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Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning

My Cleaner Vinyl ultrasonic record cleaner arrived today and it’s impressive.

Everything I’d read indicated that ultrasonic was the way to go, and now I count myself among the believers. Everything is better - records are quieter, less ticks and pops, more detail etc.

All my records had been previously cleaned with a vacuum record cleaner and were well cared for. Nonetheless, the difference is obvious and overwhelmingly positive.

Phil
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slaw
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@jtimothya ,

I’m using distilled water. What are you using?
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I just testing clean distilled...showed 0 ppm
Versa-Clean undilluted...showed 1358 ppm
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slaw
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I miswrote...Versa-Clean ...showed 3189 ppm undilluted.

I think next time I replace the water, I'll check the new mixture with my meter and go from there.
jtimothya
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@slaw - Into ~2.75 gallons distilled water I add 1⅓ cups 99% pure Isopropyl Alcohol (roughly 3%) and 0.9 tablespoons of Ilfotol (wetting agent used in final rinse of photograph development.)  In a fresh tank that combination checks out at ~0002ppm.  It stays low thanks to continuous filtering at 0.35 microns.

I agree - always a good idea to to do a TDS test on anything under consideration as a cleaning agent, both by itself and diluted. 
terry9
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@jtimothya 

Dripping overnight allows the sediment to settle out. Almost all of it.
jtimothya
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Dripping overnight allows the sediment to settle out. Almost all of it.

@terry9 - That's interesting - thanks for the follow-up.  Guess I'm still a bit unclear.  Where does the dirt in solution settle or get captured?  In the tank, the dip of your drain tube or in the jug?

Have you considered using a filter? 
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