Sencore PS163 User Manual

DESCRIPTION
DINTRODUCTION
The rapid changes which are taking place in electronics
today are causing engineers, designers, technicians and
instructors to take a critical look at the equipment
they will need to keep pace with these changes. The
dramatic increase of solid state components being
used has created different test equipment require-
ments than the tube circuits of the past. The in-
creasing use of Field Effect Transistors and Integrated
Circuits are other important facts to consider.
- What do all these changes mean to the area of oscillo-
scopes? First, the lower potentials used in these cir-
cuits and the much lower signal levels call for an in-
strument with increased sensitivity if it is to be pract-
ical for the design and servicing of solid state circuits.
More emphasis is being placed on critical waveform
analysis and the comparison of waveforms, part-
icularly the timing of “concurrent?” waveforms present
in much of the equipment used today. This includes
the fields of television, computors, and particularly the
educational field. The instrument to fill these ap-
plications requires triggered operation for the mean-
ingful measurement of pulse time and concurrent
waveform comparison. It must have full dual trace
apability if any comparisons are to be made. In add-
tion, it must be simple to operate and provide full
versatility.
The 25163 fulfills these requirements and more. Ease
of operation has been one of the important design
considerations of the PS163. The Free Running sweep
feature has been added to simplify operation for those
not familiar with triggered sweep scopes. The PS163
incorporates the latest in solid state design to assure
long and trouble free service. A glance at other
features of this practical instrument will point out its
many uses and advantages.
FEATURES
*** EXTREMELY STABLE triggered sweep with
full bandwidth capability in both automatic and man-
ual triggered modes, PLUS free running capability for
use as a sync-sweep service oscilloscope.
*** COMPLETE DUAL TRACE capability with
pushbutton selection of CHANNEL A, CHANNEL
B, DUAL ALTERNATE or DUAL CHOPPED dis-
lays, PLUS Sencore’s exclusive VECTOR mode for
preci display of phase relationships.
*** VERTICAL INPUT SENSITIVITY of 5mV/cm
direct. 50mV/cm with low capacity probe. Input
attenuator calibrated to read directly when using low
capacity probe. Gain continuously variable between
attenuator positions.
*** BANDWIDTH of DC to 8MHz-3db, useable to
15MHz. Negligible overshoot, typically 1% or less.
*** CALIBRATED TIME BASE rates from .1 mic-
rosecond to .1 second per division in 19 positions
plus TVV, TVH, 60Hz and EXT. positions. Sync
separator automatically added in TVV and TVH
sweep positions for rock solid display of complex TV
waveforms. 60Hz and EXT. positions provided for
line sweep and use with sweep generators.
*k* FRONT PANEL correlation between sweep
speed and frequency for ease of operation. Sweep
speed continuously variable between steps. 5X mag-
nification provided.
*** PUSHBUTTON SELECTION of trigger sources:
Internal Channel A, Internal Channel B, Line or Ex-
ternal.
#** HIGH INPUT IMPEDANCE of 10 megohm
shunted by 1م11󰾯 using low capacity probe. 1 meg-
ohm shunted by 35pf at input terminals.
*** FULLY PROTECTED Field Effect Transistor
input. Maximum input voltage with the Low Capacity
Probe is 5000 volts peak to peak AC, or 1000 volts
DC. This allows measurements of signals that can
destroy other oscilloscopes.
*** ILLUMINATED full size 10 x 10cm grid PLUS
illuminated vector grid at the flip of a switch. No
separate grids to change or become misplaced.
*** RETRACTABLE TIP on special KV low cap-
acity probe for ease of connection in hard to reach
places.
*** SOLID STATE for dependable accuracy and
reliability. 2KV regulated CRT supply with DC blank-
ing for brightest, sharpest trace possible.

Sencore PS163 Specifications

General

Brand	Sencore
Model	PS163
Category	Test Equipment
Language	English