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alganbagerap
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 Posted 02/07/2010 4:52 pm
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This afternoon, the lovely Mrs. Bagerap handed me a box, saying "is this any use to you, it's been in the cupboard for years?"
"It" was something called a Sonic Cleaner.
Supposed to clean jewellery, says Mrs B. Maybe a hint I should perhaps buy her some?
Anyways she thinks it's rubbish, but maybe it'll work better on coins than necklaces; so I'm trying it out on the contents of my scrap box. And it seems to work.
It uses a small quantity of an unidentified cleaning solution 1:6 with water, placed in a small tank which is "sonicly" stimulated.
No, me neither.
Regardless, it seems to work on my junk coins, but I'm nervous about going further. Does anyone know anything about this stuff?
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RFB
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Posted 02/07/2010 4:57 pm
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They do work, but a coin must be suspended as to prevent contact points making abrasion spots.
I would change out the unidentified in place for purified water and start there. Go more and more agressive as needed but the thought of plunking a valuable coin into a mystery solution does not sound like a good plan.
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alganbagerap
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Posted 02/07/2010 5:08 pm
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By the feel of it, the mystery liquid is not too far removed from old fashioned soap. At a distinctly new fashioned price.
Still I'm only playing with it for now, until I can find out more. But thanks for the idea of suspension; maybe a soft cloth bag?
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alganbagerap
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Posted 02/07/2010 7:17 pm
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Thanks Sap. In fact I'm very well aware of the uses and benefits of ultrasonic cleaning, but this thing very clearly and carefully describes itself as a sonic cleaner; and the retail price (£15.00) certainly precludes any chance of superior technology.
This is what I failed to make clear originally. I know what this machine isn't, I'm just not exactly sure what it is or how it appears to be working.
And as I write, it's just transformed a characterless black disc into a recognisable Louis XVI sol. Now if it could only improve the condition.............
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CheetahCats
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alganbagerap
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Posted 02/08/2010 07:17 am
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In the UK we've got the Trades Description Act limiting what can & can't be said about a product, which is why I made an issue of the word sonic. I'd assumed that the manufacturer was using weasel words to hype an inferior product.
Regardless of which, it seems that I do have a very cheap ultrasonic cleaner which works quite well.
I've now tried it using distilled water with no noticeable effect. The soapy liquid supplied works well, but until I can identify its make up, it's going no where near the good stuff.
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