Preidcta Holiday CRT testing

[Phil Nelson]

Originally Posted by madlabs

No one has mentioned the idea of replacing power supply caps to prevent major damage and see if the CRT lights up?

This TV does not have a power transformer, which is a major component that might be damaged by bad filter caps in the power supply. Instead, it uses a "series string" type power supply, where the tube filaments are connected in series.

This article has some restoration notes that you may find helpful:

http://antiqueradio.org/philc12.htm

The article discusses a Predicta in the pedestal cabinet, which uses the same chassis as the Holiday model.

Regards,

Phil Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html