Heath Co./Heath manuals

[Multi-Volti Devices]

Yep...I agree with you...I just poosted something to that effect...

If one buys a non-working Heathkit at a hamfest, one has no way of knowing if it
EVER worked. It may never have been assembled properly. I seem to recall that at
Heath, this fact was inherent in a Heath tech's troubleshooting approach. One
had to be familiar with the circuit and rely alot on visual examination. This
familiarity can only come from a few sources...working on a boatload of the same
model, having effective service documentation, or having the assembly manual.
Everyone knows how excellent these manuals were...why do portions of them
suddenly become ineffective or obsolete.

But I've lost track of why I am defending the assembly portionm of the manual.
Perhaps it's due to Heath not including those pages in manuals duplications, at
least as they wer(n't) a few years ago. Not sure now.

Murray

wayne.harrah wrote:

> Can't you use the assembly manuals to aid in troubleshooting/aligning rigs
> that are sick?  I'm new at this, but, it seems to me to make sense.  Perhaps
> you "old PROS" can share some light to those of us in the dark.
>
> Regards,
>
> "Buzz" Harrah, ke0ms
> Wayne.Harrah at mci2000.com
>
> Q: Why did Kamikaze Pilots wear helmets, anyway?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ray Mack <mack at MAILS.IMED.COM>
> To: HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
> Date: Friday, July 24, 1998 10:54 AM
> Subject: Re[2]: Heath Co./Heath manuals
>
> >Sean Merrigan makes copies of R390A manuals and SP600 manuals.  He charges
> about
> >$20.00 (maybe $30.00?).  I can't tell the difference between his copy and
> an
> >original.  His may even be better.
> >
> >After getting my copy of the SP600 manual, I would have paid even more.
> Sean
> >does nice work.
> >
> >I would certainly want a full manual for those that came that way (HR10B
> comes
> >to mind) or just the Operation manual for rigs that had separate Assembly
> and
> >Operation manuals.  Not much need for a checklist assembly manual for a rig
> >that's already built.
> >
> >Ray Mack
> >WD5IFS
> >
> >
> >______________________________ Reply Separator
> _________________________________
> >Subject: Re: Heath Co./Heath manuals
> >Author:  George Gleim <george at QNQ.COM> at mails
> >Date:    7/24/98 11:34 AM
> >
> >
> >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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