[heathkit] Heathkit solid state vtvm

["Dave Norem" <mcwriter4444@charter.net>]

Thanks for responding, Gary.

The most I ever learned about electronics was in Portsmouth, VA during 
1968-1969 from a man named Ken Starnes, while working in a TV repair shop. I 
dropped out of consumer electronics in 79 and switched to industrial--never 
looked back.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Garey Barrell" <k4oah@mindspring.com>
To: "heathkit List Member" <mcwriter4444@charter.net>
Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 8:55 AM
Subject: [heathkit] Heathkit solid state vtvm


> Dave -
>
> Yeah, the SS types ain't so hot around RF either!!   Sometimes you just 
> have to go back to the old Simpson 260........   :-)
>
> 73, Garey - K4OAH
> Glen Allen, VA
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>
> Dave Norem wrote:
> > Paul, I was working for Heath at the time and wasn't aware of this. I was 
> > Tech Correspondence on television at the time. Of course those of us 
> > using the IM 28 had long before replaced the 6AL5 with a set of diodes. I 
> > can tell you one thing about the conversion, though. It wouldn't have 
> > worked for troubleshooting televisions. The solid state meters went nuts 
> > when using them in sweep circuits. I haven't worked on TV's for years, 
> > but kept my meter just for that reason. I left Heath in 79, not long 
> > after the Zenith buyout. The handwriting was on the wall. I still have 
> > many fine memories of working there, the people, and the kits themselves. 
> > During my years there I worked on every product but Ham, both assembled 
> > and kits.
> >
> >     ----- Original Message -----
> >     *From:* Paul Reissmann <mailto:wd8mwt@comcast.net>
> >     *To:* heathkit List Member <mailto:mcwriter4444@charter.net>
> >     *Sent:* Thursday, March 05, 2009 9:30 AM
> >     *Subject:* [heathkit] Heathkit solid state vtvm
> >
> >     I have a Heathkit catalog from the Fall of 1976 that shows Heath
> >     Co. sold a solid state device kit, IMA-18-1, which replaced the
> >     6AL5 and 12AU7 tubes with some minor rewiring of the meter. It
> >     cost then $16.95. Paul WD8MWT