Tchibo ultra-sonic cleaner

Dave Kahn said:

Tchibo has ultra-sonic cleaners in at the moment. They seem to be
intended for jewellery, spectacles, combs and that sort of thing but
I'm wondering how they might perform on bicycle parts. The tank is not
that huge but it looks as though you could get a derailleur or a chain
in there all right. £17.99, 50W.

I once met a cyclist who owned a Jewelery shop and workshop. he cleaned
his bike parts in his ultra sonci cleaner. I guess his is more
industrial than a £17.99 one though

(Dave Kahn) said:

I'm wondering how they might perform on bicycle parts.

Useless, at a guess. A real ultrasonic cleaner is still expensive.

They're also not that good on bike parts. Bike parts don't need to be
_that_ clean, and most ultrasonic cleaners need to be returned pretty
clean after use. I'd expect scooping the mud and grime out of the
ultrasonic would take more effort than putting the bike bits through
my Machine-Mart garage parts washer does.

Watch out for "sonic" cleaners too. Looks similar, but not the same
thing at all. I'd be very suspect of anything for 20 quid showing up
in Lidl or Tchibo.

--
Smert' spamionam

Andy Dingley said:

On 23 Nov 2004 07:13:51 -0800, [email hidden] (Dave

Kahn) said:

I'm wondering how they might perform on bicycle parts.

Useless, at a guess. A real ultrasonic cleaner is still
expensive.

They're also not that good on bike parts. Bike parts don't
need to be _that_ clean, and most ultrasonic cleaners need to
be returned pretty clean after use. I'd expect scooping the
mud and grime out of the ultrasonic would take more effort
than putting the bike bits through my Machine-Mart garage
parts washer does.

Watch out for "sonic" cleaners too. Looks similar, but not the
same thing at all. I'd be very suspect of anything for 20 quid
showing up in Lidl or Tchibo.

An ultrasonic bath can be used to dissolve iron in water. It should be ok if
you use a solvent.
--
Mark

1x1 wheel, 3x2 wheels & 1x3 wheels.