Cheap Ultrasonic Cleaners

[Dr. MC BlackParticipant @dr-mcblack73214]

Posted by Tony Pratt 1 on 19/12/2020 13:55:51:

Allendale electronics are in the UK but not sure where their bits are from?

Tony

I have visited Allendale's premises in Hoddesdon (just up the A10 from j25 of M25) and bought my Ultrasonic Cleaner from there.

If you are local, you are welcome to bring your parts here and run them through my Ultrasonic bath while having a cup of tea.

After Covid-19 has been eradicated of course! Feel free to contact me OFF list

MC

[Clive FosterParticipant @clivefoster55965]

I picked up one of the LidL ones which works adequately given its low power.

If I ever get more ambitious I shall get something much more serious, probably £200 or so range. I've been inside a low end import one that died after a very short time. It wasn't pretty. Too much emphasis on price and not enough on performance and engineering!

Interestingly the LidL instructions says not to use it on glasses. Presumably the ultrasonic cavitation forces are large enough to risk coating separation from the glass.

Certainly the one we had in the lab had a very strict list of what could be cleaned and what power settings to use But that was very old technology, separate power supply about as big as the cleaner, and silly powerful. Allegedly able to disintegrate thin aluminium sheet. A story I never cared to test. It was loud when operating.

Clive

[Stephen FollowsParticipant @stephenfollows82099]

I am also thinking of buying an ultrasonic cleaner. All the ones on Amazon have bad reviews as well as good ones. I believe bad ones.

I’ve looked at Allendale recommended above. Like what I see, probably going for the six litre. More expensive but you get what you pay for.

[Nick Clarke 3Participant @nickclarke3]

Ditto, ditto, ditto on the cheap ones – but I don't use it much (mainly for glasses as has been noted already) and it is still working after more than 5 years.

[NealebParticipant @nealeb]

I have an Allendale one, 2L size as I remember, and while I have used it for lawn-mower carb cleaning it is most often used with a citric acid pickle, heated, for cleaning up after silver-soldering. Does a better job of getting muck out of odd crevices than a brush, and heating seems to speed up the process. Pickle often left in for days at a time and no sign of corrosion.

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