Subj : Heathkit article
To   : Mike Powell
From : Morgan Collins
Date : Tue Jan 12 2021 17:44:35

  Re: Heathkit article
  By: Mike Powell to MORGAN COLLINS on Tue Jan 12 2021 05:11 pm

 MP> I don't remember ever using one with sodering (too bad I didn't), but I
 MP> remember a couple of kits (maybe not Heath's) where you could wire up
 MP> different circuits and get it to do different things. You made the
 MP> connections by putting the ends of the wires into spring-like coils rather
 MP> than making a permanent connection. Mine two favorites curcuits were the
 MP> radio receiver and the morse code transmitter.

Yes!  I had one of those as well.  I'm not sure it was Heath or not, I think it was a different brand.  It was cardboard, with those springs for the wires which came in different colors and lengths.  There were different modules on the board you could wire up.  Capacitors, Resistors, switches, dials, lights, an LED number display thing, a speaker, buzzer etc.  

There was a book and you would follow the instructions to build different things.  I do remember the radio, and there was one that would turn the light on and off based on a sensor.  

Wow.  I totally forgot about that thing until now.

Morgan

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