Clean water should be good enough. Scottish or Norwegian springwater is best🙂
The ultrasonic effect is not depending on any washing detergent.
Be aware of temperature rise if you operate the USC over a long periode of time. Vinyl is not very resistant to heat. I turn it off for cooling when the temperature reach human boby temperature.
It's nice and interesting to see all the different and excellent designs of this cleaning principle. Very well done!
The ultrasonic effect is not depending on any washing detergent.
Be aware of temperature rise if you operate the USC over a long periode of time. Vinyl is not very resistant to heat. I turn it off for cooling when the temperature reach human boby temperature.
It's nice and interesting to see all the different and excellent designs of this cleaning principle. Very well done!
Hans, I thought people were kidding when they said "Scottish springwater"; thinking this was an acronym for scotch whiskey. But I think you really do mean springwater? What about minerals in the water?
I tried the ultrasonic cleaning principle with de-ionized water, available at fuel stations. Not having such sophisticated revolving attachment, I leave the disc in the tub for 5 minutes, then I turn it 45 degrees, and so on for 4 x 5 minutes. After that, I rinse it under tap water and use paper kitchen towel for removing any water drops. Interestingly, the water runs off the surface after cleaning, so after-washing with tap water is not a problem.
ultrasonic cleaner
I finally got my ultrasonic cleaner completed. Works great records come out cleaner than ever and are much quieter and i can hear much more detail. Using reverse osmosis water with 2 tbl spoons of AIVS 2nd step cleaning solution ,this is just alcohol and pure water.
The unit has been cut on a cnc machine out of 3/4 in UHMC plastic , don't need 3/4 in. just what we had available. It is made to accept one of these motors http://www.servocity.com/html/3-12v_gear_motors.html just waiting to determine what speed is required. I am rotating at 1 rpm every 5 min but that is too slow and the cleaning solution is drying before one rotation is complete ,cause i was cleaning at 25c this speeds up the drying process. This leaves a little white residue even after cleaning on a record cleaner. I think replacing the water with distilled and increasing the speed of the rotation of the record to prevent drying will cure the problem.
Todd
I finally got my ultrasonic cleaner completed. Works great records come out cleaner than ever and are much quieter and i can hear much more detail. Using reverse osmosis water with 2 tbl spoons of AIVS 2nd step cleaning solution ,this is just alcohol and pure water.
The unit has been cut on a cnc machine out of 3/4 in UHMC plastic , don't need 3/4 in. just what we had available. It is made to accept one of these motors http://www.servocity.com/html/3-12v_gear_motors.html just waiting to determine what speed is required. I am rotating at 1 rpm every 5 min but that is too slow and the cleaning solution is drying before one rotation is complete ,cause i was cleaning at 25c this speeds up the drying process. This leaves a little white residue even after cleaning on a record cleaner. I think replacing the water with distilled and increasing the speed of the rotation of the record to prevent drying will cure the problem.
Todd
It may be ok to rotate the record fast enough not getting dry. Higher rotation speed will reduce the ultrasonic effect.
We are very serious about the water used in this process🙂
Spring water is fine if it's clean. As Scottish and Norwegian.
In Scotland they may have Scotch in the tap. We have Aquavit🙂
We are very serious about the water used in this process🙂
Spring water is fine if it's clean. As Scottish and Norwegian.
In Scotland they may have Scotch in the tap. We have Aquavit🙂
Turbine,
Looks very professional.
Do you have a rubber buffer between the Tub and the top two clamps.
I modded mine. Enlarged the slots on the underside of the clamps to accept a layer of rubber to ensure that the tub vibrations were not impeded by the clamp since on my ultrasonic unit the tub appears to be mounted on a silicone type gasket onto the unit frame.
Perhaps I'm being over fussy
Ianmac
Looks very professional.
Do you have a rubber buffer between the Tub and the top two clamps.
I modded mine. Enlarged the slots on the underside of the clamps to accept a layer of rubber to ensure that the tub vibrations were not impeded by the clamp since on my ultrasonic unit the tub appears to be mounted on a silicone type gasket onto the unit frame.
Perhaps I'm being over fussy
Ianmac
No Ianmac , i never thought of putting rubber between the top mount and the cleaner , but that is a good idea. Most of the weight sits on the telescoping tube which sits on the table . The end of this tube has a rubber foot on it to prevent the tube from scatching the table.
This design is great cause it turns 90 deg. for storage and also raises and lowers for loading records. I should be able to clean 12 records at once but so far only done 2 at a time.
I have found that my distilled water gets dirty after about 4 or 5 records so i am thinking of a filter system to keep the water clean.
Todd
This design is great cause it turns 90 deg. for storage and also raises and lowers for loading records. I should be able to clean 12 records at once but so far only done 2 at a time.
I have found that my distilled water gets dirty after about 4 or 5 records so i am thinking of a filter system to keep the water clean.
Todd
hi
newbie here absolutely fascinated with these projects but one question - how long does it take to achieve a good clean ? i read 5 minutes mentioned by one user but im wondering how long is actually necessary ?
newbie here absolutely fascinated with these projects but one question - how long does it take to achieve a good clean ? i read 5 minutes mentioned by one user but im wondering how long is actually necessary ?
A more or less universal answer would be that if you drop the stylus at the outer groove and lift it at the inner groove, it should still be free of any dirt.
Todd,
I really like your design. Great Job.
I just purchased a canister type fish tank filter for mine. I have not had time to put it on yet.
http://www.petdiscounters.com/c15/c70/c580/Rapids-Mini-Canister-Filter-p7033.html
Have fun and remember to wear ear plugs.
Tom
I really like your design. Great Job.
I just purchased a canister type fish tank filter for mine. I have not had time to put it on yet.
http://www.petdiscounters.com/c15/c70/c580/Rapids-Mini-Canister-Filter-p7033.html
Have fun and remember to wear ear plugs.
Tom
cleaning time
neilmacey - I have been cleaning mine for 10 or 15 min. because my Ultrasonic cleaner operates on 5 min. increments. So i usually push the button twice and that gives me 10 min. The records come out perfectly clean after 10 min , if the record is really dirty i will clean it for 15 min.
After i clean it in the ultrasonic bath i dry it on a Loricraft type cleaner that completely removes any water or debris that may have resettled back on the album during the removal.
Todd
neilmacey - I have been cleaning mine for 10 or 15 min. because my Ultrasonic cleaner operates on 5 min. increments. So i usually push the button twice and that gives me 10 min. The records come out perfectly clean after 10 min , if the record is really dirty i will clean it for 15 min.
After i clean it in the ultrasonic bath i dry it on a Loricraft type cleaner that completely removes any water or debris that may have resettled back on the album during the removal.
Todd
If you guys having problems with high sound from the Ultrasonic cleaner, do as I did.
I took it apart and added Bitumen (asphalt) plates to the inside of the cabinet. Day and night in difference. It's the vibration to the cabinet you will get rid of. 😉
Lars
Great job guys, been wanting to build one of these for awhile and see that day coming soon.
What is the widest dimension of the tanks ya'll are using? The ones I have been seeing are 11.8" (299 mm)
Brad
What is the widest dimension of the tanks ya'll are using? The ones I have been seeing are 11.8" (299 mm)
Brad
Thank you sir. Haven't seen this mentioned, an idea I had to help drying is to use something like this next to a dish rack.
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Brad
Hammond Mfg. - Ventilated Panels, Fan Panels & Baffles
Brad
Turbine, can you provide more details about the quick release clamp to hold the lp with?
Another idea for those that are concerned about labels.
DIY Groovmaster Label Protector to Clean Vinyl Records at The Vinyl Hive
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