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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR-CH link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>Amico and Amici, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>After some research I bought a few years ago a small CREST machine (must be one gallon or a bit less), all stainless steel, with the heating (up to 80°C), which is an important feature as heat makes the products and process much more efficient. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>I recall the Crest brand has a double wave or something proprietary ultra sonic technology which is claimed (of course) as more efficient than the usual ultrasonic single wave.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>And there is a drain with a tap, which is very useful to replace the bath and to change the bath type.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>Re the products as I am in Switzerland, I do not know what is commercialy available in the US but it will depend on the application (derusting, cleaning hard particles or degreasing, etc.). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>I mostly use a strong degreasing agent, sometimes adding a jewelers acid cleaning stuff, and phosphoric acid also (but in small proportion, to derust), or caustic soda.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>No trouble after years of use, and a very useful machine. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>To sum up, make sure it is all stainless, heated and with the drain. There are certainly many good brands around.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>Be ready to spend in the region $300-500 I would guess, avoid the cheap plastic stuff.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>Follow here the Rolls-Royce motto: « The quality remains long after the price has been forgotten ». <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>The larger size the better of course as you will, as me, always want to use it for larger parts than it takes as you will find it so useful and efficient!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>With kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>Alex Camoletti <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>(family 1959 TR3A rally and hillclimbing prepped)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>De :</span></b><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Fot [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>De la part de</b> ralph hansen via Fot<br><b>Envoyé :</b> lundi 31 octobre 2022 16:44<br><b>À :</b> FOT Triumph<br><b>Objet :</b> [Fot] ultra sonic cleaners<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>looking to buy one of these and had some questions<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>what size do you suggest? brand? where purchased? problems you've had?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>what cleaner do you use for dirty parts? rusty bits?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>anything I may have missed?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>thanks in advance<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Ralph<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>