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I have heard about using ultrasonic cleaners to clean a chain.
Has anyone here used one? What fluid do you use in it? |
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Rex wrote:
I have heard about using ultrasonic cleaners to clean a chain. Has anyone here used one? I use one regularly. It visably gets more dirt out after just thrashing the chain about in a bottle of clean solvent doesn't get any more out. What fluid do you use in it? One which supports cavitation. There are special detergents sold to add to water to promote cavitation in ultrasonic cleaners. But I find that mineral turps works very well. Cavitation is the process where minute vacuum bubbles are formed in the liquid by localised pressure changes. These immediately collapse violently, with the resultant shock waves loosening dirt stuck hard to surfaces. Excessive and prolonged cavitation will erode the metal itself. John |
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John Henderson wrote:
Rex wrote: I have heard about using ultrasonic cleaners to clean a chain. Has anyone here used one? I use one regularly. It visably gets more dirt out after just thrashing the chain about in a bottle of clean solvent doesn't get any more out. What fluid do you use in it? One which supports cavitation. There are special detergents sold to add to water to promote cavitation in ultrasonic cleaners. But I find that mineral turps works very well. Cavitation is the process where minute vacuum bubbles are formed in the liquid by localised pressure changes. These immediately collapse violently, with the resultant shock waves loosening dirt stuck hard to surfaces. Excessive and prolonged cavitation will erode the metal itself. John They have one at Aldi from this Thursday for $39.99. Is it the same thing I wonder? |
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heh heh wrote:
They have one at Aldi from this Thursday for $39.99. Is it the same thing I wonder? That's a very good price, as long as it's big enough to clean a chain effectively. It's a bit hard to tell from the photo on http://www.aldi.com.au/ but it does look promising, with a 650 ml capacity tank. John |
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That is why I was asking! Just wondering if it would be worthwhile.
I use kero to clean the chain at the moment - would this work in an ultrasonic? "heh heh" not@here wrote in message u... John Henderson wrote: Rex wrote: I have heard about using ultrasonic cleaners to clean a chain. Has anyone here used one? I use one regularly. It visably gets more dirt out after just thrashing the chain about in a bottle of clean solvent doesn't get any more out. What fluid do you use in it? One which supports cavitation. There are special detergents sold to add to water to promote cavitation in ultrasonic cleaners. But I find that mineral turps works very well. Cavitation is the process where minute vacuum bubbles are formed in the liquid by localised pressure changes. These immediately collapse violently, with the resultant shock waves loosening dirt stuck hard to surfaces. Excessive and prolonged cavitation will erode the metal itself. John They have one at Aldi from this Thursday for $39.99. Is it the same thing I wonder? |
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Rex wrote:
That is why I was asking! Just wondering if it would be worthwhile. The advert says this one has a basket to put the items to be cleaned into. Use of a basket makes the device more effective, and last longer. But it reduces the physical payload size. I use kero to clean the chain at the moment - would this work in an ultrasonic? It's worth a go. You'll soon see whether it gets dirt out of a chain when just agitating it in clean kero won't remove any more. Kero sometimes gets bad press as a cleaning solvent. Turps was cheaper when I last bought it, as well. John |
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"John Henderson" wrote in message
... Rex wrote: That is why I was asking! Just wondering if it would be worthwhile. The advert says this one has a basket to put the items to be cleaned into. Use of a basket makes the device more effective, and last longer. But it reduces the physical payload size. I use kero to clean the chain at the moment - would this work in an ultrasonic? It's worth a go. You'll soon see whether it gets dirt out of a chain when just agitating it in clean kero won't remove any more. Kero sometimes gets bad press as a cleaning solvent. Turps was cheaper when I last bought it, as well. John Whats the best way to get the kero out of the chain once you've finished cleaning it?? Wont any left over kero break the oil down once you've given the chain a lube? Cheers Dre |
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Dre wrote:
Whats the best way to get the kero out of the chain once you've finished cleaning it?? Wont any left over kero break the oil down once you've given the chain a lube? I use warmth and time to get rid of turps after cleaning chains. I hang them in the sun for a few hours. If I'm impatient, I've been known to gently heat them on a stove hotplate. John |
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"John Henderson" wrote in message
... Dre wrote: Whats the best way to get the kero out of the chain once you've finished cleaning it?? Wont any left over kero break the oil down once you've given the chain a lube? I use warmth and time to get rid of turps after cleaning chains. I hang them in the sun for a few hours. If I'm impatient, I've been known to gently heat them on a stove hotplate. John Ahhh, nice, so you just wait till it dries, thats easy enough! In that case I'll just hang it up to dry before I go to bed, then put it back on and lube it in the morning, done... Thanks for the tip! Cheers Dre |
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"John Henderson" wrote in message
... Dre wrote: Whats the best way to get the kero out of the chain once you've finished cleaning it?? Wont any left over kero break the oil down once you've given the chain a lube? I use warmth and time to get rid of turps after cleaning chains. I hang them in the sun for a few hours. If I'm impatient, I've been known to gently heat them on a stove hotplate. John And I've only just noticed you mention turps, where I mention kero, is one better than the other in your opinion?? I have a bottle of each but I'm curious whats best to use... Cheers Dre |
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