Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this episode of DIY or Buy I will be having a closer look at a commercial Ultrasonic Cleaner and then also build my own DIY version. While doing so I will find out how they work, what they can clean, whether they are suitable for PCB cleaning and ultimately decide whether you should DIY one or Buy one ;-) Let's get started!

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0:00 I HATE Cleaning!
1:44 Intro
2:37 First Look at Buy version
3:13 How does it Work?
4:37 Aluminum Foil Test
5:14 Basic Cleaning Tests
6:11 PCB Cleaning Tests
8:01 Buy Verdict
8:37 Building a DIY version
10:52 Testing the DIY version
11:29 Verdict