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| Record Cleaning Machines @bdp24,The process you use is very similar to that used by @whart for some years now - System Notes-Austin, 2017 - The Vinyl Press. He uses a Monks vacuum-RCM for pre-clean, KL Audio UT for final clean (DIW only) and then dry with the Monks. I ... | |
| Record Cleaning Machines @oldaudiophile,Yes, the pump/filter system is the same one that Tima uses, and if you read this lengthy comment section Precision Aqueous Cleaning of Vinyl Records - The Vinyl Press you will see where I worked with Tima to develop it. I have wo... | |
| Record Cleaning Machines @oldaudiophile,You can do a DIY industrial 0.2 micron filter and pump that is as good as it gets for about $350 for best pump, $280 for a smaller less robust pump. The pump draws suction from the tank drain and discharges to the filter back to the... | |
| Record Cleaning Machines @oldaudiophile,First, the Degritter is pretty complex device; and probably the most powerful for record cleaning produced with 300W from four 75W 120 kHz transducers pointed directly at the record. Its fully digital controlled with a water manage... | |
| Record Cleaning Machines @oldaudiophile,I use the Orbit HEPA Blower https://photosol.com/products/orbit-hepa-blower/, which has a suction-side HEPA filter and a silicone air-bulb, to blow lint off the stylus. Not enough air flow to remove dust/lint from the record. Howev... | |
| Back To Static! @dover,Good info, thanks | |
| Record Cleaning Machines @bigtwin,+1 Amen. My thoughts completely. Once cleaned, the only thing that belongs in the groove is the stylus. If you are curious I expanded upon this thought here - https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/timas-diy-rcm.26013/post-740686. | |
| Record Cleaning Machines @mijostyn,Tergitol 15-S-9 as shown in Chapter IX, Table VII the CMC is 52 ppm.WRT to the Degritter - per XIV.7.d Dow™ Tergitol™ 15-S-9 at a solution concentration of about 150 ppm (0.0150%) and 2.5% IPA did not initially produce foam, but after su... | |
| Record Cleaning Machines @oldaudiophile,Let me add that I adjust the chemical concentration for each method which also takes into account how easy it will be to rinse. So as an example I specify four different concentrations of Tergitol 15-S-9 used as a final cleaner for... | |
| Record Cleaning Machines @oldaudiophile, I do not use IPA in my manual cleanings procedure. Otherwise read Chapter VIII which details IPA, Chapter X which analyzes IPA with the vinyl record, and Chapter XIV which details various cleaners for UT some with 2.5% IPA.My reco... | |
| Back To Static! @mijostyn,If you bought a collection with 1000;s of records, the Degritter which takes ~10 min/record and could take as much as 15min/record if its using the heavy cycle that needs to periodically cool-down, would prove quite cumbersome. For tha... | |
| Replacement tonearm for VPI Classic 3 Signature @ mckinneymke, Item to note, the VPI tonearm is a flush-plinth mount with tonearm cable connection above the plinth. Many tonearms such as the Groovemaster GrooveMaster II Tonearm – Mockingbird Distribution LLC are thru-plinth mount, with tonearm ... | |
| Record Cleaning Machines @oregon,1) I first remove bulk fluid (i.e., the big drops) with this polyvinyl-alcohol (PVA) sponge.-PVA Clean Room Sponges, Wipes, and Mops (super-cool-products.com) item 335-6250 - UF-3 PVA CLEANROOM SPONGE - 335-6250 (4.92 x 3.35 x 1.38 in) 130... | |
| Back To Static! @mijostyn,Are you sure the tips of the CF brush have not fractured? Pieces 5 microns in length and 7 microns wide would not be visible but could be audible. Come-come now, my manual cleaning procedure is not that bad, I can clean/dry/re-sleeve s... | |
| Back To Static! @mijostyn, None of these brushes will get deep down into the groove. Here is the approximate diameter of the three conductive bristle materials used for records: For reference the V-shaped groove has ‘nominal’ dimensions of 56 microns (0.0022... |