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|manufacturer=Lavoie | |||
image= | |model=LA-265A | ||
caption=Lavoie LA265A with [[Lavoie LA-265-CA]] Plug-in | | |image=LA265A front.JPG | ||
introduced=(?) | | |caption=Lavoie LA265A with [[Lavoie LA-265-CA]] Plug-in | ||
discontinued=(?) | | |introduced=(?) | ||
summary=33 MHz oscilloscope | | |discontinued=(?) | ||
manuals= | |summary=33 MHz oscilloscope | ||
* [ | |designers= | ||
|series=500-series scopes | |||
|manuals= | |||
* [[Media:Lavoie LA265A Manual.pdf|Lavoie LA-265-A Manual]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Lavoie LA-265A''' is a 33 MHz scope that takes | The '''Lavoie LA-265A''' is a 33 MHz scope that takes [[letter-series and 1-series plug-ins]]. | ||
[[letter-series and 1-series plug-ins]]. It is an unauthorized clone of a | It is an [[unauthorized clone]] of a [[545|Tektronix 545A]] made for a defense contract by [[Lavoie Laboratories]]. | ||
[[545|Tektronix 545A]] made for a defense contract by [[Lavoie Laboratories]]. | |||
It has two timebases, which allows delayed triggering. | It has two timebases, which allows delayed triggering. | ||
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==Internals== | ==Internals== | ||
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The high-voltage circuit is not identical to that of the Tektronix [[545|545A]]. | The high-voltage circuit is not identical to that of the Tektronix [[545|545A]]. | ||
Neon lamps are used to stabilize the high voltage in brightness circuit. | Neon lamps are used to stabilize the high voltage in brightness circuit. | ||
However, the neon lamp stabilizer is often faulty - the | However, the neon lamp stabilizer is often faulty - the lamps aged too fast, with the result that the trace flickers. | ||
lamps aged too fast, with the result that the trace flickers. | |||
=== Mechanical difference to 545 === | === Mechanical difference to 545 === | ||
The mains transformer is potted. | The mains transformer is potted. | ||
Unlike Tektronix instruments of the same era, which require | Unlike Tektronix instruments of the same era, which require [[silver-bearing solder]], ordinary solder is fine for working on the Lavoie, because its terminal strips have tin-plated steel inserts. | ||
silver-bearing solder, ordinary solder is fine for working on the Lavoie | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [ | * [https://www.radiomuseum.org/forum/lavoie_la_265a_a_superb_tek_clone.html LA-265A, a superb Tek clone] (radiomuseum.org forum) | ||
* [ | * [https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/lavoie_oscilloscope_la_265_ala26.html radiomuseum.org page for LA-265A] | ||
==Pictures== | ==Pictures== | ||
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Lavoie la-265a 3.jpg|Lavoie LA-265A with Tektronix [[B|Type B]] | Lavoie la-265a 3.jpg|Lavoie LA-265A with Tektronix [[B|Type B]] | ||
Lavoie la-265a 4.jpg|Lavoie LA-265A with Tektronix [[B|Type B]] | Lavoie la-265a 4.jpg|Lavoie LA-265A with Tektronix [[B|Type B]] | ||
Black la265a 1.jpg | Black la265a 1.jpg|Black front LA-265A | ||
La 265a side.jpg | La 265a side.jpg|Side view | ||
La265a rear.jpg | La265a rear.jpg|Rear view | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 06:26, 2 February 2024
The Lavoie LA-265A is a 33 MHz scope that takes letter-series and 1-series plug-ins. It is an unauthorized clone of a Tektronix 545A made for a defense contract by Lavoie Laboratories.
It has two timebases, which allows delayed triggering.
Key Specifications
- please add
Internals
Electrical difference to 545
The high-voltage circuit is not identical to that of the Tektronix 545A. Neon lamps are used to stabilize the high voltage in brightness circuit. However, the neon lamp stabilizer is often faulty - the lamps aged too fast, with the result that the trace flickers.
Mechanical difference to 545
The mains transformer is potted. Unlike Tektronix instruments of the same era, which require silver-bearing solder, ordinary solder is fine for working on the Lavoie, because its terminal strips have tin-plated steel inserts.
Links
- LA-265A, a superb Tek clone (radiomuseum.org forum)
- radiomuseum.org page for LA-265A
Pictures
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Lavoie LA265A with Lavoie LA-265-CA Plug-in
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Lavoie LA-265-CA Plug-in
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Ceramic terminals with tin-plated steel insert
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Schematic of HV-Supply, glow stabilizer
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Lavoie LA-265A with Tektronix Type B
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Lavoie LA-265A with Tektronix Type B
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Lavoie LA-265A with Tektronix Type B
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Lavoie LA-265A with Tektronix Type B
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Black front LA-265A
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Side view
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Rear view
