[Heathkit] un-built Heathkit

[rbethman]

I DO know what was originally said!

I am JUST as entitled to MY view as you "apparently" believe that you are.

The value of any piece of equipment is indeed what you attach to it.

However, the idiotic value placed on a sealed never opened does not make 
it work.

The comments regarding taking a Heathkit box and placing old junk parts 
in it and selling it on auction were made.

So you ASSUME that I haven't followed the *thread*.

Absolutely untrue.

Bob - N0DGN

It has gone on to the point of becoming nauseating due to lack of 
ANYTHING being useful to the list - AND starting personal attacks!

On 7/12/2013 1:28 PM, Tom Chesek wrote:
> I will not offer any more comments since it is obvious that some jump 
> into the thread without knowing what was originally said.  Everyone, 
> please have a nice day.
>
> Tom K3TVC
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: rbethman
> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 1:13 PM
> To: heathkit at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Heathkit] un-built Heathkit
>
> 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 .
>>
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