[NSRCA-discussion] Heathkits

[John Ferrell]

Hang onto the timing light! Some day you will want to work on a small engine for a mower, generator or similar. It takes an old fashioned timing light...

John Ferrell  W8CCW
 
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: ronlock at comcast.net 
  To: General pattern discussion 
  Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 3:51 PM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Heathkits


  I'm still using a Heath ESV, one of the few that does single nicads.

  Though, I have not found much use for the timing light for a while -  <VBG>



  Ron Lockhart


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Mark Atwood" <atwoodm at paragon-inc.com>
  To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
  Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 3:37:44 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals

  Agree on missing the stores and the kits.  That was my introduction to Elec. Engineering and programming which has ended up putting a lot of food on my table over the past 20 years.

  -----Original Message-----
  From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Pete Cosky
  Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 1:35 PM
  To: General pattern discussion
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals

  I used to live at the Heathkit store in Pittsburgh when I was a kid. Never 
  used their RC stuff but I did build one of their robots. I miss their kits.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "mike mueller" <mups1953 at yahoo.com>
  To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
  Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 1:31 PM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals


  >
  > Mark there's a guy Mike --- sorry I forgot his last name that comes to the 
  > contests that was an engineer for heathkit. He'll be at the Jim Hubbard 
  > this weekend. I'll tell him you had a Heathkit he will get a kick out of 
  > that. Mike
  >
  > --- On Mon, 6/22/09, Atwood, Mark <atwoodm at paragon-inc.com> wrote:
  >
  >> From: Atwood, Mark <atwoodm at paragon-inc.com>
  >> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals
  >> To: "'nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org'" 
  >> <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
  >> Date: Monday, June 22, 2009, 12:13 PM
  >> The old heathkit servos (mine anyway)
  >> were kit versions of the Kraft K-15 servos.
  >>
  >> In fact the whole radio I believe was a Kraft design.
  >> -Mark
  >> --------------------------
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  >>
  >>
  >> ----- Original Message -----
  >> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
  >> <nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org>
  >> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
  >> Sent: Mon Jun 22 13:06:18 2009
  >> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo Signals
  >>
  >>
  >> Yes, as long as they are clean. That is the problem, it
  >> depends on contact between two components and the friction
  >> wears them out.
  >>
  >> I remember years ago that the large heathkit (and possibly
  >> some Kraft) servos used variable capacitors for feedback.
  >> not much to wear.
  >>
  >> Ok, Jay, how long ago were the "days" you were talking
  >> about? :-)
  >>
  >> Bob R.
  >>
  >>
  >> --- On Sun, 6/21/09, Jay Marshall <lightfoot at sc.rr.com>
  >> wrote:
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> I remember from my days in control systems theory that the
  >> analog computers were faster and more accurate than the IBM
  >> big iron computers. Analog pots are still cheaper, lighter,
  >> and higher resolution than digital encoders – as long as
  >> they are clean…
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >>
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