Ultrasonic Cleaners
 

Does anybody have any experience of Ultrasonic Cleaners? Any recommendations or ones to avoid?

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No idea about brands etc. I've got a massive old one that came from the navy I think, it's a pain in the arris because the huge tank is a PITA to empty.

Also owenski has a little un, that seems fairly effective at shifting crap.

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Hmm Chris, maybe stick my entire bike in it when I come to yours? It needs a good clean haha

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Don't be a poof.

You want it washing, take it through a ford...

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Mine's very similar to this one and I cant fault it. The one in the link is a few quid cheaper than when I bought it, my only advice would be to make sure you get bigger than you think you'll need as the volume is never accurate I thought 2L would be plenty big enough to do all calipers at once but its not, you need to do one at a time with that.

That said the standard of clean is perfect for cleaning calipers and/or carbs, fill the bath with a kettle of water and top it up with solution (depending on purpose) and you're gravy.
Stainless items come out gleaming but galvanised or unfinished stuff will need a tooth brush clean/whacking in the dishwasher afterwards.

To summarise If you value the time more than the money then its a bargain! :thumbsup:

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My dad is a watchmaker and has a set of machines for this kind of thing. I laughed when I read that ebay advert suggesting this was good for cleaning watches, when you see the proper equipment used this would be like a brain surgeon using B&Q tools :-)

But as for cleaning ability, they are fantastic especially for carbs etc. Be sure to dry what you've cleaned fairly smartish or you'll get rust appearing depending on material.

I think he uses L&R ultrasonics equipment, but likely overkill for use in the garage.

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Good for old valve (vacuum tube) bases! Would use to clean carb bits as already mentioned but I haven't had to yet.

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There's an article in this months Practical Sportsbike magazine

Can scan it if you need it?

They just use a cheapo Aldi,Lidl, Maplin cleaner £20, but with proper cleaning fluid

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spookey

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/media/offer...l_Wk5S_27a.jpg

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Didn't know PS had an article, not got the latest issue yet.

I like the look of the industrial one that Owenski has linked to, might order one of them...