Also, if interested you can see pics of the whole US setup on my system page: https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/133 Cheers,
Spencer
Spencer
Best Solution for Ultra Sonic Cleaning
Need some advice from the experts....
I decided to take the plunge and start doing ultrasonic cleaning of my records. I purchased an ultrasonic tank and a vinyl spin kit, and now all I need to do is determine how to put together the best solution for cleaning. I have read many of the posts regarding this topic, but I am still a little unclear about the right combination of ingredients. I purchased some Triton X-100 for the surfacant. Now I need to get the other ingredients. Can the members who are experienced in this arena tell me the proper ingredients and percentages to put in my tank? Most important thing for me to learn is exactly how many ml's of each ingredient to use in order to make up a 6 liter tank. I know I need to use distilled water, plus isopropyl alcohol, plus the surfacant, but I don't know the correct amounts. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. It is actually a pretty complicated process.....
I decided to take the plunge and start doing ultrasonic cleaning of my records. I purchased an ultrasonic tank and a vinyl spin kit, and now all I need to do is determine how to put together the best solution for cleaning. I have read many of the posts regarding this topic, but I am still a little unclear about the right combination of ingredients. I purchased some Triton X-100 for the surfacant. Now I need to get the other ingredients. Can the members who are experienced in this arena tell me the proper ingredients and percentages to put in my tank? Most important thing for me to learn is exactly how many ml's of each ingredient to use in order to make up a 6 liter tank. I know I need to use distilled water, plus isopropyl alcohol, plus the surfacant, but I don't know the correct amounts. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. It is actually a pretty complicated process.....
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Hi @rushton ! Rush's suggestions are spot on. If investing in a VPI or similar cost vacuum machine for drying are more than you'd like to spend, I built a manual spinning drying station that works as well as my VPI 16.5 did at a fraction of the cost. This thread includes Rush's link to the Positive Feedback article and later comments from him & users including mine about the DIY drying station. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/rushton-s-diy-approach-to-ultrasonic-record-cleaning-published-by-posit Running the small pump to keep solution clean allows me to do 8-12 LPs at a time and have the tank ready at a moment's notice when I make another small purchase. You can go 50-60 LPs before needing to refresh the tank. Cheers, Spencer |