Degritter brand ultrasonic record cleaner


I received notification yesterday that the Degritter ultrasonic record cleaner is finally making it into production. I have been watching the company for about a year, as the cleaner has moved from prototype to beta testing , and now to a limited production of the finalized (we’ll see ;-) version. The design is excellent, eliminating my reservations about the high-priced (around $4,000) ultrasonic cleaners, at a little over half their price (just over $2,000, last I read). The Degritter uses 120kHz as it’s ultrasonic frequency, and features water filtering and disc drying. It also looks cool, like a 1950’s toaster! Details available on the companys website.
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You know, after thinking about it, it may make more sense to use a .5 micron filter, after the 1 micron filter when thinking about filter life.
Thanks @terry9 ,

There was a lot of info on the "Thumbs up for ultrasonic cleaning" thread that most here contributed to. I've found to be true the same as you and @dgarretson have said regarding overstating possible negative effects of heat up to 45c and higher frequencies than 40khz by others/other manufacturers. I do want to get a .5 micron pre-filter to go in front of my 1 micron filter next.
@whart,

I did not buy the Elma. I'm still having fun, experimenting with my original Rushton copy.
@millercarbon,

Forgive me if I'm wrong but judging by your post above, you don't have personal experience with US cleaning, and you're ready to recommend the Walker fluid without personal experience.  All the while, ready to question others' experience?