Heath glory

[Terry Perdue]

The service techs had some real horror stories to tell - and I saw some of
the kits that were returned. In one, the builder had somehow managed to
completely cover the bottom of the board with a solid mass of solder.
Another had installed all the parts above the PCB on full length leads.
These are extreme examples, but I often wonder how some kits worked at all
after being built as sloppily as many were.

I started restoring a W5-M amplifier a friend gave me the other day. It was
exciting to see how nice the outside was cleaning up. Then I removed the
bottom cover - what a dog. I suspect that in a majority of cases, those that
complain about Heathkit's quality are the ones who never learned to solder.

Terry

----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Crowell <bcrowell at EXCITE.COM>
To: <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 10:42 PM
Subject: Heath glory


> When I worked as a repair technician while putting myself through school,
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> used to refer to Heathkits as "Griefkits", and not without reason.  N6AYJ
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