[Heathkit] un-built Heathkit

[rbethman]

I guess this has gone on so long that some have forgot - Grow Up!

I'm not paying $1600 for an unopened kit.  Especially one that I'd have 
to replace a whole bunch of parts to make it work.  If radios sit on the 
shelf and go bad due to not being used, don't you think that those 
electrolytics and paper caps are any better than the ones you find in 
one that is still in the wrapper?

I've had a bunch of parts from Heathkit packages.  This was back in the 
mid '80s.  They tested off tolerance, and bad leakage just simply 
opening the sealed bags and testing them.

How about carbon composition resistors sitting in their original 
drawers?  I bought them just for the storage.

Testing them resulted in way out of tolerance.  I wouldn't even bother 
to put a voltage across them!  I need arcs on my bench like I *need* a 
lightning strike!

YMMV

Bob - N0DGN


On 7/12/2013 1:02 PM, W4ARZ Steve wrote:
> Then I guess you still miss the point.  Your original comment was "Build it
> and you have a $150 radio." which implies that the only value to the process
> is the resale value of the radio after building it and I was stating that
> there is more value to the process than that.
>
> Tom K3TVC
>
>
> NO TOM YOU HAVE A RADIO THAT IS WORTH AS MUCH AS YOU CARE TO VALUE IT. MAYBE $25...MAYBE $2500..  IT'S NOT FOR YOU TO JUDGE .
>