Heathkit Serial Numbers

[Edward Kotkiewicz]

Jim Flanagan wrote:

> Hello ...
>         Did Heath have a numbering system with their serial numbers that would allow you to determine the year and month that the item was manufactured?  It would be interesting to know how 'old' a piece was relative to it's production life span..
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> Jim
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> Jim Flanagan
> jflan at ieee.org

EK> Jim, I'm afraid that the "serial number" that Heath used was really a misnomer in the sense that it was not used in the manner that most folks would expect.  They did have some level of traceability but not so you could have a real handle on such
things as mods or improvements.  We need the sage words of one like Ed Mosher or Murray to step in here for a closer slant on the meaning of "serial number"

Ed

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