If it is large enough you can get an adapter to clean vinyl lps.Well...at least i have a little metal basket to use to swish the pellets in a bowl instead of the ultrasonic
Luckly, it was an inexpensive lesson to learn
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Strange results from cleaning pellets
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the one i purhased is not that big..i bought a small one that is 7 inches x 4"x 3"deep
if it was too strong for lead, what would it do to vinyl?
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I’ve had good luck lately washing in a heavy duty ziploc with dawn dish soap. Then I have a dedicated sink drain strainer I got from the grocery store sundries section that I can use to rinse them off without getting lead in the sink itself. The trick is always to avoid nicking and dinging them.
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Mine is bigger with two inducers. I've cleaned hundreds of LPs without incidence. 6 lps rotating through the bath for 20 minutes. The bath is water, a cap of Kodak photo-flo and 2oz of 99% alcohol.
It seems weird lead is damaged since the same unit can be used to clean gold jewelry. Granted that isn't pure gold, but it never damages gold or other metals.
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I considered one until I saw the price tag. I am not sure there is any significant accuracy advantage to them other than enriching the manufacturer? Sorry to drift this thread off topic, with my post, which was added to the WRONG thread. Sorry guys. Just another senior moment. Now back to the original posters' topic...
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Ultrasonics work great for cleaning parts. I use mine all of the time to clean mostly stainless-steel gun parts.
mike
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After some more research I agree with 6gun it appears to be cavitation damage. Cavitation will eat through steel under the right conditions.
The Internet wisdom recommends even higher frequency up to 170kHz, cooler bath temps, and lower cleaning times.
David
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