[Mishmash] Whatever Happened To Heathkit?

[Hugh Gigante]

Actually it whould have been CB . . . like in Citizens Band radio (early 
cell phone for anyone younger than 50).

Hugh
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Smyth" <wsmyth at pbtcomm.net>
To: "Mishmash" <mishmash at mishmash.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Whatever Happened To Heathkit?


>> Makes you wonder . . .I remember Heathkit, EICO, and others . . .built a 
>> whole room full of stuff as a kid (including a CD unit for my parents car 
>> which was never really accepted by my Dad).
>>
>> Hugh
>
> I assume you mean a capacitive discharge ignition add-on rather than a 
> Compact Disc player although parents could dislike either one or both. 
> Ann and I assembled a couple of Radio Shack units in the early 70s for our 
> Buicks. One even outlived two Buicks.  I was very impressed with them 
> because the ignition point contacts outlasted the rubbing blocks!  They 
> really performed well and even extended spark plug life by a factor of 
> three.  One company seemed to make the RS, Phase Three and Delta kits; 
> Phase Three was the highest price followed by Delta and RS brands but 
> Delta was the actual manufacturer.
>
> Bill in SC
>
>
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