09-05-2017, 12:23 PM
> I was wondering if the half screen issue was going to be an expensive or difficult fix.
Generally Predicta's are no fun to service! In order to get at the circuit board that has most of the components on it there is about 30 wires that have to be marked and disconnected and unsolder the circuit board from the metal chassis. The metal chassis blocks any access to the bottom of the board.
If it has never been serviced there will be 1/4" or so of dirt and all manner of crud on the top of the circuit board. It comes though the vent holes on the top of the cabinet. Typical issues, bad caps, resistors, horizontal /vertical intergraters, heat damaged tube sockets ect....
Wouldn't go in to it just thinking that it's a simple fix to have something that will give you reliable service.
I believe there is a guy who services them in Tennessee, many years ago he was getting $159 to service the chassis. I don't know anything about the quality of the work (good or otherwise) but he maybe be a good choice to get your set up and running properly.
Best of luck!
Generally Predicta's are no fun to service! In order to get at the circuit board that has most of the components on it there is about 30 wires that have to be marked and disconnected and unsolder the circuit board from the metal chassis. The metal chassis blocks any access to the bottom of the board.
If it has never been serviced there will be 1/4" or so of dirt and all manner of crud on the top of the circuit board. It comes though the vent holes on the top of the cabinet. Typical issues, bad caps, resistors, horizontal /vertical intergraters, heat damaged tube sockets ect....
Wouldn't go in to it just thinking that it's a simple fix to have something that will give you reliable service.
I believe there is a guy who services them in Tennessee, many years ago he was getting $159 to service the chassis. I don't know anything about the quality of the work (good or otherwise) but he maybe be a good choice to get your set up and running properly.
Best of luck!
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!
Terry
