Grant XL Clarifier Question

[BoogieDown]

I had the clarifier in a Grant Xl, modded to slide both tx&rx, also upgraded to a 20k 10-turn pot. I'm not sure whats wrong however the frequency drifts like a sailboat in a hurricane. I want to swap the 20k 10-turn, with a stock clarifier. Will this work? Can I just unsolder the wires on the 20k and solder them to their respective place on the stock clarifier or does this require a well stocked bench?

 

[Robb]

There is more involved in putting it back to stock than just moving wires.
There's a varactor/"super diode" in there that has to be removed - if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Doc Feelgood]

I don't see anything in the original post to make me assume any kind of "Super Diode" has been installed, or that he wants it returned to "STOCK" with that considered I think first re-installing the original control would be a good place to start. If indeed you do want to reverse the procedure then the previous post maybe correct.

observe the original position on the wires, which is Orange, Green, Black on one of the Grants I have here (looking at it from the back) and simply reinstall (solder) the original back in place.

If your clarifier range has been greatly increased (more +-6) that maybe indication components may have been added/changed, IE Diode, or Choke. However this still has NOTHING to do with whether you can reinstall the original control or not.

If this doesn't cure the drift problem, then you may have to look into how the clarifier mod was performed.

Personally I've never had an issue with a Grant XL drifting, could indeed be a bad 10 turn, or it could be how the modification was done.

 

[hotrod]

id change it so it only slides 5kcs either way. seems too me
the more they slide the worse they are

 

[BoogieDown]

Thanks Gang, I suspect it may be a bad pot. I forget who the tech was who done the mod for me, or the extent of the mods. I believe there may be some choke-type action in conjunction with the tx/rx being tied together as well as the 20 10-turn deal. I'll try a new 20k pot first if that fails I'll send it off to be unmodded and returned to stock. Thanks again for the replies

 

[74IN]

Mine slide alot with no problem other than the control isn't centered.