New ultrasonic vinyl cleaner in the works: Humminguru
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kvetcha
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Microwave seems easiest.
Smartiepants
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fingers crossed for Wednesday for me then if I got in early enough, I did order straight away but the payment took a little while to go through
kvetcha
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I'm not sure it's that important in the end, but you could bring a portion of the water (maybe 100mL) to a simmer and then pour it back into the room temperature water to temper it. 104 degree water is firmly in the 'warm but not scalding' zone.
Colonel4Bin
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Same here, very excited! For those in the states, how long did it take to get to you?
Cheers, thanks. I really need to be fed these practical things with a tea spoon as we say in Norway. Ilfotol ordered and will pick up tomorrow. Will add a couple of drops and let's see what difference that makes! A couple of "trouble" records to be washed again!
Mr Moustache
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I think like a week? The initial stage in the "label created" took for ever but once it shipped it was pretty fast. One stop in China (stayed there like 2 days), then Nashville, then my home I believe.
polypetalous
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I too have been warming the water a bit... and found it helpful.
That said though, I was told NOT to exceed 100ºF (totally an opinion, but one form a well experienced industry veteran).
So I have been starting with slightly above room temp, say ~80ºF.
I also found (my experience) the water temp raises 2-3ºF for every 5-minute ultrasonic cycle, so Im getting an additional 4-6ºF (or so) for a 10-min clean.
I have been warming my water by either placing the jug of distilled water in a sink filled with warmed water (allowing the jug to come up to temp) or placing the jug of distilled water over a floor register (getting to be cold round here, so furnace is starting to run).
Just my .02 cents worth of opinion
Ben
That said though, I was told NOT to exceed 100ºF (totally an opinion, but one form a well experienced industry veteran).
So I have been starting with slightly above room temp, say ~80ºF.
I also found (my experience) the water temp raises 2-3ºF for every 5-minute ultrasonic cycle, so Im getting an additional 4-6ºF (or so) for a 10-min clean.
I have been warming my water by either placing the jug of distilled water in a sink filled with warmed water (allowing the jug to come up to temp) or placing the jug of distilled water over a floor register (getting to be cold round here, so furnace is starting to run).
Just my .02 cents worth of opinion
Ben
Mr Moustache
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Yes, I also could feel that the water seems warmer after re-using it a couple times. I'll check the temp before the first cycle and after a few next time to see how much this increases.
uvwxVinyl
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Are you from the second batch? I.e. after Nov 18th?
CrazyDiamond84
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Yeah, I ordered right when they dropped that morning. When the shipping was still ridiculous, but got a refund on that.
MikeH
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What’s the benefit of warming the water?
kvetcha
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Warm water does a better job breaking up contaminants.
polypetalous
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For me the benefit has been noticeably better cleaned/sounding records...
Caveat that with the fact that my water temp, from just having the jug of distilled water sitting in my music room was averaging ~69ºF - 70ºF. So I was, as far as I can tell, working with "less than room temp water" originally, which IMO is less than ideal.
Not saying I'd use "HOT" water, but I DO believe there is benefit to "warmer than Room Temp water," IMO.
Ben
MikeH
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Thanks y'all! I'll give it a shot! I'll try @polypetalous 's method of warming up the jug in the sink.
polypetalous
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And to add to the warm/hot water... through talking to various people (manufacturers, reviewers etc.) it seems consensus (ha ha right) isnt so much that a record cleaning machine MUST have a heated bath, but more so its REALLY important to know your water temp.
Being that the ultrasonic action can raise water temp, knowing what temp you are at and IF you are too hot is perhaps more important than being an exact temp to start with.
Again though, this is ALL just a matter of opinion and as well some of this is just "general info/thoughts" to ultrasonic cleaners and not specifically to the Humminguru.
Ben
Being that the ultrasonic action can raise water temp, knowing what temp you are at and IF you are too hot is perhaps more important than being an exact temp to start with.
Again though, this is ALL just a matter of opinion and as well some of this is just "general info/thoughts" to ultrasonic cleaners and not specifically to the Humminguru.
Ben
CrazyDiamond84
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Great, now I need to buy a thermometer too 
Lacubrious
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Yesterday I made another pass at my Koyaanisqatsi with a slightly higher temp at 45c /113f. It’s 180g so felt it could take the increase. It came out fine and had further reduced some crackle I had noted a massive decrease in temperature by the end of the cycle.
I put the water in at 45c and started a double clean. I did go away and come back to it after it had stopped but the temperature by this time was 35c/95f. I would put this down to the lack of a heated bath and the length time to cool naturally.
There is definitely an increase in water temp to room temp water after an ultrasonic cycle, I’ve felt it, but I don’t think the HG really increases the temp of the water much above the ambience of the room. It certainly didn’t maintain or increase warmer temperatures.
I’ll run some more tests on temps and get some more solid numbers.
DownIsTheNewUp
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Mine shipped and then stalled.somewhere in China. Just need it to get here before I pack all my shit into a Uhaul Box and send it to Chicago on the 10th.
Fingers crossed.
Fingers crossed.