Heathkit Green

[nb9m at RNETINC.NET]

My SB-Line (SB-301/SB-401) suffers the same malady.  I've heard it said that
Heathkit used whatever mix they had in the gun at the time they painted SB-
faceplates.  It seems that the newer SB- units had more of a blue-green face.
I've seen two diferent shades of green in the older units.

In any case, don't use anything other than a mild soap and water to clean them
if you suspect that nicotine and dirt is responsible for the shade
differences.  I've seen the silk-screened labeling disappear with harsher
cleaners.

CUL
Brad, NB9M


Quoting Fred Wittman <wittfa19 at EARTHLINK.NET>:

> I have a recent addition to my "green room" - an SB-610.  It has =
> prompted me to ask this question:  My SB-301's front panel is a =
> different shade of green from the front panel of my SB-310, and the =
> SB-610 is a different shade from both of them.  Next to the SB-310, the =
> 301 looks almost olive, and the 610 seems somewhere in between.  Didn't =
> Heathkit standardize their front panel colors, or did they go through =
> "model changes" over the years (in which case, could this be an accurate =
> way to tell an item's age)?  Thanks in advance.  Fred - KG6NYK
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