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It depends what you want to do with these cameras-props or working condition?
At the Museum of Broadcast Technology in the US, we have several cameras in the LDK-3 series (PC60/70 in the US), and we have found that the vertical windings in the yokes frequently open up. Philips sold the yokes to other camera makers, including RCA and Ikegami, and it is a common problem also in these cameras.
Another trouble spot is the beam splitter-delamination is common, although I have seen some prisms that are approaching 50 years in good shape.
Electrolytics need replacement-that goes without saying.
The LDK-3 series revolutionized camera design, even humbling "The Most Trusted Name in Electronics" to adopt its basic design. It was a remarkably simple design, and during colour conversion, people were lined up to buy them. Philips (Norelco) could not make them fast enough, so some customers had to settle for the TK-42 or the GE PE-250/350.
I tip of the hat to the folks in Eindhoven and Breda.
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