Do you need to clean the moderators that use a Tesla Valve?

[manabeknives]

Since these work by redirecting the flow
just wondering if the airflow gets constricted from repeated use and needs to be cleaned out to be effective?
If "yes", what are you using for cleaning and how often?

 

[Revoman]

Mike!

There was a member here that did a lot of work building/testing his own moderators (since been booted for violation of the rules).
He mentioned that using dishwashing soap was a good remedy for cleaning most moderators. Fill em up, shake em up, rinse and repeat.
Allow to dry thoroughly, and reinstall.
I suppose that your best bet would be to ask STO via email and get their take on cleansing. I see in another thread that you have already contacted STO on a different issue, so at least you can ask about this too.
BTW, I believe that the Falx is your best bet to use for quietness. That model works very well and is not as long as the Sarissa model (tho, I've never compared the two!).

Mike

 

[Gerry52]

Hey, TWO MIKES, next time we get together I'd like to try one of your STO's. What calibers do you have? Hope all's well. SCHWACKING season is coming soon!!!

 

[manabeknives]

Hey, TWO MIKES, next time we get together I'd like to try one of your STO's. What calibers do you have? Hope all's well. SCHWACKING season is coming soon!!!

Hey Gerry
I think i will be getting a Falx from the 3rd Mike's reccomendation ..it will be for a .30 cal barrel for my Epoch

 

[manabeknives]

Mike!

There was a member here that did a lot of work building/testing his own moderators (since been booted for violation of the rules).
He mentioned that using dishwashing soap was a good remedy for cleaning most moderators. Fill em up, shake em up, rinse and repeat.
Allow to dry thoroughly, and reinstall.
I suppose that your best bet would be to ask STO via email and get their take on cleansing. I see in another thread that you have already contacted STO on a different issue, so at least you can ask about this too.
BTW, I believe that the Falx is your best bet to use for quietness. That model works very well and is not as long as the Sarissa model (tho, I've never compared the two!).

Mike

Thanks Mike
I sent STO an email about cleaning and cleaning solutions
All Mike's are in consensus ...Falx it is!
Thanks guys
MIke

 

[Revoman]

Gerry!

Yeah, pile on Brick and you have 3 Mike's! Whadda lucky guy you are!
I have a FALX in .22 cal, you're of course more than welcome to give it a go, Gerry.
Manabe, if ya wanna give the FALX a try in .22, yer also welcome.
See ya schwackin' some time!

Mike

 

[Revoman]

Whoops....sorry men, I went to make sure of the caliber and remembered that I shipped it to Bigragu to try out.
So, yer gonna have to wait!

Mike

 

[manabeknives]

I got a response from STO about cleaning a Tesla valve moderator

The cleaning is a question we get asked a lot and the answer is somewhat counter intuitive, we don't recommend you clean them. In all our testing it's pretty clear that they get quieter the more you shoot them, this is due to lead dust saturating the damping materials which improves their efficiency. They can however be cleaned if it was someday needed since they can be completely disassembled, it's just quite a process since there are many internal parts that all interlock together. Overall though we don't recommend you attempt to clean it unless something is wrong.


Best regards,
STO

 

[Revoman]

manabeknives​

Good to know and thanks a bunch for the share!

mike

 

[bigHUN]

Somewhere back in time I had a tesla valve on file, I never printed. Searching for it now and can't find it.
Anybody can share?