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Anyone know anything about a Farnsworth ACL-55 floor console? I found a schematic but no parts list, tuning inst., etc. It's for sale at $45 but I think I can get it for $30. The cabinet has a few small issues and the plastic bezel is damaged but all the buttons are there, speaker in one piece and the chassis is clean.
Rod
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You don't see a lot of Farnsworth sets so parts like the escutcheon (bezel) might be hard to find.
http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/philco_acl_...2_3c2.html
https://lacrosse.craigslist.org/atq/4852674775.html
At 7 tubes it isn't really a high-end set, but if you like it $30 sounds like a fair price as long as you think the cabinet issues can be easily fixed.
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I agree, $30 seems a good price, especially if the cabinet is in fixable shape. The schematic and alignment instructions are in Rides volume 11, Farnsworth pages 11-7 and 11-10. Rider misidentified it as a model ATL-55. No parts list, although you should be able to find it somewhere. I'll keep looking.
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Not knowing your level of knowledge, I would say that if you can identify the color codes and read the caps, you probably don't need no stinkin' parts list!
Joe
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I have often thought of making an escutcheon of wood, or molding, and painting it a complimentary or contrasting color when no replacement is available, a guy like Kirk, that's the ticket.....
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