The Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 2: The 1960s through the mid-1970s

Chas Gilmore: I was with the Scientific Instruments group at that time. The detailed, thoroughly checked assembly manuals were a MAJOR contributor to the success of the Heathkit products. The new guy looked at it [Scientific Instruments] and said after a while, “You know what? It began to be a reasonable product line in terms of product functionality and value. The full Heathkit history series on EEJournal:The Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 1: Early DaysThe Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 2: The 1960s through the mid-1970sThe Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 3: The Microcomputer Kit EraThe Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 4: The Demise of HeathkitThe Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 5: Final ThoughtsThe Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 6: And Yet More Final Thoughts