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* Checking calibration after changing plug-ins is recommended. The signal path of the plug-in to mainframe interface is not as well standardized as it is on [[500-series scopes]] or [[7000-series scopes]]. This is primarily due to variability in deflection sensitivity of CRTs.  
* Checking calibration after changing plug-ins is recommended. The signal path of the plug-in to mainframe interface is not as well standardized as it is on [[500-series scopes]] or [[7000-series scopes]]. This is primarily due to variability in deflection sensitivity of CRTs.  
* Since each plug-in contains deflection amplifiers, 560-series plug-ins cost more than a plug-in with equivalent functionality for a mainframe that has built-in deflection amplifiers. The cost of the deflection amplifiers adds up if the customer wants several different plug-ins at the high-speed end of the 560-series range.
* Since each plug-in contains deflection amplifiers, 560-series plug-ins cost more than a plug-in with equivalent functionality for a mainframe that has built-in deflection amplifiers. The purchase cost, weight, and maintenance burden of the extra deflection amplifiers adds up, particularly if the customer wants several different plug-ins at the high-speed end of the 560-series range.


Early 560-series mainframes (e.g., the [[561]]) had tubes in the low voltage power supply and in the high voltage power supply.  
Early 560-series mainframes (e.g., the [[561]]) had tubes in the low voltage power supply and in the high voltage power supply.  

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