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SUT - electrical theory and practical experience
@rauliruegas, For the record and no pun intended, TI did not exclude wide bandwidth MM.  Their written statement was "This is generally not a problem with moving magnet cartridges, since they are usually severely band-limited above 20 kHz...". O... 
SUT - electrical theory and practical experience
Not proclaiming to be any expert, but when discussing 'rise time' the traditional engineering parameter s 'slew-rate' dvt/dt = X-volts/micro-sec.  And once you are talking about slew-rate there is some pretty established science associated with it... 
Will this stuff ruin my records?
FWIW - this is what is in Dawn - CPID (whatsinproducts.com). There are 20 ingredients of which only 4 are doing any cleaning - and they are anionic and nonionic surfactants and alcohol. The product is not naturally thick - other ingredients includ... 
Will this stuff ruin my records?
@rvpiano, You may wish to reconsider - Dirt accumulating on stylus after record cleaning | Steve Hoffman Music Forums - see post #20.    
SUT - electrical theory and practical experience
Dave Slagle is well a known and respected manufacture of custom SUTs and does an excellent description of the theory and details - intact audio.  Beyond that he winds with both copper and silver, and each will have a different perspective to the m... 
Ultrasonic record cleaners
@drbond  Cloud point is not unique to Triton X (100 or 114), it's a property of nonionic surfactants, the book: VIII.2.4.c Nonionic surfactants for the most part do not ionize in aqueous solutions so that the hydrophilic head has a neutral charg... 
Ultrasonic record cleaners
@drbond  Kodak Photo Flow 200 is the wrong fluid to be used in a heated UT - read the book VIII.7; KODAK™ PHOTO-FLO 200: excerpt: " If the surfactant is Dow™ Triton™ X-114, the surface tension will be about 31 dynes/cm, the CMC will be 120 ppm, b... 
Ultrasonic record cleaners
@drbond  The spacing is fine.  BUT you have a 6L tank.  From a previous post you stated:  "4. I slowed the rotation of the motor to about 3 cycles per minute (this is using a low voltage adjustable DC adapter set at its lowest 3V), which is as sl... 
Ground voltage!!
The 80VAC may be a bit low - How to Test for Ground | DoItYourself.com; Diagnosing Power Problems at the Receptacle | Fluke. Ground to hot should read near same as hot to neutral while ground to neutral should read <2VAC (mine read ~9mVAC)  
Ultrasonic record cleaners
@pindac,  Thank-you for the compliments.   FYI - someone did a comparison of the PACVR Manual Method, and results are summarized here:  Do I need to clean my LP's? | Page 2 | Audio Science Review (ASR) Forum in Post #31.  However, one better th... 
Ultrasonic record cleaners
Bill (@whart) Tim was first using a no-rinse formula of ~2.5%i-IPA and ILFOTOL and filtered.  ILFOTOL is not bad, but it does foam a lot and the delivered concentration can vary, and they did reformulate making what exactly you are working with t... 
Ultrasonic record cleaners
For those that may be interested, here is a procedure that was developed for the Humminguru: -Buy Tergitol 15-S-9 Tergitol 15-S-3 and 15-S-9 Surfactant | TALAS (talasonline.com) -Buy this dropper bottle - Amazon.com: Nalgene Plastic Drop Bottle ... 
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@drbond, Thank-you for the compliment. Regarding which kHz is better for LP cleaning; ideally you want both 37-48kHz for preclean and then 80-120kHz for final clean since each frequency targets different type detritus as illustrated in the book ... 
Ultrasonic record cleaners
@drbond, If you were to download the book the answers would be in Chapter VIII, IX and XIV but I suspect you did not download the book.  So, accommodating this: 1.  First - Dawn may be a great dish detergent and safe for your hands and cleaning ... 
Ultrasonic record cleaners
FWIW, One of keys to successful use of UT is bath management - how long is the bath good for use? There are a number of variables. Detritus being removed from a record are either insoluble (i.e. particles) or soluble such as mineral salts and pr...