[Lafayette] Lafayette VTVM

[Peter Markavage]

Les:
I'm pointing my response back to the reflector with some history.
 
Your Lafayette meter is model 38-0101. It was made by Accurate
Instruments, NY. Accurate was formerly called Superior Instruments. As
far as I can remember, Lafayette nor Accurate, ever assigned a specific
alphanumeric model number to this unit. The 38-0101 was actually the
catalog number. The meter first came out in January 1958 under Superior
Instruments, Model 77. April, 1961, introduced both the Accurate and the
Lafayette models, 152 and 38-0101 respectively. Originally had 3 tubes,
two 9006's (single rectifier types) and one 12AU7. It later evolved into
two tubes, 5726 (dual rectifier like a 6AL5) and a 6211/6189/12AU7 type.
Somewhere around 1965/66, the two 9006's were replaced with the single
5726.
 
Pete
 
On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 01:35:19 EDT Evans8119 at aol.com writes:
>  
> Hi RJ Mattson,
> Thanks for pointing me to the Manual Man. I have went through him 
> one  time 
> before and agree with you that he makes copies better then 
> original,which  
> makes the wait worth it.
>  
> Hi Peter Markavage,
> No indication of the model on the meter face. I have searched inside 
>  and out.
> It uses two tubes a 5726 and a 6189.
>  
> There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of information on the net about 
>  
> Lafayette test equipment.
>  
> If I can figure out how to send a picture I will.
>  
> Thanks for the help guys.