We describe how to perform signal averaging using a multichannel analyzer without internal modification. It thus becomes possible to average signals with the aid of “borrowed” equipment. Required equipment, in addition to a multichannel analyzer, consists of approximately $100 worth of transistor circuitry and a voltage to frequency converter.

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