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Tom, When I was a kid a saw a Predicta and somehow fell in love with it. I can see what you are saying though. Another plus is that the XYL loves the set too and wants it in the living room. They do go for stupid money, I paid $250 for mine and drove 4 hours each way to get it. At least I didn't have to pay shipping and risk having it smashed.
As to the couplates, I do plan to use the set weekly. I don't watch a whole lot of TV and in fact don't even own a TV at the moment. I guess I am leaning towards replacing the couplates. I'll do some more looking around at what it takes to make them and I heard that banderson of this forum sells them.
I have seen a thread about putting connectors on the PCB/wire connections but the poster didn't in the end. Seems like it might be a good idea. While this set won't see a ton of hours I do plan on using it for years to come so it might save time in the end. Thoughts?
I may have found a NOS 21AFP4 picture tube that may work with this set, either to replace the one in it or as a spare. I am still trying to determine how much has to be done to use this tube but considering the only way to get a "proper" tube is to buy another set and hope the tube is good. So unless it is too complex to do the required mods it seems like a good investment. I have started a separate thread on that topic.
Thanks so much for taking the time to answer what is doubtless painful noob questions. I do indeed appreciate it.
Jonathan
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