The 
crt 
filament 
current 
is 
rated 
for 
operation 
within 
a plus 
or 
minus 
5 
percent 
tolerance. 
Since 
the 
power 
supply 
is 
a 
pulsed 
inverter 
type, 
direct 
connection 
of 
the 
filament 
to 
the 
inverter 
transformer 
would 
result 
in 
supply 
current 
var-
iations 
greater 
than 
5 
percent. 
Inductor 
L537 
provides  a 
series 
impedance 
which 
varies 
with 
the 
supply 
frequency 
and 
keeps 
the 
supplied 
current 
within 
the 
required 
5  per-
cent 
tolerance. 
The 
cathode 
of 
the 
crt 
is 
the 
directly 
heated 
type 
and 
is 
maintained 
at 
-1000 
volts plus 
or 
minus 
1 
percent 
by 
the 
high-voltage 
power 
supply. 
FOCUS 
control 
R565 
is 
used 
to 
compensate 
for 
differences 
between 
individual 
crt's 
and 
has an 
adjustable 
range 
of 
about 
200 
to 
340 
volts 
more 
positive 
than 
the 
cathode. 
VR535 
holds 
one 
end 
of 
R565 
at 
-800 
volts while 
current 
through 
R530 
and 
R532 
set 
the 
other 
end 
of 
R565 
at 
about 
-600 
volts.  When 
the 
INTENSITY 
control 
is 
set so 
the 
crt 
is 
cut 
off, 
the 
focus 
circuit 
draws 
about 
90 
microamperes. 
The 
As-
tigmatism 
control 
R575 
is 
used 
in 
conjunction 
with 
the 
FOCUS 
control 
to 
adjust 
for 
the 
best 
spot 
definition. 
Intensity 
control 
for 
the 
crt 
is 
provided 
by 
R560. 
Its opera-
ting 
potential 
is 
provided 
by 
the 
difference 
between 
these-
venth 
and 
eighth 
stage 
of 
high voltage 
multiplication 
which 
is 
about 
175 
to 
185 
volts.  When 
the 
intensity 
grid  (pin 
3, 
V560) 
is 
approximately 
105 
volts 
more 
negative 
than 
the 
cathode, 
the 
crt 
will  be 
cut 
off. 
Since grid 
characteristics 
vary 
from 
crt 
to 
crt, 
R535 
is 
added 
as a 
means 
of 
limiting 
beam 
current. 
When 
R560 
is 
set 
for 
maximum 
intensity, 
R535 
is 
set 
for 
a 
maximum 
beam 
current 
of 
200 
microam-
peres.  This 
is 
accomplished 
during 
calibration 
by 
measuring 
the 
voltage across 
R527. 
With a 
beam 
current 
of 
200 
micro-
amperes 
and 
a 
focus 
current 
of 
90 
microamperes, 
there 
would 
be a voltage 
drop 
of 
0.29 
volts across 
R527. 
To 
pre-
vent 
exceeding 
the 
beam 
current 
of 
200 
microamperes, 
R535 
is 
actually 
set 
for 
a 
0.28 
volt 
drop 
across 
R527. 
The 
crt 
has an internal graticule; 
therefore, 
trace 
alignment 
is 
accomplished 
internally 
with 
R570 
and 
a coil 
around 
the 
outside 
of 
the 
front 
portion 
of 
the 
crt. 
R570 
sets 
the 
cur-
rent 
through 
the 
coil 
which 
establishes a 
magnetic 
field. 
This field 
interacts 
with 
the 
crt 
beam 
and allows 
the 
trace 
to 
be 
rotated 
on 
the 
crt 
axis 
about 
1 degree 
beyond 
level 
in 
either 
direction. 
Blanking 
is 
accomplished 
with 
blanking 
deflection 
plates, 
and 
R580 
is 
used 
to 
properly 
center 
the 
beam 
when 
the 
crt 
is 
unblanked. 
When 
blanked, 
the 
plate 
connected 
to 
the 
Z-Axis 
Amplifier 
is 
at 
about+ 
7 volts causing 
all 
beam cur-
rent 
to 
be 
absorbed 
by 
that 
plate. When 
unblanked, 
the 
Z-Axis 
Amplifier 
plate 
os 
at 
about 
+4 7 volts as 
set 
by 
V 
R395. 
Resistor 
R580 
is 
also 
set 
at 
about 
+4 7 volts; 
therefore, 
the 
beam 
is 
centered 
which 
causes 
unblanking. 
Deflection 
is 
accomplished 
with 
internal 
deflection 
plates 
driven 
directly 
by 
the 
vertical and 
horizontal 
output 
ampli-
REV. 
A, 
MAR. 
1975 
Theory 
of 
Operation-213 
Service 
tiers.  Each graticule division 
of 
vertical 
deflection 
requires 
about 
12.8 
to 
14.1  volts 
difference 
between 
the 
plates, 
while each graticule division 
of 
horizontal 
deflection 
re-
quires 
about 
8.2 
to 
9.2 
volts 
difference 
between 
the 
plates. 
POWER SUPPLY 
~ 
~ 
The 
power 
supply 
consists 
of 
the 
batteries, 
an 
inverter, 
a 
regulator, 
a low-voltage 
shutdown 
circuit, 
a low-voltage 
rectifier-filter 
section, 
and a high-voltage 
power 
supply. 
From 
the 
2.4 
volts provided 
by 
a pair 
of 
nickel-cadmium 
cells, 
operating 
voltages 
of 
0.6 
volts ac, 
and 
+6.5, 
-6.5, 
+15, 
+75, 
and 
-1000 
volts 
de 
are 
produced. 
The 
+15 
volts, which 
is 
used 
throughout 
the 
instrument 
as  a 
reference, 
is 
the 
most 
critical, and 
is 
regulated 
within 
1 
percent. 
Whenever 
battery 
voltage falls 
to 
a 
predetermined 
level, 
below 
which 
battery 
damage 
may 
occur, 
a low-voltage 
shutdown 
circuit 
causes 
instrument 
shutdown. 
Inverter and  Regulator 
The 
inverter 
is 
a switching 
regulator 
type 
and 
consists 
of 
0460, 0465, 0470, 0474, 0475, 
0480, 
0484, 
0486, 
0488, 
and 
T490. 
Refer 
to 
the 
detailed 
block 
diagram 
of 
the 
power 
supply, 
Figure 3-8, 
for 
the 
following 
explanation 
of 
switching 
regulator 
operation. 
Switch 
transistor 
0488 
is 
turned 
off 
and 
on 
by 
the 
pulsed 
waveform 
duty 
cycle 
from 
the 
astable 
multivibrator 
0470 
and 
0475, 
which 
is 
con-
trolled 
by 
the 
+15 
volt 
supply. 
When 
0488 
is 
turned 
on, 
current 
flow 
through 
the 
primary 
of 
T490 
causes an  ener-
gy  build up.  When 
0488 
turns 
off, 
this 
energy 
build 
up 
col-
lapses 
which 
causes a 
flyback 
effect 
that 
transfers 
energy 
to 
the 
secondary 
of 
T490. 
The 
amount 
of 
energy 
built 
up 
is 
proportional 
to 
the 
on-time 
of 
0488 
in  relation 
to 
its cycle 
time 
which 
is 
controlled 
by 
the 
frequency 
of 
the 
astable 
multivibrator. 
The 
frequency 
of 
the 
multivibrator 
is 
set 
by 
the 
amount 
of 
current 
flow 
through 
the 
switching 
regulator, 
which 
is 
controlled 
by 
the 
voltage 
at 
the 
+15 
volt 
output. 
Refer 
to 
the 
power 
supply 
schematic 
for 
the 
remainder 
of 
the 
inverter 
description. 
As 
battery 
voltage decreases, 
the 
operating 
voltages  also 
decrease. 
Any 
decrease 
in 
the 
+15 
volt 
supply 
is 
reflected 
at 
the 
base 
of 
0465 
reducing its 
current 
flow, 
which 
causes 
a 
cor
r
esponding 
reduction 
of 
current 
flow 
in 
0474. 
Reduc-
ed 
current 
flow 
in 
0474 
increases 
the 
discharge 
time 
of 
C470 
which 
increases 
the 
off-time 
of 
0470 
and 
0480. 
This 
increases 
the 
on 
time 
of 
0488 
and 
allows a higher energy 
build 
up 
in 
T490. 
When 
this 
high energy build 
up 
collapses, 
the 
transferred 
energy 
is 
higher, 
thus 
returning 
the 
operating 
voltages 
to 
their 
proper 
level 
which 
is 
initially 
set 
during 
calibration 
by 
R467. 
The 
approximate 
operating 
frequency 
of 
the 
astable 
multi-
vibrator 
is 
60 
kilo 
hertz 
at 
the 
highest 
battery 
voltage and 
20 
kilohertz 
at 
the 
lowest 
battery 
voltage. 
The 
on-time 
of 
0470 
(or 
off-time 
of 
0488) 
remains fairly 
constant 
at 
about 
3-11