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<p>[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2314000, member: 1892"]Yes. For numismatic use, you'd want one in the higher frequency ranges - 80kHz and up - as they create finer bubbles capable of cleaning tiny interior detail. Temperature is a critical factor, and one has to consider how to suspend the coin without it contacting anything it can bounce off of, without interrupting the cavitation action.</p><p><br /></p><p>No reason why one cannot employ ultrasonic cleaning for more careful/valuable conservation jobs, but it's definitely expert-level tech in this usage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2314000, member: 1892"]Yes. For numismatic use, you'd want one in the higher frequency ranges - 80kHz and up - as they create finer bubbles capable of cleaning tiny interior detail. Temperature is a critical factor, and one has to consider how to suspend the coin without it contacting anything it can bounce off of, without interrupting the cavitation action. No reason why one cannot employ ultrasonic cleaning for more careful/valuable conservation jobs, but it's definitely expert-level tech in this usage.[/QUOTE]
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