04-04-2020, 03:16 AM
We have ultrasonicators in the lab; these are small devices used to soak items in a solvent and clean them using ultrasonic vibrations (just like you are asking about... Huh!). All sarcasm aside, it is common practice to put a small pyrex beaker containing the cleaning material and item to be cleaned inside the sonicator, I just make sure that the beaker is actually touching the bottom and not floating in the water in the sonicator tub. This both contains the small item and prevents it from going everywhere, and allows me to use smaller amounts of the cleaning solutions.
Every lab I have worked in has had this same set up.
A note of caution: if you don't feel the beaker (or jar) vibrating, then the circuitry used to produce the vibrations has worn out. Finding replacements for the part is not difficult, but replacing the glued on part is the issue. Lots of glue is generally used. Its easier just to buy a new sonicator.
Diana
Every lab I have worked in has had this same set up.
A note of caution: if you don't feel the beaker (or jar) vibrating, then the circuitry used to produce the vibrations has worn out. Finding replacements for the part is not difficult, but replacing the glued on part is the issue. Lots of glue is generally used. Its easier just to buy a new sonicator.
Diana