I have cleaned nearly 1,000 discs using the V-8 ultrasonic cleaner. Heat is not an issue if it is less than 45 degrees centigrade. I have never had a record warp with this ceiling. Heat is beneficial for cleaning and improves the activity of the surfactant and in my opinion, should be used. I currently use Rushton Paul's formula for the ultrasonic bath with excellent results (0.13% Triton X100 and 5 % isopropyl alcohol in distilled water). Prior to this I used Dave Radcliffe's recommendation of distilled water with several drops of photo-flo. Paul's formula is far better. So much so, I am recleaning my previously cleaned lps with audible improvement on lps that I thought were as clean as possible. Pops and ticks aren't changed, but the imaging is sharper and more lifelike. I initially used a 15 minute bath, but after reviewing the Kirmuss technique, I now do 3 5 minute applications, with a distilled water rinse with an osage brush and vacuum on vpi after each bath cycle. If you use a surfactant in the ultrasonic bath, you should do a final fresh
water rinse. Paul recommends 3% ethanol in distilled water to further
reduce the surface tension of the rinse. I was skeptical that this
would make a difference, but it did. I put the disc on my vpi and use
a different osage brush for four revolutions and vacuum dry. I have been using the 3 cycle Kirmuss modification with interval washes for about 3 months on my favorite previously "clean" lps. Unfortunately, the sound difference is significant. I initially wondered if I was imagining the sonic difference, until my wife commented that after recleaning a UK first press Quadrophenia, that for the first time ever, she could clearly make out all the lyrics clearly in Love reign o'er me.
New Hobby Ultrasonic Record Cleaning
Purchased a cheap $199.00 stainless steel digital ultrasonic cleaner with a very nice record cleaning attachment off Amazon and I am having a blast.
This thing is heated, has a timer and an electric motor to rotate the records in the US tank. It is a 6L unit and it is made in China. Seems well built and it cleans records like a much more expensive machine.
I have cleaned a half dozen albums that are 40 plus years old and have only been cleaned with vacuuming machines and this thing is great. The albums I have cleaned sound darn near new and my wife thought I bought another new cartridge or phono pre-amp.
Can not recommend this type of cleaning system enough.
Rediscover those old albums.. if this thing lasts a couple of years I will be a happy dude.
This thing is heated, has a timer and an electric motor to rotate the records in the US tank. It is a 6L unit and it is made in China. Seems well built and it cleans records like a much more expensive machine.
I have cleaned a half dozen albums that are 40 plus years old and have only been cleaned with vacuuming machines and this thing is great. The albums I have cleaned sound darn near new and my wife thought I bought another new cartridge or phono pre-amp.
Can not recommend this type of cleaning system enough.
Rediscover those old albums.. if this thing lasts a couple of years I will be a happy dude.