[markc]

Got a Heathkit digital thermometer kit for xmas when I was a young teen. Soldered for hours that day - so much so that I was soldering in my dreams that night. Kit worked on the first try and we used it for years. Great fun and great practice soldering.

Dad build a Heathkit electronic ignition (Capacitive Discharge Ignition CP-1060) for our car which worked flawlessly as long as we owned it. This was back '72 when you had to change the points and plugs regularly on most cars because they wore out. Clearly this kind of ignition was the wave of the future!