1958 Philco Predicta Tandem Restoration

[@MyJp1983]

Why is an ancient TV restoration channel the most wholesome comment section on KZbin? Nice videos by the way

[@brianredman9347]

Great video. My father was a TV repairman in the 60s and 70s. He has a business called Houston Tuner Service. I remember the smell of him soldering stuff. Great times when people fixed stuff.

[@futurepig]

Great video. I has seen these models but had no idea the screen was movable. Those vertical rolling glitches bought back my childhood.

[@StandardTacticalKnight]

Holy cow, the amount of effort and knowledge needed to do this kind of electronics restoration amazes me. The result is awesome though! That set looks amazing!

[@MisakaMikotoDesu]

You may not be a "professional" but you're clearly an expert.

[@sterlinsilver]

"Put the set beside your chair, put the picture anywhere" a beautiful set, certainly on my bucket list...

[@oystercreek9]

Jack - Your restorations make my difficult repair projects look like a walk in the park! Thanks, man - love your vids

[@thecoolcreativebuildchanne2613]

I'm so happy to have found your channel! This is fantastic to see these beautiful old TVs ! I grew up in the late 60s and early 70s, and I always dreamed of TVs like we have today, but I kind of miss the big console televisions. It was basically a piece of furniture as well. I can't wait to see more of your videos!!🙂👍👍

[@detric9508]

This is amazing !! I have A 58 Philco Pedestal (barber shop pole), trying to find someone Who can make it work again ! And safely … heard these overheat easily. I’ve never turned it on out of fear

[@paullee107]

Im dying for a tandem!! Thabks for shating.

[@tomj4506]

Well done Jack ! When I started @1973 I wouldnt touch a Philco with a 10 foot #8 driver ! LFOD !

[@Gideondycus]

Hi! I love your old TVs! I got my first crt like a month ago and it’s a sharp I got it for 13 bucks at a electronic recycling place

[@Gideondycus]

Oh yea and I’m getting a vhs camcorder today!

[@spookisghostly4619]

It's so cool that it's in such original shape and that picture tube looks amazing

[@jacekbukaczewski]

Wspaniale pan remontuje i przywraca do zycia stare urządzenia.gratuluję😊

[@jerrytraub8074]

Jack, I've found that soft scrub, water and a nylon scrub brush work well to clean up those tandem cords. Also it's a lot easier to get those gold bands on by hooking both ends of the spring and then slipping the band on, rather than fumbling with the spring with needlenose pliers.

[@usforsarah]

I hope I can afford one someday 🥲 so beautiful

[@chetpomeroy1399]

That looks like the original CRT with the low-voltage filament, and in near-new condition, which is rare! I've heard the tube sockets in these sets are pretty flimsy. It was smart to replace them. One doesn't find bad *brand new* electrolytic capacitors very often, only seemingly when you least expect it!

[@harryshector]

You did a good job. I think Vert. linearity needed a little more attention, though.

[@mikefinn2101]

Jack your amazing and really did a great job even with trouble very encouraging to me as I often have same issues with my projects. I too have a cat helper looks like cody too.really appreciate you sharing. Bob Anderson on you tube has done a lot of predicta Bandersontv you tube. thanks Mike

[@pc6alek688]

Love your vids and cute cat

[@cazkasjmir]

Great work

[@2006Mercury]

Awesome

[@Jason-cm6uh]

Cool!

[@tarcisiomendes2658]

Parabéns meu amigo, vc é fera

[@WelderRiffer]

🤗

[@yaroslavpronin5111]

Many people fall into this trap, thinking that a new component must work properly 😄

[@GAbbbbrielllll]

love the cat jajajaja

[@GAbbbbrielllll]

impresionante!

[@bumpasaurus487]

New follower who’s been enjoying your content. Are you in washing state? I live in Renton wa and actually have a couple very old and unique TVs I’ve gotten free from garage sales. If you’re local I would love to see them on your channel. Let me know if you are in my area, I heard u say that new crazy German tv was retrofitted in Tacoma, so figured maybe that’s where u got it and are from.

[@omb.JR_banan]

Hey, i have a philco model 38-8 radio that is in ok condition. I was wondering what capacitors i need for it because they are 90 years old. What type of caps and electrolitics do i need do I need to replace the strip thing and mire questions i have. If you read this I can maybe get your contact and i can send some pictures so you can tell me what to do, I am varry new to radio repair. I hope i can fix it so i can get a head start in how it works. Thank you

[@televisionforever]

Hey buddy, you can send me a message on Facebook at Saunders Co. I would recommend getting replacement capacitors from Antique Electronic Supply since their website is easy to navigate. Mouser is also great but their site is a bit confusing. Others recommend Digikey although I’ve never purchased from there. We can talk about it in more detail on FB if you’d like.

[@omb.JR_banan]

So update, I replaced the power cord and it turns on I haven't tuned the thing because the condition of the speaker is questionable.. I have tried to look up a schematic on my radio model but i can't find anything on the same model. Ill be sure to message you soon Thanks.

[@oledcrt]

The original tuner is not repairable?

[@televisionforever]

I was on a bit of a deadline getting this television back, but also, the tuner is a highly sensitive piece of a equipment that I don't have enough knowledge on yet to tinker with. Everything in there is very precise and tuned exactly. Any accidental mess-up with coils, resistors, or variable capacitors can really mess up any signal coming into it. I'm sure whatever problem was in there, is an easy fix, but I wanted to give this customer a known good tuner, and worry about the problem tuner later in a future project. I'm trying to clean up and downsize my workspace at the moment.

[@scottwithrow3793]

Wow, I never would have expected a bad UCC cap either. Usually they're top shelf.

[@oledcrt]

@@televisionforever sounds like a good call, I’m glad you’re planning to look at it in the future.