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The 5110 Oscilloscope formerly was known under another nomenclature, the 5103 /D10. This manual contains information that applies to all of these instruments. EK RONIX® 5110 OSCILLOSCOPE ektronix, Inc. P.O. Box 500 Beaverton, Oregon 97077 Serial Number _________________________...
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WARRAN Y All ektronix instruments a re warranted against defective materials and workmanship for one year. Any questions with respect to the warranty should be taken up with your ektronix Field Engineer or rep resentative. AM requests fo r repairs and replacement parts should be directed to the ektronix Field Office or representative i n your area .
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5110 ABLE OF CON EN S OPERA ING INS RUC IONS ABLE OF CON EN S SEC ION 1 OPERA ING INS RUC IONS Page SEC ION 2 SPECIFICA ION AND PERFORMANCE CHECK...
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5110 ABLE OF CON EN S (cont) SERVICING INS RUC IONS ABLE OF CON EN S ARNING The remaining portion ot this uontents lists servicing instructions tnat expose personnel to hazardous voltages. These instructions are for qualified service personnel only. To avoid personal injury, do not perform any servicing other than that contained in Operating Instructions unless you are qualified to do so.
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5110 ABLE OF CON EN S (cont) SEC ION 4 MAIN ENANCE (cont) p gge SEC ION 5 CIRCUI DESCRIP ION SEC ION 6 REPLACEABLE ELEC RICAL PAR S INS RUMEN OP IONS SEC ION 7 DIAGRAMS AND CIRCUI BOARD ILLUS RA IONS...
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Section 1 — 5110 OPERA ING INS RUC IONS OPERA ING POWER PRELIMINARY INFORMA ION prevent damage to the instrument, always check the line-voltage information recorded on the rear Oscilloscope Features panel before applying power to the instrument. WARNIWG~| This instrument is intended to be operated from a...
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Operating lnstructlons-5110 PLUG-IN UNI S Installation CON ROLS AND CONNEC ORS FIRS IME OPERA ION Selection Use only " " suffix plug-in units with the os cilloscope unless otherwise specified.
Operating Instructlons-5t10 IN ENSI Y Control Controls display bright ness. FOCUS Control Provides adjustment to obtain a well-defined dis play. EX IN ENSI Y INPU Connector Permits application ot Z- axis signals to the crt (de coupled). Positive-going signal iiicr¾ases inten ...
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Operating lnstructions-5110 race Alignment Adjustment CHECKOU PROCEDURE Calibration Check Initial Control Settings Titles for external controls of the oscilloscope are capitalized in this procedure (e.g. I TE SITY, POWER). Beam Finder Check AMPLIFIER PLUG-IN IME-BASE PLUG-IN External Intensity Input Intensity Adjustment...
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Operating lnstructions-5110 GENERAL OPERA ING INFORMA ION Beam Finder Intensity Control WARNING I Damage to the crt phosphor can occur under adverse conditions. Avoid any condition where an extremely bright, sharply focused spot exists on the crt. Graticule Display Focus...
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Operating lnstructions-5110 Horizontal P l ug-ln Compartment. Dual-Sweep Displays. Switching Sequence. BASIC OSCILLOSCOPE APPLICA IONS Vertical Display Mode Display On. "Handbook of Oscilloscopes, Theory, and Application", Alternate Mode. "Oscilloscope Measuring Techniques", "Measuring Oscilloscopes", "Use of the Oscilloscope", Chopped Mode. he...
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Operating lnstructlons-5110 If an attenuator probe is used that cannot change the scale factor readout (Volts/Div), multiply the right side of the above equation by the attenuation factor. Instantaneous Voltage Measurement — DC This technique may also be used to make measurements between two points on the waveform, rather than peak-to-peak.
Operating lnstructions-5110 Fig. 1-4. Measuring instantaneous de voltage with respect to « reference voltage. Comparison Measurements Vertical Deflection Factor...
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Operating lnstructions-5110 Sweep Rate ime Period Measurement 1-10...
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Operating Instructions — 5110 High Resolution Phase Measurement Channel 1, or left Channel 2, or plug-in (reference) center plug-in ng. 1-9. High-resolution phase difference measurement with Increased sweep rate. X-Y Phase Measurements Fig. 1-10. Phase difference measurement from an X-Y display.
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Operating lnstructions-5110 Fig. 1-11. Phase of a Llssajous display. (A) 0° or 360°, (B) 30° or 330°, (C) 90° or 270°, (D) 150° or 210°, and (E) 180°. 1-15...
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Section 2 — 5110 SPECIFICA ION AND PERFORMANCE CHECK SPECIFICA ION ELEC RICAL CHARAC ERIS ICS able 2-1 VER ICAL AMPLIFIER Performance Supplemental Characteristics Requirements Information µs a lf excessive noise and chop breakthrough occur, refer to Modifications o Pre-Option 7 Amplifier Plug-Ins in Section 4...
Specification and Performance Check-5110 able 2-2 HORIZON AL AMPLIFIER Performance Supplemental Characteristics Requirements Information able 2-3 Z-AXIS AMPLIFIER Supplemental Performance Information Requirements Characteristics able 2-4 DISPLAY Supplemental Performance Information Requirements Characteristics...
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Specification and Performance Check-5110 able 2-4 (coni) DISPLAY Performance Supplemental Information Requirements Characteristics able 2-5 CALIBRA OR AND POWER INPU Supplemental Performance Information Requirements Characteristics ENVIRONMEN AL CHARAC ERIS ICS able 2-6 ENVIRONMEN AL Characteristics Performance Requirements Supplemental Information...
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Specification and Performance Check-5110 able 2-6 (cont) ENVIRONMEN AL Characteristics Performance Requirements Supplemental Information PHYSICAL CHARAC ERIS ICS able 2-7 PHYSICAL Rack Oscilloscope Parameter Bench Oscilloscope POWER O EX ERNAL EQUIPMEN able 2-8 POWER AVAILABLE O EX ERNAL EQUIPMEN Maximum...
Specification and Performance Check-51 10 PERFORMANCE CHECK PERFORMANCE CHECK IN ERVAL Introduction ES EQUIPMEN REQUIRED SPECIAL ES EQUIPMEN able 2-9 LIS OF ES EQUIPMEN REQUIREMEN S FOR PERFORMANCE CHECK Performance Description Requirements Application Example ' wo dual-trace amplifiers are required to check vertical alternate and chop operation. wo Identical amplifiers are required to check x-y phase difference.
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Specification and Performance Check-5110 able 2-9 (cont) LIS OF ES EQUIPMEN REQUIREMEN S FOR PERFORMANCE CHECK Performance Description Requirements Application Example PRELIMINARY PROCEDURE FOR INI IAL CON ROL SE INGS PERFORMANCE CHECK OSCILLOSCOPE AMPLIFIER PLUG-IN IME BASE PLUG-IN Titles for external controls of the oscilloscope are capitalized in this procedure (e.g.
Specification and Performance Check-5110 PERFORMANCE CHECK PROCEDURE 1. Check race Alignment 2. Check Geometry 5. Check Amplifier Chop Operation 6. Check Chop Operation Between Amplifiers 3. Check Beam Finder single-channel amplifier is used instead of the second dual-trace amplifier, the single-channel trace will appear once per sweep.
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Specification and Performance Check-5110 If a single-channel amplifier is used instead of a second dual-trace amplifier in the right vertical compartment, the single channel trace will appear twice for each alternation between amplifier units. To check alternate operation for the right vertical...
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Specification and Performance Check-5110 11. Check Horizontal Bandwidth 13. Check Z Axis Amplifier 12. Check X-Y Phase Difference Identical amplifier units should be installed in the oscilloscope. 14. Check Calibrator Signal...
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Specification and Performance Check-5110 2-10...
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Section 3 — 5110 ADJUS MEN ektronix Field Service Introduction est Equipment Required able 3-1 LIS OF ES EQUIPMEN REQUIREMEN S FOR ADJUS MEN Performance Description Requirements Application Example ' wo identical amplifiers are required to adjust x-y phase difference.
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Adjustment-5110 able 3-1 (cont) LIS OF ES EQUIPMEN REQUIREMEN S FOR ADJUS MEN Performance Requirements Application Example Description PRELIMINARY PROCEDURE FOR ADJUS MEN The oscilloscope must be adjusted within an am bient temperature range of +20° C to +30° C for best overall accuracy and to meet the electrical characteristic tolerances given as Performance Re ...
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Adjustment-5110 IME-BASE PLUG-IN 3. Check Remaining Power Supply Voltages ADJUS MEN PROCEDURE 1. Adjust — 30 Volt Power Supply Ripple and regulation of the individual supplies can be checked using the procedure given under Troubleshooting Techniques in the Maintenance section of this manual.
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Adjustment-5110 If the high-voltage power supply is within the specified tolerance, proceed with part g. If the adjustment is to be made, all remaining adjustments in this procedure could be affected and should be performed to verify the accuracy of all adjustments.
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Adjustment-5110 7. Adjust Astigmatism AMPLIFIER PLUG-IN 8. Adjust race Alignment IME-BASE PLUG-IN 10. Adjust Vertical Gain 9. Adjust Geometry Use an amplifier plug-in known to be accurately calibrated, or verify correct calibration by applying a known signal and measuring the differential output at pins A7 and B7 of the plug-in connector.
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Adjustment-5110 11. Adjust Horizontal Centering 2.134- It Fig. 3-5. Location of horizontal centering adjustment. Fig. 3-4. Locations of vertical and horizontal adjustments.
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Adjustment-5110 12. Adjust Horizontal Gain Identical amplifier units should be installed in the oscilloscope. Use an amplifier plug-in known to be accurately calibrated, or verify correct calibration by applying a known signal and meauring the differential output at pins A7 and B7 of the plug-in connector. The...
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Section 4 — 5110 MAIN ENANCE Do not defeat the grounding connection. Any in terruption of the grounding connection can create an electric-shock hazard. Before making external connections to this instrument, always ground the instrument first by connecting the power-cord to a proper mating power outlet.
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Maintenance-51 10 block is used and the instrument is then connected to 240-volt power). able 4-2 REGULA ING RANGE AND FUSE DA A Primary ap Regulating Range Pins Selected 120-V Nominal 240-V Nominal (Brown Plug) (Red Plug) An unused line fuse, intended for the line-voltage source for which the oscilloscope was not set when shipped from the factory, is clipped to the LV Power Supply circuit board (see Fig.
Malntenance-5110 RACKMOUN ING Installing he Slide-Out racks Mounting Method 1. Front and rear rails holes must be large enough to allow inserting a 10-32 screw through the rail mounting hole if the rails are untapped (see Fig. 4- 2A). 2. Or, front and rear rail holes must be tapped to Rack Dimensions accept a 10-32 screw if Fig.
Maintenance-51 10 of instrument above PACM HAIL YPES i9i?5 taoe? 5 1/4" opening for 2 5/8 ” for securing installing the instru front-pane! screw ment (5 3/4" if adjacent instruments are to be operated). 5/8" for mounting stationary section Panel of instrument below (and...
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Maintenance-5110 Slide-Out rack Maintenance Ventilation Requirements REPACKAGING FOR RESHIPMEN Installation And Adjustment...
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Mainienance-5110 Exterior PREVEN IVE MAIN ENANCE Interior CABINE REMOVAL ARNING Dangerous voltages exist several points throughout this instrument. When the instrument is Switch Contacts operated with the covers removed, do not touch exposed connections or components. Some tran sistors have voltages present on their cases.
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Mai rrtenance-51 10 PERFORMANCE CHECK AND Cam Switch Lubrication ADJUS MEN IN ERVAL SEMICONDUC OR CHECKS ROUBLESHOO ING ROUBLESHOO ING AIDS Diagrams Circuit-Board Illustrations Wiring Color Code Semiconductor Basing (1481)1967-2 Fig. 4-4. Lubrication procedure for a typical cam switch.
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Maintenance-51 10 Fig. 4-5. Lead configuration data for semiconductor devices. Multi-Pin Connector Holders ROUBLESHOO ING EQUIPMEN Semiconductor ester Fig. 4-6. Multl-pin connector holder orientation.
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Malntenance-5110 Multimeter 3. Visual 4. Isolate rouble to a Circuit. est Oscilloscope able 4-3 POWER SUPPLY OU PU VOL AGES ypical Power Output Voltage Range 120 Hz Supply Ripple ROUBLESHOO ING ECHNIQUES 5. Check Voltages and Waveforms. 6. Check Instrument Adjustment.
Maintenance-51 10 8. Repair and Adjustment. CORREC IVE MAIN ENANCE OB AINING REPLACEMEN PAR S Standard Parts Do not use an ohmmeter scale that has high internal current. High currents may damage the diode. When selecting replacement parts, it is important to remember that the physical size and shape of a component may affect the performance of the instrument, particularly at high frequencies.
Maintenance-5110 Ordering Parts SOLDE RING ECH NIQUES WARNING | High voltage and current levels are present in this instrument. To avoid electrical shock, disconnect the instrument from the power source before solder ing. The reason some component leads are troublesome to remove is due to a bend placed on each lead during the manufacturing process.
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For assistance in repair of the cam switches, contact your local Tektronix Field Office or representative. ARNING Handle silicone grease with care. Avoid getting silicone grease in eyes. Wash hands thoroughly after use.
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Main tenance-51 10 Circuit-Board Pin Replacement Some circuit boards in this instrument are multi layer type boards with a conductive path(s) laminated between the top and bottom board layers. All soldering on these boards should be done with extreme care to prevent breaking the connection to center conductor(s);...
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Maintenance-5110 Cathode-Ray ube Replacement ARNING | Use care when handling a crt. Protective clothing and safety glasses should be worn. Avoid striking it on any object which might cause it to crack or implode. When storing a crt, place it in a protective...
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Maintenance-51 10 ADJUS MEN AF ER REPAIR Bulb Replacement To gain access to bulbs on some instruments, it may be necessary to remove circuit boards and pushbut MODIFICA IONS O PRE-OP ION 7 ton switch extension shafts. Extension shafts are removed and installed by pulling straight off and AMPLIFIER PLUG-INS pushing straight on.
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Section 5 — 5110 CIRCUI DESCRIP ION IN ERFACE BLOCK DIAGRAM DESCRIP ION Clock Generator Countdown Circuit...
Circuit Desert ption-51 10 Vertical Amplifier Horizontal Deflection Amplifier Horizontal Amplifier Beam Finder AUXILIARY BOARD X-Y Phasing VER ICAL AND HORIZON AL DEFLEC ION AMPLIFIERS Vertical Deflection Amplifier CR CIRCUI...
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Circuit Description-5110 High-Voltage Regulation. Z-Axls Amplifier High Voltage Outputs High-Voltage Regulator High-Voltage Primary. Crt Control Circuits...
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Circuit Description-5110 +30-Volt Supply. LOW-VOL AGE POWER SUPPLY AND CALIBRA OR +5-Volt Supply. Power Input Line rigger Low-Voltage Rectifiers and Unregulated Outputs Calibrator Low-Voltage Regulators — 30-Volt Supply.
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Section 6 — 5110 REPLACEABLE ELEC RICAL PAR S PAR S ORDERING INFORMA ION SPECIAL NO ES AND SYMBOLS I EM NAME ABBREVIA IONS...
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Replaceable Electrical Parts — 5110 CROSS INDEX — MFR. CODE NUMBER O MANUFAC URER NYTRONICS , COMPONENTS GROUP , INC ., SUBSIDIARY OF NYTRONICS, INC. ORANGE STREET DARLINGTON, SC 29532 SANGAMO ELECTRIC CO., S. CAROLINA DIV. BOX 128 PICKENS, SC 29671...
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Replaceable Electrical Parts — 5110 67 -1433- B 29999 CKT BOARD ASSY:HIGH VOLTAGE DEFLECTION 67 -1433- B 1 1 67 -1433- 1 67 -1433- 1 B 49999 CKT BOARD ASSY:HIGH VOLTAGE DEFLECTION 67 -1433- 2 67 -1433- 2 B119999 CKT BOARD ASSY:HIGH VOLTAGE DEFLECTION...
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VOL AGE AND WAVEFORM CONDI IONS RECOMMENDED EQUIPMEN Item Specifications Recommended ype VOL AGE CONDI IONS WAVEFORM CONDI IONS OSCILLOSCOPE UNDER ES . ES OSCILLOSCOPE. NO E 100 mV...
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PIN 2A PROVIDES A RE URN FOR ALL GROUNDS EXCEP SIGNAL GROUNDS. HE PIN IS DIREC LY GROUNDED HE CHASSIS OF HE 5110 J (.04 -VER OU PU NO E: JfeOl, JfeOZ, e. JG»03 ERMINAL. CONNEC IONS + VER OUTPUT...
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VOL AGE AND WAVEFORM CONDI IONS WARNING^ RECOMMENDED ES EQUIPMEN Item Specifications Recommended VOL AGE CONDI IONS WAVEFORM CONDI IONS OSCILLOSCOPE UNDER ES . ES OSCILLOSCOPE. NO E...
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J® fcACE fcO A ION (PEAA PANEL) KZ7/ R2Q2 SEAMFINDER FROM S/Zff +2OOV SWEEP UN&LANK.ING ------- J42O7 cfcfcoq F2O& HAND + 2OOV RACE H0RI2 SIG IM GNSIFI CA ION FROM a 134 SEAM FINDER -30V VR262 FIGH HAND FROM RI25, S!Z5~<3> HOR.IZ 6IA GEOM FROM Q 52.4...
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VOL AGE AND WAVEFORM CONDI IONS ARNING RECOMMENDED EQUIPMEN Item Specifications Recommended ype VOL AGE CONDI IONS WAVEFORM CONDI IONS OSCILLOSCOPE UNDER ES . ES OSCILLOSCOPE. NO E 5 ms 500 mV...
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(S> RACE +20C>V R-O A ION R-2S4 CREKfl PANEL) VR23 L2F I 1/27/ | IN ENSI Y Q231- £202 270k R.771 42O0V SWEEP UNfeLANK ING» K1 7 HAND HOP-I IN ENSIFICA ION Ft 2.82 FROM Qi¾4 51V Y kl&H HAND HOR.IZ SIG k2la FROM QI2.4...
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VOL AGE AND WAVEFORM CONDI IONS ARNING RECOMMENDED ES EQUIPMEN Item Specifications Recommended ype VOL AGE CONDI IONS WAVEFORM CONDI IONS OSCILLOSCOPE UNDER ES . ES OSCILLOSCOPE. NO E...
CRBia | POWER UNR&L D C834 Sooo^r -¾3v QB 40 UNRSL D CR.&4I CR85I J..4VAC C(t FIUAMEN S-LEVA ED vSS/O CAL BRA OR UNR.6L D I P86O Q 143] 2'34- E* L.V POWER SUPPLY e CALIBR ATOR <5> 873 Rev. A, JUL 1979...
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VOL AGE AND WAVEFORM CONDI IONS WARNING | RECOMMENDED ES EQUIPMEN Specifications Item Recommended ype VOL AGE CONDI IONS WAVEFORM CONDI IONS OSCILLOSCOPE UNDER. ES , ES OSCILLOSCOPE. NO E...
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• r Q97i M «974| | |C981 g R9 78 R982 ^BR R9 R950 2134-27 A5-Signals Out circuit board VOL AGE & WAVEFORM CONDI IONS...
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Section 8 — 5110 REPLACEABLE MECHANICAL PAR S INDEN A ION SYS EM PAR S ORDERING INFORMA ION 1 2 3 4 5 ame & Description Assembly and/or Component Attaching parts for Assembly and/or Component Detail Part of Assembly and/or Component...
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Replaceable Mechanical Parts — 5110 CROSS INDEX-MFR. CODE NUMBER O MANUFAC URER OOOCY NORTHWEST FASTENER SALES, INC. 7923 SW CIRRUS DRIVE BEAVERTON, OREGON AMP, INC. BOX 36 8 HARRISBURG, PA 171 5 WAKEFIELD ENGINEERING, INC. AUDUBON ROAD WAKEFIELD, MA 6666 GENERAL DEVICES CO., INC.
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Replaceable Mechanical Parts — 5110 1 -1 ------------------------ CKT BOARD ASSY: SINGLE BEAM AUXtSEE A2 EPL) -1218- RTNR.CRT SCALE:6.814 X 5.125, NYLON -1218- (ATTACHING PARTS) 211- 188- SCREW,MACHINE :4-4 INCH.SST 83385 354- 233- B 1 1 B 72526X RING, RETAINING: .1 ID X .2 3 INCH OD...
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MANUAL CHANGE INFORMA ION SERVICE NO E...
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CALIBRA ION EQUIPMEN REPLACEMEN Calibration est Equipment Chart Comparison of Main Characteristics µs. µ$. NO E: AU M SOO generator outputs ar® short-proof. AH M 500 plug-in Instruments require M 500-Serles Power Module.
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