[Charlie]

It's ironic that Predictas are always sought after, but as far as the most of us here are concerned, they're not worth the trouble to work on. On ebay, they always bring a nice pocket of change... even if they don't work. I think Eric is right... probably folks looking for a classic design are the ones buying them. I also agree with Indian Head... restore a chassis and it will play quite well.

On my set, I had replaced many capacitors that made a hell of a difference in the way it played. I was indeed impressed. However, tube sockets not making good contact keep me from playing it. I turn it on once in a while, but not for long. The sound output and damper sockets need replacing. Seemed almost impossible to get to the sound socket. They're just too much of a pain in the ass to deal with. I'd rather pay someone else to fix it.

I've seen people advertising "send us your chassis for rebuild" on the internet. I've come very close to sending mine in. Seems I recall those folks were on the west coast.

Seems that they could have used something else other than a 6BQ5 for sound. That particular tube simply gets too damn hot to be sittin on a printed circuit board.

My favorite as far as looks go is the Continental. Always thought it was a sharp looking set.

For those of you that have had the 21" verticles (Continental, Pedastal, etc), are the chassis in those easier to get to?