Hi there guys, I am a vintage TV collector in the Netherlands and new to the forum.I have 6 different Predictas and I've restored about 20 of them in the last 10 years or so.Once you get used to the peculiarities of the chassis,they are no different to restore than "normal" TV's.You have to remove the PCB from the chassis to do a decent repair job.This takes about 10 to 15 minutes and from then on it becomes a standard recap and check all resistors job.The vertical couplets that can cause various vertical instability problems can be made from a few resistors and caps and a piece of perfboard.I have even succesfully rewound a flyback for a 17 inch Princess once, with a little help from a friend who has a transformer factory.
Cabinetwise, the photofinish can be problem, it's always best to try and find a good one , of course.I resprayed a Holiday once in a nice creamy ivory color which looked very nice, not very original, but it turned a hopelessly flakes and scratched cabinet into something that looked brand new.
Metal 17 inch cabinets are easily resprayed of course.I've also made some repro stands for the 17 inch models, they don't look complete without them.
Although my main interest is early round screen sets, the Predicta series remain one of the most interesting TV designs ever made and every TV collector should have at least one of them!