By setting the basket on the bottom, the rubber feet act as an insulator. Like you, I clamp the handles on the sides so the heat, and solution can freely circulate. Great video - keep up excellent content!
I like the pipe fitting mod at the drain tube of your unit. The original one is relatively slow to empty and not so good as to the angle of it on the machine. Most folks forget that a gallon of water weighs about 8.3 lbs. and if combined with a gallon of dishwashing liquid, probably a tad bit more than that. It makes the machine fairly heavy for moving so a setup like yours for the drain is probably a good idea to install. Nice an informative video. I purchased a different brand of ultrasonic cleaner, but it is a virtual copy of the one you show in your video. ;-)
There is science behind why bubbles create heat (someone below mentioned it) , i personally use an old hot water heater coil in a pipe with a tube coming back out near the top to force the steam back into the water (its not a great method but works) i know someone that just made a small hot water cyclinder to heat the water then uses compressed air or gravity to put it back into the tank...or you can buy additional elements but most of the PCB's are cheap and will die so you need an additional controller (good if you buy a broken one and make your own) Thanks for the upload
That unit is big enough for the quad carbs off of the Suzuki GS550, I think I watched you using it for your build. Enjoy your work and your blogs on equipment you using. Thank You for sharing.
We use the same unit, 50/50 with simple green. Do not leave the carbs in longer than 5 min. My guys told me the same thing that it heats up faster when it’s turned on. Great videos
What I plan to do with mine is adding a kettle or deep fryer element at the bottom to start the heating up then switch to the cleaner element to keep up to temp.
The theory behind turning on the ultrasonics is that the high frequency vibration will cause heating due to friction. While true, as you found out in these cleaners, it's not significant. They have to use low wattage heaters becasuse 600 watt ultrasonics leaves about 1,000 watts of heating capacity - no much when trying to heat 3 gallons of water. Now, microwave heating is something else if it could be incorporated into these cleaners for a reasonable cost - not likely.
By setting the basket on the bottom, the rubber feet act as an insulator. Like you, I clamp the handles on the sides so the heat, and solution can freely circulate.
Great video - keep up excellent content!
Thanks, will do! New video tomorrow, check it out!
I like the pipe fitting mod at the drain tube of your unit. The original one is relatively slow to empty and not so good as to the angle of it on the machine. Most folks forget that a gallon of water weighs about 8.3 lbs. and if combined with a gallon of dishwashing liquid, probably a tad bit more than that. It makes the machine fairly heavy for moving so a setup like yours for the drain is probably a good idea to install. Nice an informative video. I purchased a different brand of ultrasonic cleaner, but it is a virtual copy of the one you show in your video. ;-)
Thank you for you for noticing that. It does make a huge difference!
There is science behind why bubbles create heat (someone below mentioned it) , i personally use an old hot water heater coil in a pipe with a tube coming back out near the top to force the steam back into the water (its not a great method but works) i know someone that just made a small hot water cyclinder to heat the water then uses compressed air or gravity to put it back into the tank...or you can buy additional elements but most of the PCB's are cheap and will die so you need an additional controller (good if you buy a broken one and make your own)
Thanks for the upload
Thanks for the insightful comment!
That unit is big enough for the quad carbs off of the Suzuki GS550, I think I watched you using it for your build. Enjoy your work and your blogs on equipment you using. Thank You for sharing.
Thanks you for watching my channel and commenting! Let me know if there is any specific content that you would like to see in future videos.
I will be working on a 1980 Suzuki GS550L and the main reason I subscribed I will need any and all helpful hints. Again, Thank You.
We use the same unit, 50/50 with simple green. Do not leave the carbs in longer than 5 min. My guys told me the same thing that it heats up faster when it’s turned on. Great videos
Thanks for the tip and watching my channel!
@@CycleFab if you had to choose!! HF or EW ?.
What I plan to do with mine is adding a kettle or deep fryer element at the bottom to start the heating up then switch to the cleaner element to keep up to temp.
Good idea, let me know how it goes, and thanks for watching and commenting.
2 1/2 hrs to heat up.
I have found out since this video that if I turn the heater on along with the ultrasonic function it does heats up more quickly.
@@CycleFab true! I did find that out aswell
When it got around 50 degrees it was good and hot to start cleaning the carbs I dunked in there
The theory behind turning on the ultrasonics is that the high frequency vibration will cause heating due to friction. While true, as you found out in these cleaners, it's not significant. They have to use low wattage heaters becasuse 600 watt ultrasonics leaves about 1,000 watts of heating capacity - no much when trying to heat 3 gallons of water. Now, microwave heating is something else if it could be incorporated into these cleaners for a reasonable cost - not likely.
Good insight. Thanks.