Heath Co./Heath manuals

[Mike Morris]

Yes, I would pay for this service.

In the past when I have copied manuals for friends, I have also done
the following:

Three copies of the schematic(s) - one for removing from the manual and
burning with soldering irons, one to keep clean in the book, and the
rear copy to mark up as an "as-built", i.e. this one shows the Corcom
filter (scavenged from an old PC Power supply) for the AC input,
plus any other mods.
I put a Scotch "sticky-note" on the inside of the cover explaining
why three sets of schematics.

If I had to split a schematic over multiple sheets, I made d#%m
sure that there was at least a 1/2 inch overlap - I was burned
badly once when the vertical section of a horizontal like was
lost in a missing overlap - i.e.

(monospaced font needed here)

----------------
                !
                !
                !
                !
                -------------------

            >!   !<-- this part was missing

and I ended up putting 6.3v AC at lotsa amps to ground through a trace.
After that I used 4 sheets of paper with generous overlaps where three
might have done the job.

Used heavy paper for a cover - the stuff I use is a little thicker
than the old Heath yellow covers.

Added a few sheets in the back with nothing but the word "Notes"
on the top.

Several people have made positive comments on these procedures.

I'd want three options:
- the "standard manual" - a complete manual including all
  updates/service notes,

- a "standard less assembly instructions" version

- a "minimal edition" for people that only need a picture,
  a schematic set, the specifications, plus a notation if
  there were any updates/service notes,

For something like this, I'd pay top dollar.  I hesitate to
specify a price - the manual for a CR-1 crystal set vs a manual
for a SB-301 vs a GR-371 TV set are somewhat different in size
and repro costs.
Lets just say that you get what you pay for in life, and quality
costs $$$.

Mike WA6ILQ

PS - I'm still looking for a original manual set for a GC-1000,
a GR-371MX, and a power transformer for a A7-E.


At 11:34 AM 07/24/98 -0400, you wrote:
>O.K., here's an interesting twist on the entire manual issue.
>
>Let's say, for the sake of argument, that someone purchases the RIGHT to
legally
>reproduce Heathkit Manuals and pays Heathkit a royalty for each manual
sold.  And,
>let's also say, for the sake of quality, that each 'new' manual is an Off Set
>Printed manual, and not a poor photocopy including large fold-out schematics.
>
>What would any of you be willing to pay for a new, old manual?
>
>In addition, would you want a full manual (including assembly
instructions) or just
>want circuit description/alignment procedures/schematics.
>
>Thank you kindly for your thoughts,
>
>George

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