Heathkit cult

[Jack Crenshaw]

Well, I know that we are a litigous society, for sure.  Also overly
regulative.  Many of the toys I grew up with are no longer avaiable --
lead soldiers (might drink the molten lead), chemistry sets (might drink
the acid), model airplanes (might sniff the glue), Erector sets (might
swallow the nuts and bolts), model steam engines (might burn one's
fingers), etc. etc.

But golly gee, have we really progressed as a nation so far, that
grownups can no longer be trusted with high voltage?  Are we constrained
to solid state and IC gear that has no high voltage at all?

What if we decide to flavor our breakfast cereal with surface-mount
resistors?  Who's going to protect us from _THAT_?

FWIW, and to show that I'm no smarter than those other idiots, back when
I was a little kid -- 4 or 5 -- I once chewed up a flashlight bulb.  It
felt so snooth and round in my mouth, like a cherry, I just couldn't
resist biting down on it.  I _KNEW_ it was made of glass. I knew it
would leave broken glass in my mouth. But I did it anyway.

Once. I only needed to do it once, to convince myself that once was enough.

Jack

Don Melcher wrote:

> But the REAL problem with something like this is the litigious society we
> live in coupled with all the safety regulations coupled with some fool that
> doesn't know to pull the plug and bleed the hi-voltage supply (or at least
> work with one hand tucked into his belt behind his back!)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Heathkit Owners and Collectors List
> [mailto:HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV]On Behalf Of Jack Crenshaw
> Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 7:50 AM
> To: HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV
> Subject: Re: Heathkit cult
>
>
> Here's a thought:  I know you guys out there are mostly hams, but I
> wonder if Heathkit retro kits, like the tube audio amplifiers, would
> sell?  Lately there's a _LOT_ of interest in tube audio, and people are
> paying as much as $20,000-50,000 for high-end amps.  Can you imagine the
> interest if Heathkit announced a new version of, say, the W-5M?
>
>
>
>

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