Does your ultrasonic jewelry cleaner need two tanks?
Dear Sally,
My wife wants for Christmas a jewelry cleaner with two separate tanks. I can't find any online, and actually I can't see why that would be necessary. Keep me out of trouble this holiday season, help!!
Hi! - While a separate ultrasonic rinse tank is common for high precision industrial cleaning systems, it is overkill for a personal unit. The idea behind it is that if you are using ultrasonics to drive cleaning solution into every nook and cranny of your part, you should do the same to drive clean rinse water in as well.
This makes sense if you have a part that will be painted or plated after cleaning, but again, overkill for home use - and for any simple cleaning application.
Dear Sally,
Message: Does the Branson 200 clean effectively using water only?
Sure - to an extent. It is important to note that ultrasonic cleaners only provide mechanical energy. You still have to match the cleaning solution to the soil to be removed. Some soils can be removed with mechanical energy only, just as you can wipe some soils off of any surface - but for others you need soap.
I am looking for an easy way to clean silver jewelry, ie. get rid of tarnish. Do these cleaners accomplish this? I am looking at the Cleanosonic XL. Thanks, Leslie
Hi Leslie,
Tarnish cannot be removed by ultrasonics. You need a solvent, like our silver cleaner. This is because tarnish is not a soil, but rather a product of the metal interacting with air.
