- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Farnsworth Television & Radio Corp. - see also Capehart
- Year
- 1946–1948
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 118557
From the official technical booklet.
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 28
- Valves / Tubes
- 6SK7 6J5 6SA7 6SK7 6AF6 6SK7 6H6 6AG5 6C4 6AG5 6SK7 6SK7 6SK7 6H6 6SN7 6J7 6SN7 6J5 6J5 6J5 6J5 2A3 2A3 2A3 2A3 5Y3GT 5U4G 5U4G
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455/10700 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Short Wave plus FM or UHF.
- Details
- Record-Changer, both sides!
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 245 Watts, 60 cycles, 117 = 105 - 125 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 15 inch = 38.1 cm
- Power out
- 30 W (undistorted)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 406N1 Adam - Farnsworth Television & Radio
- Shape
- Console with any shape - in general
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 44.25 x 45.25 x 25 inch / 1124 x 1149 x 635 mm
- Notes
-
This is the model 406N Adam.
"Radio & TV Retailing", January 1947 for the N chassis of series 400: "With 18.5 watts undistorted output. Changer handles up to 20 discs, 10" and 12" intermixed, plays both sides continously. Radio with 17 tubes. Separate amlifier unit has another 8 tubes. Auditorium type 15" low frequency speaker plus one horn type speaker for treble. Capehart units start at $ 965. We count 26 tubes! According to Rider's, the N-400-Series have the same technique but different cabinets, 406N Adam, 413N Chippendale and 414 Chippendale. There are also Series 100N-chassis as simpler versions.See here the "Common information for the Capehart model pages for the 1930s and 1940s" and for the information about Series 400 here.
- Price in first year of sale
- 1,545.00 $
- Mentioned in
- The Incomparable Capehart
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 18 = covering late 1947 to early 1948 (Farnsworth 18-16 to 18-44, RCD.CH Capehart 18-25 for 41-E.)
- Author
- Model page created by Dirk Taekels. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 400 models, 284 with images and 327 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Farnsworth Television & Radio Corp. - see also Capehart