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Heathkits were great. I assembled a number of them for my stepfather and for myself. My favorite was the multi-band short wave radio receiver which I used to
by drallison 5y ago
Heathkits were great. I assembled a number of them for my stepfather and for myself. My favorite was the multi-band short wave radio receiver which I used to listen to sputnik.
A neighbor enlisted by stepfather's aid in
troubleshooting a color TV kit he had assembled. I remember the workmanship was picture perfect, matching the photos in the assembly manual exactly. But turning on the power did nothing. A bit of investigation turned up the reason. The entire kit had been constructed using Liquid Solder, construction adhesive most often used to bond metal and other strong materials such as concrete--and a non-conductor of electicity..
- fastaguy88 5y agoMy father had a similar experience building the Heathkit color TV. In his case, the problem was his use of a giant soldering iron - suitable for soldering gutters, I think. Fortunately he knew a Bell Telephone repairman who resoldered all the connections, and we had color TV.
- WalterBright 5y agoUsing a Weller thermostatically controlled iron made a night and day difference in the quality of soldered joints. Always bad joints with the cheapo irons, always good joints with the Weller!