17 Mar
2014
17 Mar
'14
2:11 p.m.
You're probably right. I built a H19 (terminal only model). I can't
honestly remember if the terminal board was assembled or not. I'm pretty
sure the drive electronics board was un-assembled.
The most disappointing heathkit I ever built was after the Zenith
acquisition. The only board that was soldered was a 2" square board that
created a pattern generator for alignment. Even the cables were hecho en
Mexico. I think it took a whopping 2 hours to build, and that's a generous
estimate
On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 1:31 PM, Tony Duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
Frankly I'll give the guy $800 for the unit just for the fun of building
a
Heathkit.
I seem t ormemebr the H89 kit was somewhat disappointing, in that the 2
main PCBS (the CPU bosrd and the terminal logic board) came
ready-assembled :-(. You had to solder the keyboard to its PCB, make the
PSU (very simple linear thing) and video monitor PCB amd put it all in
the case.
Personally, if I buy a kit, I expect to get a kit, loose components and
bare PCBs!.
Mind you, if I ever got an unassmbled heathkit, or any other kit, I
would assemble it. The whole point of htis unit is to run programs. Not
to sit as pile of parts in a cardboard box.
-tony