thescoutranch
TN Transplant - We love living in TX
I’ve been looking at getting an ultrasonic cleaner for cleaning firearms, auto parts, brass and other things. I am a bit confused on the operating frequencies the different ultrasonic cleaner‘s operate at.
It seems like most of the ones from Hornaday, Lyman etc. run about 35 kHz. In talking to one ultrasonic company they said the sweet spot is around 40 kHz. The one I was looking at that is big enough to fit my needs, runs at 28 kHz.
What I gathered was the lower the frequency the more course cleaning it does; where the higher frequencies can get the cavitation bubbles in the tighter places. I also gathered that the lower the frequency the larger the bubbles and less there are of them. The higher the frequency the smaller the bubbles are and more of them.
I might just getting lost in the minutia of the details or is there a significant difference between 28 kHz and 35 kHz in the way it cleans.
Will the lower frequencies possibly harm a firearm? Or its finish?
Do number of transducers make a difference?
Are 10 transducers better than four or do they just size the transducers for the number they use?
Thanks,
Epp
Thescoutranch
It seems like most of the ones from Hornaday, Lyman etc. run about 35 kHz. In talking to one ultrasonic company they said the sweet spot is around 40 kHz. The one I was looking at that is big enough to fit my needs, runs at 28 kHz.
What I gathered was the lower the frequency the more course cleaning it does; where the higher frequencies can get the cavitation bubbles in the tighter places. I also gathered that the lower the frequency the larger the bubbles and less there are of them. The higher the frequency the smaller the bubbles are and more of them.
I might just getting lost in the minutia of the details or is there a significant difference between 28 kHz and 35 kHz in the way it cleans.
Will the lower frequencies possibly harm a firearm? Or its finish?
Do number of transducers make a difference?
Are 10 transducers better than four or do they just size the transducers for the number they use?
Thanks,
Epp
Thescoutranch