If your 453 is anything like the 451 I used to own, a standard 16mm pot with an M7 bushing will fit (can someone confirm?). Not sure of actuator length. Check out Digikey 987-1661-ND to see if it'll fit the bill.
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Realistic TRC 453 CLARIFIER DOES NOTHING
- Thread starter dirtyjob
- Start date
Geez, the previous owner must have dropped this radio on its face/knobs. The doggone 1k RF gain pot I used for the clarifier fix went bad too. More hairline cracks right across the terminals to the carbon traces. The volume and squelch pots are real pots, not plastic PC mounts. And the mode switch now iffy too. Mode switching works but it seems its tied to the LED s meter, which is now not working either. Wiggling it earlier did make it work but not now. Cleaning it didn't help. I'm hoping bad solder and not a broken switch too. Oh fun fun fun.........
