1974 Warwick-built Sears 19" color TV

[radiotvnut]

I found this 19" Warwick-built Sears color set at a flea market for $10. I was hoping it was a hybrid, but it turns out to be all solid state. Cosmetically, I think it can be cleaned up, but the volume knob is missing and the color and tint knobs are broken.

Electronically, I have not attempted to power it up and it uses a 19" Sylvania-built delta-gun jug. The biggest issue I see, so far, is a melted focus divider and there is wax dripping out of the bottom vent openings.

In all my years of fooling with TVs, I recall only seeing one other set like this and that was 30 years ago (I think that one also had a melted focus divider). From what I've heard and read, TV technicians hated these solid state Warwick sets and they were not very reliable (that could explain why I've seen so few of them). I believe that Sears eventually dumped Warwick because of QC issues and in about 1977, Sanyo bought what was left of Warwick.

I'll check the jug and if it's usable, I'll try to repair the set. If the set isn't worth fixing, then maybe I'll at least get a good 19V delta-gun jug out of the deal.