[Jukebox-list] Re: Design/serviceperson

[wbabbott at cox.net]

Don, yes I tracked down a Predicta a couple of years ago at a country auction. Thought I might be able to pick it up for re-sale for about a $100... the thing brought $600.

---- Don <dontutt at telus.net> wrote: 
> Sorry Britt,
> I posted this stuff below and didn't do a good job of giving folks easy 
> access to the Predicta picture. Not used to the fancier tricks with these 
> emails....
> 
> > Oh JOY!, Britt
> > You made my day with those Predicta comments. Its the only TV I'd allow in
> > my collection of old radios. Looked for one for a while. Then last year at
> > auction I scooped one for 150 bucks Canadian...  :-)
> > Despite your pal's remarks I look forward to restoring the Predicta. It is 
> > a
> > nifty looking set. Picture of it is on my website:
> http://www.donsradiomuseum.com/photogallery/photo00007038/oPhilcoPredicta-a.jpg
> 
> Happy New Year To All
> Don
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <wbabbott at cox.net>
> To: "Jukebox mailing list" <jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com>
> Cc: "Ron Rich" <ronnnrich at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 6:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] Re: Design/serviceperson
> 
> 
> > Your guys discussion thread reminds me of one of my Tube Radio Club 
> > members who is a retired TV Repair Service Tech. During our recent Radio 
> > Club Christmas Party he was telling me about the highlite ups and downs of 
> > his career. His Number One bad memory was the Philco Predicta TV. He said 
> > you had to have hands of a child to work through the ports on the chassis 
> > to change components and the sets were constantly in the shop. He couldn't 
> > believe that the Predicta is now the #1 collectible TV. I've read through 
> > some of the history of the Philco since I restore old Philco radios from 
> > the 1930s. It 's apparent that the Philco Design Engineers put Philco out 
> > of business with the Predicta.
> > Happy New Year and long live good Service Techs...
> > Britt
> > ---- Ron Rich <ronnnrich at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> Exactly what I was hoping for--Ron Rich
> >>
> >> Ron <tracron at bigpond.net.au> wrote:  --Yes and when it fails there we 
> >> have the experiance to help you. Grin.
> >> Ron from OZ.
> >> --- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "Ron Rich"
> >> To: "Jukebox mailing list"
> >> Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 4:02 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] Re: Design/serviceperson
> >>
> >>
> >> > Ron,
> >> > Question---If it's already 2007 there, does that mean that failures 
> >> > will
> >> > occur there first ??
> >> > Happy New Year to all, when ever it happens, wherever you are !! Ron 
> >> > Rich
> >> >
> >> > Ron wrote:
> >> > I was lucky enough to have a electronics engineer teach me the basics 
> >> > on
> >> > a
> >> > CRO, I also asked him why they put a large wattage resistor so close to 
> >> > a
> >> > electrolytic capacitor in a circuit I was practising on.
> >> > This was to induce a failure in the component in a certain number of 
> >> > hours
> >> > so as to require replacement.
> >> > The design of these PCB will let them predict when it will fail within 
> >> > 14
> >> > days because of a deliberate failure in design.
> >> > That's now, so why can it not be back then when the older boxes were 
> >> > made.
> >> > If it never failed why would you replace it, the service professionals 
> >> > and
> >> > the enthusiasts have extended the life of the machines well after the 
> >> > use
> >> > by
> >> > date by decades.
> >> > We repair them and in many cases they designed them from scratch and 
> >> > there
> >> > still around to day.
> >> > Happy New Year to all, we are already in 2007 here.
> >> > Ron from OZ
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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