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 * [http://w140.com/LA265A.pdf Lavoie LA-265-A Manual (PDF)]
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-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.
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 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.
-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 ===
 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.
-This is because the terminal strips in the Lavoie have tin-plated steel inserts.
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