Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning

Well I am 12 records in and completely sold on US cleaning.  I did some old records and some new.  One was even sealed since 1988.  I played that one first and although 80s vinyl quality are infamously crappy, this pressing was fantastic.  Especially for 80s Thrash Metal.  But what sold me most was cleaning my early US-pressed Led Zep III.  It went from a VG to arguably a NM record.  And for this record, there are a lot of acoustic parts, so it was quite annoying with all the pops and ticks.  Now, it's fantastic.  I did a PF Animals early German pressing with similar results.  A '73 UK pressing of PF's Darkside of the Moon, same result.  Plays fantastic now.  The only disappointment was my RL Led Zep II pressing.  The thing is just mangled with scratches though :(  But it definitely sounds better than it did before.  I'm going to do another batch this afternoon.  This is fun!

@pryso @slaw 

Damned if I don't feel like Samson ...

@slaw @terry9  
I also just put a pump together.  Very similar to Slaw. 

I used a slightly stronger motor from the same company - A108, 5 Amp, 1.2 gpm.  But honestly, I think it's overkill.  That pump moves a lot of water, so I wouldn't obsess about the power of the pump motor.  A motor moving half the fluid seems like it would be plenty.  

Nothing elegant about my solution, just a 1 micron filter, pump, and power supply.  No housing.

I think Slaw's idea of using a plug to be able to connect and disconnect the power supply from the pump does seem convenient.  Having a quick connect from the tank to the pump might also be convenient.

More to tinker with, but the net is this setup seems to clean the fluid very quickly.

@phil0618 ,

Yeah, my little pump really has great output.

I’m still "tinkering" as well. What I’m doing now is cycling on the pump between each cleaning for around 1 & 1/2 minutes. When I figure the best way to secure the return hose in a logic/functional way so it will stay in a corner of the tank, I may try to run the pump while cleaning for a couple of minutes. Just a thought, I don’t know if would help or not.
BTW, at this point during my weekend cleaning, before the filtering system, I would have noticed the water becoming cloudy and the cleaned lps having some dust particles on them when removed. So far, this isn't happening at this stage of the weekend.

Still having fun.

@pryso @terry9, (Apologies for my interjection). My passion overrides good sense at times. Terry9, I realize this is the second time I've made an apology to you...you must be worried. haha!

I use to tinker. I made my own cables, rack, RCM and I was considering to build my own TT and cartridge set. I was even considering making my own music and pressing my own vinyl. Then I woke up! I went down stairs. It was just a bad dream. 🖖✌️