Hi Everyone,
I am a first time poster here. I have been reading through this thread for quite a while now and finally decided to take the plunge and build one of my own. I would like to say thanks to B B and everyone here who contributed to this thread. It has been a major source for a lot of great ideas and information. I got most of my parts out of a local building salvage yard and some from a flea market and a few from amazon. I did decide to go with a Chinese 40khz machine (Purchased on ebay ). I went with this tank for several reasons. First off there seem to be some reviews of good results, 2nd with paypal/ebay buyer protection I could return it no problem, if a problem arose and finally
I was able to purchase a cheap protection plan . For solution I have been using a mixture of IPA, Hepastat 256 and Trition X-100. My motor is a salvage yard find that I use with a speed controller that allows me to adjust the speed from .45rpm to 5 rph. I mounted it to a fleamarket cabinet and put some casters on it to make it a bit easier to move around.
I am a first time poster here. I have been reading through this thread for quite a while now and finally decided to take the plunge and build one of my own. I would like to say thanks to B B and everyone here who contributed to this thread. It has been a major source for a lot of great ideas and information. I got most of my parts out of a local building salvage yard and some from a flea market and a few from amazon. I did decide to go with a Chinese 40khz machine (Purchased on ebay ). I went with this tank for several reasons. First off there seem to be some reviews of good results, 2nd with paypal/ebay buyer protection I could return it no problem, if a problem arose and finally
I was able to purchase a cheap protection plan . For solution I have been using a mixture of IPA, Hepastat 256 and Trition X-100. My motor is a salvage yard find that I use with a speed controller that allows me to adjust the speed from .45rpm to 5 rph. I mounted it to a fleamarket cabinet and put some casters on it to make it a bit easier to move around.
Thanks B B for compliment. The green paint was inspiration from a buddy rp6.
As far a the grips / clamps there original purpose where for sneeze guards.
BSI Designs: Food Guards
There was a pallet of these at the salvage yard in various condition and the price was good to buy them as a lot so I did. As far as the spacer I used taymac plastic cover and some other part of a electrical box? Not sure but I will take some pictures when I get back to the house and I am sure someone will I.d. them. It worked out well and gives me about 1 inch space in between the albums
As far a the grips / clamps there original purpose where for sneeze guards.
BSI Designs: Food Guards
There was a pallet of these at the salvage yard in various condition and the price was good to buy them as a lot so I did. As far as the spacer I used taymac plastic cover and some other part of a electrical box? Not sure but I will take some pictures when I get back to the house and I am sure someone will I.d. them. It worked out well and gives me about 1 inch space in between the albums
Very nice repurposing indeed.
Question for all: if you have a budget of around 600 bucks, which US cleaner would you buy that will give good results? 40khz, 60khz, or 80khz?
The thread is full of reports of folks using each but I havent really seen a "shoot out" so to speak of good results vs bang for your buck.
Granted it would take quite an investment to do such a thing, but curious if anyone has or not.
If this has been answered already, point me in the general direction of which of the 1700 posts it may have been alluded to. I am looking to build one but I have finite funds so I really want to get good results when I do. If a 300 dollar unit will suffice the I could put the rest toward a new cartridge or something.
Question for all: if you have a budget of around 600 bucks, which US cleaner would you buy that will give good results? 40khz, 60khz, or 80khz?
The thread is full of reports of folks using each but I havent really seen a "shoot out" so to speak of good results vs bang for your buck.
Granted it would take quite an investment to do such a thing, but curious if anyone has or not.
If this has been answered already, point me in the general direction of which of the 1700 posts it may have been alluded to. I am looking to build one but I have finite funds so I really want to get good results when I do. If a 300 dollar unit will suffice the I could put the rest toward a new cartridge or something.
If I am not mistaken the higher frequency units are far more expensive and so most seem to use 40Khz and 60 Khz of which I get the feeling that 60Khz is the preferred frequency. But I remember reading some comment by a user who has a 40Khz unit and he said that it cleaned his vinyl very well !
Has anyone built their own ultrasonic cleaner buying individual parts? If so what was used to power the piezo resonators . Bought out unit or just a power amp with an oscillator signal source ? I think the commercial ones have a power oscillator.
Has anyone built their own ultrasonic cleaner buying individual parts? If so what was used to power the piezo resonators . Bought out unit or just a power amp with an oscillator signal source ? I think the commercial ones have a power oscillator.
Hello,i used set like this : AC 220V 50W Ultrasonic Cleaning Generator Driver Board+2x 50W 40KHz Transducer
You need active cooling for it.Because it heats very much.I mounted board inside atx power supply case with 2 fans
Cleaning result was perfect.Some unlistenable Lp`s,became like new.
Here my prototype : Dikiz peza beleka =]: Ultragarso vonele plokstelem
just for pictures,text in my native language,sorry for that.
You need active cooling for it.Because it heats very much.I mounted board inside atx power supply case with 2 fans
Cleaning result was perfect.Some unlistenable Lp`s,became like new.
Here my prototype : Dikiz peza beleka =]: Ultragarso vonele plokstelem
just for pictures,text in my native language,sorry for that.
Jim, I use this one - it works very well:
Amazon.com: Uniclife 10L/min DC 12V Brushless Water Pump Submersible oil pump 16ft 20W: Pet Supplies
You need to power it with a 12v wall-wart.
Andy
Amazon.com : EHEIM 1046 Universal Pump : Aquarium Water Pumps : Pet Supplies
I'm partial to the Eheim brand as they are dead quiet and last forever. You could also try this one for a filter/pump in a single unit.
Amazon.com : EHEIM Classic 250 External Canister Filter : Aquarium Filters : Pet Supplies
I'm partial to the Eheim brand as they are dead quiet and last forever. You could also try this one for a filter/pump in a single unit.
Amazon.com : EHEIM Classic 250 External Canister Filter : Aquarium Filters : Pet Supplies
Thank you, Andy! Certainly priced right. Do you know if it comes with adapter for the hosing?
-Jim
Thank you, WntrMute2! Are you using that first pump? Also, for the 2nd set up....can you use a 1 micron filter?
Very cool!
-Jim
I ordered this one with the one micron filter and housing. It works well but it has a lot of power and find it works better with a speed controller.
Amazon.com: Uniclife 10L/min DC 12V Brushless Water Pump Submersible oil pump 16ft 20W: Pet Supplies
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CFOFW4C/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/Hydronix-SDC-25-0501-Sediment-Filter-Length/dp/B00D049XFQ
Amazon.com: Uniclife 10L/min DC 12V Brushless Water Pump Submersible oil pump 16ft 20W: Pet Supplies
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CFOFW4C/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/Hydronix-SDC-25-0501-Sediment-Filter-Length/dp/B00D049XFQ
I don't know about the 1 micron filter yet. It can be filled with filter floss which does a good job in keeping water crystal clear. The pump I linked to has been running non-stop for years in an aquarium setting.
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Sorry, not sure what you mean by "adapter for the hosing"? You need to get tubing which fits:
a) the central hole (12mm, I think) - which is input, and
b) the side hole (10mm, I think) - which is output.
These sizes matched the outlet of my Sonix IV US tank and the 1 micron filter housing I also bought.
Andy
After cleaning several albums now I have found that I get the best results by following with a rinse of distilled water. I know some of you use a vpi or similar rinse/vac machine approach to accomplish this but, I am curious as to what other solutions members have come up with ? My first approach was to just pour the distilled water right over top of the albums but this approach is extremely wasteful and impractical. Currently I am working on a rinse station where I can remove the spindle w/ the albums from the ultrasonic cleaner and have a second motor set up that spins the albums through spray nozzles rinsing the lps and allowing the excess water to go back into the tank and pumped through a one micron filter. I have made a first version of it but am currently trying to refine it. Any ideas or input would be great. here is a quick video of it in action.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LaiaKEJntQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LaiaKEJntQ