Philco Predicta Pedestal Repair PT2

recap and inital test run

[@russwatrous5074]

Watched it in its entirety. You sound like my Dad back in the 50's working on Tube sets in his TV shop. "Botch" was one of his favorite words....Slightly different than "bodge " which you use to indicate work by an amateur or unskilled person...But it meant the same thing....I have done a few bodge jobs myself...I'm 77 and I still learn something from almost everyone of your Restorations...

[@gavincurtis]

Fallout 4 TV with being serviced with fallout 4 diagnostic equipment; right down to the burred flathead screws over the cat's eye cover plate. It is what works after nuclear war. Great videos by the way. All these vintage sets should be restored just for historical reasons if anything.

[@johnromansky6834]

Radiation King makes great TVs and radios

[@johne3439]

That was so kind of you to make sure that baby was fed. 🤣😂😁

[@stevenking2980]

Wow another high quality and interesting video. Love getting the notifications when I'm at work, get off work, get beer, NEW SHANGO! Yay!

[@tough213]

the philco predicta tv lives again you can fix anything and get anything working great job as always you are amazing and always do great work and each time I watch I learn something new thank you for your channel and all the great videos

[@melbytvenge]

Miracles do Happen n to make an old set like you have there is a site to behold. Great Job.

[@DarrellRoper]

Watching these videos brings back memories.

[@BobofWOGGLE]

some good advice in the thumbnail.

[@jasonb4370]

You my freind are something I wish I could pay you to train me. If I had play money I would open a restoration shop. Today's kids have no idea what they have. I like to know the older with new. Makes life way more fun.

[@RODALCO2007]

The spray baby LOL !! Great restore TV video Thanks for posting. The point .016 Cap is working fine.

[@jasonthewiczman5442]

Awesome Job TV Looks Great a Job well Dome and a peace of History

[@TheEPROM9]

What a lovely piece of test equipment. I love those cat eyes, sadly I don't have any.

[@josephh.7808]

lov tv repair work....

[@Hunter-xy6qq]

You're doing a great job Shango.

[@kiwibass]

What a job! Glad to see all the effort spent on bringing the poor thing back from the dead was quite successful - especially since the video thumbnail "Don't waste your life" indicated otherwise... ;-)

[@jd76539]

Shango066 I fell out on the comment about the people who built that tv would had never imagined 2015 content would be like it is.. I wish I could repair stuff like that.. Enjoyed the series so far.. 73s.

[@anewblu6916]

jd76539 I know right! LOL

[@PecanPie1102]

Your finest work. Do part 3. Recap it all with nichikom or Panasonic , make last for 50 more years. Its a real treasure. Ive seen this in so many Sy -F i movies. Nyc

[@Canerican.]

I really like this tv !!I'm spoiled with the HD flatscreens but I would display the Predicta as a decoration!!!

[@mannye]

Amazing! I want one of these! I can't wait!

[@justsumguy2u]

Wow, that picture is really solid....looks like all you have to do now is just finish soldering the board in, and button everything up.

[@jamesplotkin4674]

This guy sure got played. He's out a thousand and you should get another for the time you've invested.

[@georgegonzalez2476]

Mildly interesting thing about those black tubulars. The ones where one lead has a swollen base? That is actually a thin brass pipe through which they squirted in the oil. Then when they soldered in the wire, the flux in the solder would migrate into the capacitor, making it leaky right from the factory. So much for the great old USA quality parts. Broken by design. I generally replace them all, even the non-critical bypass ones.

[@MyOwnWaySreejith]

What a beautiful picture 💕🥰🥰

[@chuffpup]

Don't waste it. Love these vids.

[@ProctorsGamble]

I had forgotten how sets used to buzz when there would be white lettering showing on the screen. Memories.

[@TerryMcKean]

Your camera is awesome..it zooms right in there, clear and focused..

[@aussiefurbymogwaifan6621]

21:39 the static/crinkling noise reminds me of AM radio, it even makes that noise when you are tuned into a station. But I have always had this feeling that in a few years they would be turning the AM frequently off due to digital radio and streaming services like Spotify and Apple music, as well as podcasts taking over....

[@tango1ninerradiostar125]

Shang, what kind of subliminal massage was that with the control cleaner and the poor baby doll? I don't know whether to be aroused or disgusted. But nevertheless, great video, keep'em coming!

[@TerryMcKean]

LOL!!.. 25:45 that was weird..lol! :-D the picture is looking good,,,I remember those Predictas... years ago I worked on those sets as a tech in a friend's repair shop .. I remember those CRT's in those things.. I changed one for some customers a couple times or so, and that cr-tube felt so light and fragile, and maybe the slightest bump would make it implode into a nuclear glass shrapnel-bomb... my friend would say with wide eyes, "Be sooo careful with that!.." when I would do those jobs. I never had one break ..whew! ;-)

[@AiOinc1]

19:25 Was weird too.

[@TerryMcKean]

Lol!...yep...an artificial assassination ;)

[@user-oy2xc7yf4i]

The Predicta the epitome of planned obsolescence. Despite this they had a cool look and gained a cult following back in the late 1960s. I saw many 17ers and 19ers cut up as parts donors to repair and restore them. There were also console sets in the line that were also used as donors. As cool as these sets were their warranty problems almost bankrupted Philco.

[@Synthematix]

Must admit i do love me shango vids, do some more amplifier/receiver videos!

[@deepmaze1]

Awesome job!

[@davidjames666]

It looked like the pins in the original sockets were stretched open kind of like a "C" after crimping they would have been a "o" shape. I was surprised you didn't try crimping them closed a little. Would have saved a lot of work soldering in a new socket.

[@OlegKostoglatov]

I'm wondering how long that sand resistor, with the taps, is going to last? I've had NOS sand resistors go bad just sitting on the shelf. I've also heard that those network/couplate things can cause trouble in these Predicta sets. Apparently the couplates used different internal part values in different production runs.

[@josecandido7870]

Beautiful!

[@johneygd]

This B&W tv looks real crispy with 100% B&W picture with full pixel density wich even 8K tv’s cannot play catch up with no because all color tv’s including lcd,plasma whether full hd,4K or 8K just faking B&W and all shades of gray by lightning up all 3 RGB subpixels on screen with unsmooth pixel transitions , I am not joking around or make it up am bloody serious , so for a real relaxing B&W picture, grap yourself a B&W tv!!!

[@punker4Real]

the issue is the digital noise just turn off the color 100% down and it's better

[@hannonm]

I love your Videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bigd8286]

Really enjoyed this 3 part vid. Did you replace the electrolytic's in the twist lock can?

[@lukeeagles1756]

Mash is perfect on that!

[@jasonthewiczman5442]

Shanno I was on an old antique radio foam they admit that the fly back black is melted wax from a short in the coil wires that can fail or happen if a wire was to break off or a short happens

[@senorverde09]

Great job.

[@DeadKoby]

It's a Predicta.... I Predicta bunch of failed caps.

[@therestorationofdrwho1865]

Along with dripping wax. Yummy.

[@meichong8278]

And good resale value

[@ciprianwinerElectronicManiac]

As always. Great job on the set. What soldering station do you use?

[@alexmihai22]

That's a wonderful TV.

[@ratbag359]

very nice looks good.

[@hubbsllc]

Great job on this! TIP: play at 1.25x speed

[@elmobolan4274]

Man I wish I had the knowledge to do this!!

[@TonyFleetwood]

this is so cool! id love to have some of the test equipment you do! where are you located?

[@ericmoeller3634]

I saw a guy on KZbin fix a philco similar to that one it had the same tube set up and he had a PlayStation 2 running on it

[@iamdarkyoshi]

19:26 Seriously, I absolutely lost it. What even...

[@nodak81]

29:25 -- I was thinking the exact same thought! lol

[@AiOinc1]

If only things today were documented as well and made with half as good quality.

[@cliff987]

A working wax cap? Not replacing it? Somewhere carlson had a minor stroke.

[@ScottTV-yq2wu]

Speaking of the heat issues with these sets...I swear I saw someone...may have been Phil on Phil's old radios site where he installed a typical modern computer cooling fan to cool the PC board on his barber pole. I'm going to be doing one in the near future, and it seems maybe to be a good idea. If those couplets go bad, it's a real pain. Would be interested to see your idea for tube shields? Assume mayber cardboard or just regular metal shields??

[@RODALCO2007]

ScottTV1962 I have done that on vintage equipment. Often the fan doesn't have to run at top 12 V speed. Often 8 to 10 Volts is adequate to move the air around and the fans noise is very quiet too at the lower voltage.

[@glasstronic]

Well done, IMHO.

[@DoRC]

Interesting. If I were the owner I'd just have you check and recap anything bad I mean the board is out anyway. But that's just me.

[@Grobbekee]

State of the art bumblebees :D

[@KennethScharf]

What kind of digital to analog converter box do you use to test those old TVs? Didn't Philco make a color Predicta?

[@Evan420]

+Kenneth Scharf Philco didn't make a color Predicta, and I think he wires a converter to the TV itself

[@richfiles]

I'm genuinely curious... When dealing with a set this old, with this... low quality... of a parts selection, does it pay to test each cap? Obviously, it pays for KZbin, in terms of making an interesting troubleshooting and repair video, but I mean in general repair. Is the time taken to test each cap and decide whether it is worth replacing more costly than just getting the complete set of caps and just going to town on it?

[@cll1out]

Glad that vertical hold disc cap worked out .... if you didn't prepare that cap to make it easier to change without board removal you know you would have had to change it.

[@cll1out]

lol i spoke too soon ... i watched the next part and found you still had to fiddle with it. ... oh well :)

[@taktojonotvl]

damn i liker theese vintage thing , looks like from fallout 4

[@Fred-nz9dp]

The picture is better than lcd

[@punker4Real]

YOu should adjust the settings on the DTV box to 4:3 zoom ratio

[@dantun8456]

You guys still got analogue signal over there?

[@snake_hole2886]

well done

[@sciencetestsubject]

if the .0018uf cap doesn't work, you can also use 3 .001 uf caps 2 in series with 1 in parallel, so you won't have to order any.

[@davidjames666]

@27:38 was that the missing couple whose estate sale you bought their answering machine and desktop computer? They were found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in their tent in the campgrounds.

[@abandonedsc4261]

It's a cool set but i still feel a bit sorry for the customer who got taken for a ride for $1000 That's pretty stiff.

[@jquest43]

shango said it was worth 1000$ unrestored

[@ftecconn]

Boy I don't miss going down to the Component Level. JUST Replace the PCB Now - Thanks for the Memories.

[@xtraflo]

Were these ever made in Color ?

[@bobweiss8682]

The cap you point out at 16:56 is a 0.1uF/600V, not a .01.

[@connorm955]

26:16 Funny seeing the facefuck and twatter logo on a black and white TV...

[@frankcastle2876]

Feed the baby spray cleaner! Are you available for children's parties?

[@Enigma758]

I just found a .0015 @ 1000V on ebay for about 4 bucks!

[@bigusdickus8503]

At least mash still looks good

[@MrPhantomFury]

“ Malipunating “ haha that’s a first :p

[@harshnemesis]

Omg of course he is from california, now this makes sense

[@KoolBreeze420]

OK I said it in the last video but that picture is identical to the tv in Fallout 4 just add 4 legs. If you ever wanted like a Fallout man cave, that tv in the picture is the tv you would need all you would need to do is add legs or a skinny table under it.

[@orange70383]

So even with the new tube socket the owners going to have to wiggle that tube to get a picture to come up.

[@alexmihai22]

maybe a capacitor on the audio is thin, that's why there's no bass

[@millercroger]

Does that mean "don't waste your life" working on a predicta?

[@Oldschoolmuseum]

Now I know why you hate 79 to 80s TV sets I own a Samsung portable set and the tuner nod came off and I was trying to repair it and the wires to it came off.

[@Starcat128]

cool

[@PhilippMaierTelevision]

19:25 Loooooool

[@dictare]

19:25 Baby born with mark of the beast on forehead gets it's controls cleaned.

[@SudaNIm103]

Gonna file that eyelet trick away for the future

[@ryantoomey611]

For the .0015 you could use 2 .003 600v capacitors in series

[@Iconoclasher]

Anyone know what show was playing at 25:05 to 25:45? Looks British maybe. 😏

[@Romif_SK]

Two and a Half Men

[@animalcorvair]

that horz output tube will eat you up.. dont get grounded

[@sonicdash3818]

what's the value of that Glass Capacitor? is there any place i can get myself one? the reason i ask you this shango066 is because i acquired a Radio years ago, it was an eveready radio it didn't come with a manual, fairly small it plugs in, when i opened it up i found a capacitor i don't remember what reading it had, but i know the tubes were bad, the casing was falling apart,warped, it had one electrolytic and a waxpaper capacitor, the radio is basically in need of quite a bit of work, just in case if you reply back, my skype is sonicthehedgehogvy

[@OlegKostoglatov]

Sonic Dash You don't need to use glass capacitors in an average broadcast band tube radio, you can but even as surplus they would be expensive and there would be nothing to be gained by using them. Wax capacitors can be replaced by polyester film caps, and ceramic caps on occasion, you can use the bright yellow ones with the axial leads or the radial lead types like Shango was using with the red or brown glazed exterior.

[@sonicdash3818]

OlegKostoglatov interesting

[@Elfnetdesigns]

+Sonic “Ghost” Dash Glass caps are very stable BUT also a waste of tax payer dollars just like everything else military related especially the training in radio and electronics, Yeah you learn how to service and repair equipment BUT it's military equipment, Not too many civilian agencies use military gear in the US, so yeah a gross waste of money on the governments part. You will be surprised at how many ham operators out there have military radio training and no absolutely nothing about modern civilian / commercial radio and electronics, but since they have that training they all think they are the gods of radio and electronics..

[@georgegonzalez2476]

IMHO there. Is nothing wrong in making a bigger capacitor out of two, if you don’t have the exact value. Given all the other infelicities of Philco, this mild kludge doesn’t even matter. IMHO.

[@tommyn.j3628]

This philco have a heatproblem

[@SaccoBelmonte]

Hold on....are you "The Guitologist"?

[@martinda7446]

use 4 630v caps.

[@markmckinley5989]

Seems like more time spent checking the old caps rather than just swap and get rid of old junk.

[@_Ramen-Vac_]

Flat-TV Society.. haha, this is awesome! rather watch Evil Dead 2 or something on it. Raathaa

[@Blumasters2ndChannel]

Guess what! M*A*S*H is now Getting Cancelled on The Memorable Entertainment Television Network

[@jerrycrock3701]

that thing looked good...until you turned it on...

[@jeffreyyoung4104]

keep it as cheap as possible? no warranties buddy...

[@robertgift]

*DO NOT MEASURE* Why?

[@richardhz-oi8px]

Has high voltage pulses, would blow up the meter.

[@robertgift]

Thank you. We have high voltage meters. Some othereason? (Like your Bell System logo!)

[@lauram5905]

It's a shame it's ugly on the inside. MASH looks like it belongs on that thing