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Features:
- Compatible with the 53/63 Series Card Cage
- Provides 16 Two-Wire Channels of Analog Signal Acquisition Switching
- Maximum Rate of 40 Channels per Second
The Tektronix 53A-336 High Voltage Scanner Card is a printed circuit board assembly used in the 53/63 Series Card
Cage. The Scanner Card provides 16 two-wire channels of analog signal acquisition switching at a maximum
rate of 40 channels per second. Up to 10 53A-336 High Voltage Scanner Cards can be plugged into a single
Card Cage to provide scanning of up to 160 channels. As many as 10 Card Cages can be chained together
to provide a system with up to 1,600 high voltage channels. If the user desires, 53A-331 (10 four-wire channels
per card), 53A-332 Reed Relay Scanners (20 two-wire channels per card), and 53A-336 High Voltage
Scanners can be mixed in the same card cage.
A 53A-336 channel can be randomly selected (closed) by transmitting ASCII characters from the system
controller (calculator or computer), to the 53/63 Series system. The card contains built-in logic to insure that
any previously closed channel on any card (53A-331, 53A-332, or 53A-336) is first opened before a new
channel is closed.
The 53A-336 Card is manufactured using relays specifically designed to handle the high instantaneous inrush
currents that can occur when switching a mixture of high and low voltage AC or DC signals. Due to the
capacitance of the cable wiring between the unit under test (UUT) and the scanner card input, instantaneous
currents in excess of 10 amperes can easily occur when switching from a low voltage channel (less than 10
to 15V) to a high voltage channel (over 100V). For example, a distributed cable capacitance of 300 pF can
cause an instantaneous inrush current in excess of 2A, and an instantaneous power dissipation of over 60W
across a relay contact when switching from a channel at OV DC to a channel at 60V DC. Repeated inrush
currents of these values may damage the typical 10-W contacts associated with reed relays. To overcome
this problem, the 53A-336 Card uses relays with an inrush current capability of 35A.
The 53A-336 Tektronix High Voltage Scanner Card may still be available for purchase and support from Artisan Technology Group beyond End-Of-Life (EOL) by the manufacturer (OEM).
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Tektronix 53A-336 High Voltage Scanner Card Specs
| General |
| Manufacturer | Aeroflex / Tektronix / CDS |
| Model | 53A-336 |
| Condition | Used and in Excellent Condition |
| Product Family | 53A-336, 53A 336, 53A336 |
| NSN | 5998-01-322-9268, 5998013229268 |
Important Notice: Other accessories, manuals, cables, calibration data, software, etc. are not included with this equipment unless listed in the above stock item description. All prices are shown in USD.
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High Voltage Scanner Card Price & Specs