Does anyone know if those Ultrasonic cleaners really work. It's the type which uses a small stainless steel bath(and water) and high frequency vibrations.
I have one but can't see any difference when I take the "cleaned" things out.
Tried adding a few drops of dishwashing liquid to the water but doesn't make any noticeable difference.
Thanks for any advice.
Boozo.
I have made LCD glasses using such a bath, but to clean things properly, I used
Each stage for a few minutes. The reason for all the different fluids is that you need different solvents for all sorts of dirt. Using soap water is a bad idea, because that leaves a monomolecular layer of soapmolecules on the surface. And that very quickly degraded the LCD cell. Oh and I used a motor with a ?vacuumsucker?? to centrifuge the glass dry, to get a minimum of residu layer. So yes, those baths are usefull.
Yes they do.
Try suspending a strip of aluminium cooking foil in it. The ultrasonic agitation abrades the surface and should make holes in it after a minute or two.
Maybe your cleaner is crap or broken.
In message , Boozo writes
Is it working? Things get dropped into them and the ceramic comes partially unstuck, they still make the right sort of buzzing noise though.
-- Neil J. Harris
The manual said to add a few drops of washing liquid to help the cleaning process so was only following orders. Makes sense that different dirts needs different solvents to assist in cleaning.
It's only a cheap($100) hobby version but can't see why it wouldn't work if not damaged.
Saw a show last week where an electronics manufacturer used one for cleaning various boards etc... so assume there must be some truth in their operation.
Thanks again, Boozo.(am actually a tea-totaller).
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