1960 Philco Predicta Miss America Restoration

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  • Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
  • Really happy with how this turned out. Philco Predicta Miss America sets I've heard are hard to come by. I'm glad I was able to get it working

Комментарии • 48

  • @M.EvangelineRivera
    @M.EvangelineRivera 2 месяца назад +1

    Your videos are so thoroughly enjoyable! Kinda fascinating, actually! I'm so impressed that you can restore these beauties!

  • @sterlinsilver
    @sterlinsilver Год назад +7

    That pop up tuning dial is awesome. Beautiful set! I'd love to see more of the cosmetic restoration process.

    • @televisionforever
      @televisionforever  Год назад +2

      Thanks! Yes I should have recorded more of the cosmetic repair. I live on a busy street and didn't want to subject everyone to constant cars driving by. I need to find a new location for that

  • @dfpolitowski2
    @dfpolitowski2 2 месяца назад

    You did a great job. This is a great way to learn electronics and enjoy yourself too through TV or Radio circuitry.

  • @robharding5345
    @robharding5345 Месяц назад

    Great job on the Philco predicta.

  • @vinylhound43
    @vinylhound43 Год назад +3

    Wow!!!! Those are exceptionally rare beasts! Great resto, Jack!
    Bravo!

  • @ricknelsonm
    @ricknelsonm Год назад +2

    It sure looks great in the end, picture too,

  • @adriansdigitalbasement
    @adriansdigitalbasement Год назад +7

    Amazing work! So satisfying to see it working so well in the end. The image quality at the very end looked decent too. I liked the light color but I think it also looks good in the chocolate brown.

  • @a587g
    @a587g Год назад +3

    Nice job! Philco quality went way down by the 50's and they definitely made them challenging to service. I think recreating the blonde finish would've been extremely time consuming, so that was a good solution. Plus it matches the rest of your radios!

  • @doog13r2
    @doog13r2 Год назад +1

    A lot of work but it paid off! Nice color change too. Thanks for sharing with us!

  • @josehugobarrerasanchez8350
    @josehugobarrerasanchez8350 2 месяца назад +1

    Excelente reparación, estas señores si son ABUELAS TELEVISIÓNES y de la buenas que vale la pena repararlas, el cinescopio aun tiene muy buena EMISION de electrones 😃😃👏👏👍👍

  • @ericdumptee9084
    @ericdumptee9084 Год назад

    EXCELLENT ! Your expertise and knowledge has preserved yet another piece of history,Congrats !

  • @mrbrooks9969
    @mrbrooks9969 Год назад

    I didn't expect the tube to look that good. Great job. Problem solving will always keep you mind sharp.

  • @user-fl9lo5mk6o
    @user-fl9lo5mk6o Месяц назад

    Very good, amazing 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍, nice!

  • @nicholas790
    @nicholas790 Год назад +1

    Loved watching you restore the electronics! Hate the dark brown color that shows the blemishes even more than the original "blonde" color! You need to "restore" the color like you did the electronics (including the decals for the controls on the top!)

  • @silverperzon
    @silverperzon Год назад

    Wonderful work!! This came out super nice in the end. I would’ve lost my mind in the troubleshooting phase haha.

  • @SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648
    @SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648 3 месяца назад

    It passed the kitty check -- that's good

  • @topher8634
    @topher8634 2 месяца назад

    The retainer you put on the pot is called an "E" clip.

  • @guarionex1961
    @guarionex1961 Год назад

    I like your cat!

  • @danchamberlain6069
    @danchamberlain6069 Год назад

    Hi Jack I think the picture tube tested bad because you had the filament voltage at three volts instead of six .

  • @ORB556
    @ORB556 Год назад

    😀nice videos

  • @mikefinn2101
    @mikefinn2101 Год назад +1

    Super lucky you nice find and it went well not too big a problem to fix after all could have been worse. Like watching it would have been cool to watch a vintage 50s BW show on it. the BW receiving color shows is not that great. thanks
    Mike

  • @vinylhound43
    @vinylhound43 Год назад

    Wanted to re-watch this-and there are sooo many commercials! Did RUclips add them in? It’s like every three minutes

  • @alexinnewwest1860
    @alexinnewwest1860 Год назад +1

    Very nice work! And it looks very good with the colour change !

  • @tectalabyss
    @tectalabyss 9 месяцев назад

    You did a great job ! It looks way better than before . Liked and shared. All my best.

  • @piccalillipit9211
    @piccalillipit9211 10 месяцев назад +1

    *THE ORIGINAL FINISH* is a "combed" wood grain though for lines that fine you could just do it with a stiff bristle hand brush / dust pan brush - its a REDUCTIVE finish I believe
    You start with a dark brown base, then you paint it white, then as the white starts to tackify you go over it with the brush to REMOVE the paint and leave the lines. You can practice on a bit of hardboard first. I would DEFINITELY go to the trouble of learning the finish and go over the brown - I think this set deserves the effort. - we both know you are not happy with this finish...

  • @oystercreek9
    @oystercreek9 Год назад +1

    Excellent work, Jack! I admire your determination in finishing a challenging project like this. If you did decide to replace the picture tube can a "new" one be sourced?

    • @rcmac206
      @rcmac206 Год назад +1

      I'm not him but I do know new tubes can be found but they're very hard to find and can be pretty costly too

    • @televisionforever
      @televisionforever  Год назад +1

      Thanks so much! It’s possible to find a new old stock 17DRP4, but exceptionally rare. The last company that was rebuilding picture tubes, Hawkeye, closed down in 2010 so a lot of collectors are sort of waiting for someone else to tackle that challenge.

  • @muzzcovw7674
    @muzzcovw7674 18 дней назад

    Vert nice set! Jack, would you have any information about a PhilcoUH4672L? I know it's from 1958 and it has the pop up tuners, however I can't find any other Info on this set. It seems unless it's from the Predicta line, it didn't exist 😂

    • @televisionforever
      @televisionforever  18 дней назад +1

      Send me an email to jacksaundersisme (at) gmail (dot) com with some photos if possible. I have some examples that might help identify your set. It seems there were a good amount of the pop-up tuner sets by Philco that went under the radar while the Predicta line was sweeping through.

    • @muzzcovw7674
      @muzzcovw7674 18 дней назад

      @@televisionforever Will do! I'll send one out in a little while. Thanks!

  • @audio_surgery9958
    @audio_surgery9958 Год назад

    Geniusz

  • @paullee107
    @paullee107 Год назад +1

    Any suggestions of places to get [free?] spec sheets/user manuals? I have a Predicta holiday and have only found places to pay, and don’t know if they are complete/full. Cheers.

    • @televisionforever
      @televisionforever  Год назад

      What’s you email? I can send you the schematic pdf

    • @danchamberlain6069
      @danchamberlain6069 Год назад +1

      The Dallas or Houston , Texas library will send you a pdf of the Sams if you have the number of the folder . Free

    • @paullee107
      @paullee107 Год назад

      @@danchamberlain6069 thanks - I’ll check locally, I didn’t think of that.

  • @misterhat5823
    @misterhat5823 Год назад +2

    That was one filthy floor.

  • @gochagamsahurdiya8225
    @gochagamsahurdiya8225 Год назад

    Супер 👍💪

  • @makyhsmakyhs6766
    @makyhsmakyhs6766 Год назад

    Hi Jack :
    I had a vintage radio turnable grundig mandello 2 1960 needs comprehensive repair.
    the wooden console is completely intact but the turnables need a new stylus and complete lubrication and radio needs only replacing of the damaged tubes , resistors , capacitors and need general cleaning of the mechanism, so what do you think as an expert .. Thanks !

    • @televisionforever
      @televisionforever  Год назад

      From what you described, that's how I would tackle it. Replace the caps and resistors in the power supply, get a new stylus, lubricate the mechanical portion of the turntable, and it should work fine. For long term use, I would replace the other smaller value capacitors as well.

    • @makyhsmakyhs6766
      @makyhsmakyhs6766 Год назад

      @@televisionforever thanks jack :
      I was hoping to give you this set ,
      so that you could do the whole process of repairing it.
      but unfortunately i am foreigner.
      I live in another continent and the shipping trip to atlanta would cost me a lot lot of money , but I know now what to do inside my grundig mandello w 1960 .. 👍 🌹

  • @rcmac206
    @rcmac206 Год назад

    Where do you get your capacitors from?

    • @televisionforever
      @televisionforever  Год назад +1

      I get them from Mouser

    • @rcmac206
      @rcmac206 Год назад

      @@televisionforever Ah alright, that's where I've been hearing to get them from