Ultrasonic Cleaners - They do Work...
- Thread starter jgordon
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Not a problem sir, you are of course wearing your tinfoil hat?
Lol Im protected:thmbsp:
Yes this is like a DIY but I would rather pay someone else to do that. Hell Idon't even want to do the cleaning.
It's just components.
Yeah I really like what he's done there with the V8 Ultrasonic cleaner....
I just can't quite get up to the $1500 asking price - and then add several hundred shipping to australia, + a 110V step up to 240V.... nut much change from $2000. I need to find someone who can make the mounting and motor for me, so I can then pick up a tank locally....
The KLAudio unit was initially advertised out of Malaysia for $2500.... and I was seriously tempted.... but then it suddenly went to $4000......
bye for now
David
(still trying to get into ultrasonic cleaning - at a reasonable price)
I just can't quite get up to the $1500 asking price - and then add several hundred shipping to australia, + a 110V step up to 240V.... nut much change from $2000. I need to find someone who can make the mounting and motor for me, so I can then pick up a tank locally....
The KLAudio unit was initially advertised out of Malaysia for $2500.... and I was seriously tempted.... but then it suddenly went to $4000......
bye for now
David
(still trying to get into ultrasonic cleaning - at a reasonable price)
Doesn't matter. Millions of them die everyday of their own accord.
SaSi
Seriously Illogical
Get an ultrasonic bath cleaner (6.5lt min to ensure the 12" dimension required internally and a thick circular paintbrush (to stick through the records spindle hole.
It takes me about 1 minute or less to process each lp through the bath albeit at an elevated temperature.
Step two is to build this simple plinth mounting and make the rig to process multiple LPs together.
ripblade
Addicted Member
They're not hard to make. The tank, cradle, spindle shaft and spacers are the easy part. The gear motor from a microwave turntable and a means to couple it to the shaft is the most difficult part. The motors themselves are easy enough to get, but some motor shafts have an internal thread, others have a flat for a set screw, but almost without exception they're all very short.
Whatever one comes up with it doesn't need to be very durable...the work it does is not that hard...it's mostly the handling in between loads that stresses the joint. A threaded shaft would be the best option but they're not that common...not around these parts at least.
Some people could just order the shat assembly, motor, gear and mounting. Or all the cradle components. The fish filter is not needed and doesn't perform well, it's easier to drain and filter it.
All I know is my records are getting really clean and removing all static fast. I have done almost 300 in a few days. Once done I have hundreds of dubbles to do and evaluate to sell or keep. When I'm all caught up coming home with stacks of new additions will be a breeze to clean and put away.
All I know is my records are getting really clean and removing all static fast. I have done almost 300 in a few days. Once done I have hundreds of dubbles to do and evaluate to sell or keep. When I'm all caught up coming home with stacks of new additions will be a breeze to clean and put away.
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GreatTone
Super Member
Now that's more like it. I think I see one in my future, because I have just about reached my limit on using my vacuum RCM.
I have a question: is the heat really necessary to clean a record? With reports of vinyl deformation, that would be a deal killer for me. In the reviews of the multi-thousand $ ultrasonic cleaners, there is never any mention of records warping, even temporarily.
I haven't heard it either but it doesn't mean it's not a curing. I have already said it's not the heat but the Ultra Sonics doing it. Or maybe the way the record is held in the vat. Could even be the alcohol mix all be it I don't have much in two gallons of water but it's in there 10 minutes.
Other units dry the disc before removing so it might not be seen using them. I also said it gets flat even before it's completely air dried. I also feel this movement is pulling all the static out of the vinyl. Expansion contraction is stress relieving it.
ripblade
Addicted Member
Hm...it's the heat. My first effort involved too much heat and it warped the Lp temporarily. Now I just set it at minimum which is a tad above lukewarm.
Heat is not good for the vinyl so I avoid it. Mind you, there is something to said about applying heat...I used to use steam and found it had some positive benefit on the clean.
Anyone wants to avoid using heat altogether might find the result disappointing...as I have. It would seem that some is necessary.
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Most of the tanks have heat controls including OFF.:yes:
That is exactly what I was hoping for, but he doesn't seek open to it.
vinylisfinal
Super Member
the motors are available there too. a mear 13.00, as well as the axle and cork.. i am building one!!
GPJeff
Super Member
Cool, what should I search for?
3 rpm motor? I've never bought just a motor before (or an axle to mate with it).
vinylisfinal
Super Member
if you look up 2rpm dc motor the seller has a drop down option list for different rpm's. i feel 2rpm is perfect, plus it is high torque. try this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/15130800937...49&var=450437879552&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
http://www.ebay.com/itm/15130800937...49&var=450437879552&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Vinyl is deforming because only the grooves are heated and they expand the label is not heated and does not expand. like anything else there is a limit to what the vinyl will take, who's going to be the unfortunate one to find out that they have caused irreversible damage to their lps by "cavitation erosion" caused by using too powerful an ultrasonic transducer. Like without research who would have figured that using more 8inches vacuum suction on an LP holddown would cause the vinyl to gas off!