I will probably shoot it with a little more brown toning lacquer to make a better color match with the dark cabinet. Below is a view of the chassis from the right side. The Predicta uses 16 tubes including the picture tube. The open layout makes it possible to do routine work on the chassis without removing it from the cabinet. My initial inspection of the chassis revealed no obvious horrors.
Most components appear to be original and there is little evidence of previous service.
A minor exception appears in the following photo. A replacement pilot lamp had also been lashed into place behind the tuning dial with a few licks of masking tape, but that should be easy enough to undo. Dating from the early 1960s, this model contains few of the notorious paper capacitors which invariably fail in older TVs. Most capacitors are the more reliable ceramic disc type. Every vintage television should undergo a careful overhaul before going back into regular service, however.