HW:16 Chassis

[Tom Buchanan]

I got it cleaned up now and actually a better description of the color would
be copper.  Apparently Heathkit produced some with a copper plated chassis.

It is identical to another HW-16 I have except for the copper plating. 

Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: wa8zvo at juno.com [mailto:wa8zvo at juno.com]
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 2:46 PM
To: tlbuch at scrtc.com
Subject: Re: [HEATH-TEMPE] HW-16 Chassis

Hi Tom,

That HW-16 chassis was copper-plated to improve grounding and prevent
rusting as some steel chassis did in high-moisture environments.  It was
used on only a few models for the same purpose.

Ed
wa8zvo at juno.com

"Formerly One Of The Hams At Heathkit"


-----Original Message-----
From: Heathkit Owners and Collectors List [mailto:HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV]
On Behalf Of Jim Flanagan
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 7:44 AM
To: HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV
Subject: Re: HEATH Digest - 29 Nov 2007 to 1 Dec 2007 (#2007-279)

> Date:    Sat, 1 Dec 2007 18:56:02 -0600
> From:    Tom Buchanan <tlbuch at SCRTC.COM>
> Subject: HW-16 Chassis
>
> I got an old Heathkit HW-16 at a local hamfest for a winter project.  It
has
> a gold colored chassis.   All of the other Heathkit ham radio equipment I
> have seen has the aluminum color chassis.  So did Heathkit use a gold
> chassis for any particular reason?  It should look pretty neat when it is
> cleaned up.
>   
Sounds like the aluminum chassis had been anodized by a previous owner, 
maybe just prior to assembly.
I've never heard of  Heath doing this at the factor, but who knows?

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