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So, went and got the KAB. Read a bunch of stuff before hand and such but nothing really about why a final rinse of distilled water is used by some folks...??
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Hi, popsy,Congratulations on purchasing one of the true bargains in vinyl cleaning accessories. Use your own vacuum cleaner and save money.
I'm with bcowen , I do a final rinse and vacuum with distilled water to make sure the residue from the cleaning cycle is removed. For really grungy records I'll pre-clean them with a an inexpensive felt brush and a DIY spray solution of all-in-one cleaning fluid and a bit of alcohol. That way I don't contaminate the cleaning brush and RCM with excess dirt.
I believe it's worth the extra time spent rinsing LPs. In fact, I use two MoFi brushes, one for cleaning and one for rinsing. That way I don't contaminate the brush used for rinsing with the dirt brought up from cleaning, especially used LPs. If I only purchased new records I wouldn't bother with the second brush but since I purchase more used LPs than new, I want to make sure that the crud from used records is completely removed.
And if you really want to improve the vacuuming efficiency of your EV-1, you can add suction holes on both sides of the vacuum slot. Unless, KAB has modified their EV-1 design, you'll find there are only suction holes on one side of the slot. I added holes to the other side and found that the felt pads stay much drier, with fewer rotations of the LP needed to get it completely dry. Here's my post with instructions...
Regards,
Tom
Edits: 10/20/16
This little vac gets the job done, use distilled water if you want, but I rarely do. If the LP still as noise from dirt, do a second cleaning. I used my KAB with a small Dirt Devil hand held vacuum. After a year I found a Nitty Gritty 2.5fi for $79, cheap because it needed some simple repair. The KAB did the same good job of cleaning vinyl as the Nitty Gritty, just a little less convenient.
Thomas
The chemist author of this article says to always do a final rinse. I always do a rinse, but I have never compared an un-rinsed record followed by a final rinse. I doubt my system could tell the difference anyway.
Edits: 10/20/16
I have had a KAB EV-1 for the last 10 years, never used a final rinse ( I don't think I read anything about that when I bought mine) and am getting very good results. I am with John. I also am too lazy to add another step to the process.
Harry
Read lots of stuff both pro and con about using a normal shop vac...
I never do a final rinse, either. Have never had any noise because of it. The EV-1 is a great gadget.
Because there will always be some residue of whatever cleaning solution you're using left in the groove (unless you're using just distilled water to clean with, which isn't going to do much on its own). Vacuuming alone won't remove all of it, so the distilled water rinse helps to clean it out.
I don't use a final rinse but some people think it makes for a cleaner, less noisy groove. Try it and see what you think. I'm just too lazy to do the extra work.
Good luck,
John Elison
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