojjamaica@...> Enviado: lunes, 21 de mayo de 2018 13:57 Para: [email protected] Asunto: Re: [TekScopes] Tek 7904 CRT Where are you locates i have a spare 7904 with ps out that i started to repair , crt is fine , i am in ny if you are interested. |
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