Great job Leo... looking forward to watching part 2. I'm a PhD chemist and while I've used plenty of sonicators, I had no idea how to make one for myself. I plan to use mine to smooth the exterior of 3D printed parts (personal use). Wish me luck, thank you for the videos!
This is a great video, but it took me a long time to discover even though I was looking specifically for ultrasonic transducer circuits. Maybe you should add some tags for "ultrasonic" and "transducer" so more people can find it. Sonicator seems to be a less often used term
Instead of weatherstripping, use one set of neodymium magnets to "levitate" the pan, and another set to "buffer" horizontal movement. By placing north to north faces of two magnets, they repel each other. With a little imagination and strong enough magnets you can levitate anything.
Sir, I need a sonicator for creating a 3D gel environment for cell culture. Some of the steps require sonication of reagents for extended periods of time. The laboratory sonicator that I have seen for purchase is in the thousands. Do you believe theirs anyway to build something like that for a very cheap price?
At 4 yrs of age for this post I know receiving an answer is a long shot but here goes. I have a few questions re: this build. Most sonicators employ a resonating shaft into the medium with stationary containment. Where as something like a jewelry cleaner with softer vibrations resonate the containers. I imaged the reason to be sonicstion is more violent and achievable when the wave source is place toward the center of the working medium. As I learn more I’ll likely regret this portion of my comment.. We’ll see. Anyway how did the unit perform? Was the transducer able to bring the pan to the 20k mark? Did you discover a means of isolation for the pan to be necessary? Perhaps a thick bead of silicone applied into a track or groove lathed into the wood and under the lip of the pan. I’d imagine the vibration of the pan on the wood to be loud. Possibly even causing the wood frame to come apart. Did the driver board or transducer produce heat? I know the propagated water from a tiny transducer in a home humidifier can burn skin. The units are built with heat sinks. If this build does heat up what is the average runtime per rise in degree? How did the bonding medium hold up? This I’m very curious about. I imagine an alternative build to be one where the transducer is mounted to and isolated from the base with the pan placed through the top hole, resting just above the transducer. The pan is also isolated by a gasket or silicone bead. All we need now is a coupling device. Maybe a pad similar to those used as heat sinks in electronics. Stiff enough to transmit high frequency without degradation of the waves but also hold up against disintegration. The math required to calculate the design for such a material is far above my pay grade! I imagine the varying weight of the pan to make the calculation challenging. Anyway I love this idea and build!! Thank you for sharing.
This is my use case as well (cannabinoids). From what I've read so far, most people tend to have a higher power setup than this (I've seen 700W at least twice now.) However the frequency of this setup seems like it could be viable based on the same references... I'm still figuring it out. Have you come to any conclusions?
@@jrgenscotthookham9137 That's exactly my goal ... CBD in water :) My kit is shipped & hopefully I'll receive it soon. I'll post my results here when I experiment with it.
@@jrgenscotthookham9137 Success!!!!! I got the kit, successfully made some nanoemulsion of 1:1 indica strain cannabis oil in water & consumed it. Now within 30 mins, I'm feeling sooo sleepy which means it is working. Feels like was some strong booze or something. Normally, just infused oil takes about an hour to get the effects started. My setup is slightly different from what's explained in the video. I have the transducer part suspended with a chopsticks structure & had it partly immersed in the solution carefully without the possibility of shorting. I wish I can post some pictures of my setup here. Anyway, I'm excited that this worked! Tomorrow I'll make my favorite 1:1 cbd/thc mix made of my favorite thc sativa (candyland) & cbd hemp (acdc), flavored with some pineapple & lime. That will be my favorite day time pinacolada like drink.
Here you go - a matched set -- www.banggood.com/AC110V-100W-40K-Ultrasonic-Cleaner-Power-Driver-Board-With-60W-40K-Transducer-p-1072339.html?rmmds=search&cur_warehouse=CN
A sonicator and ultrasonic cleaner are two different things . A ultrasonic cleaner cannot do what a sonicator can. A true sonicator cost about 4 to 5 grand.
I'm always up for learning - in what way are they different? The ultrasonic transducer I'm using is described as being for sonicators, so if it is intensity of the waves, then I'm thinking I'm ok. It does seem to be working for its primary purpose that I care about - sonicating flake graphite in a mixture of water and acetone into graphene.
Great job Leo... looking forward to watching part 2. I'm a PhD chemist and while I've used plenty of sonicators, I had no idea how to make one for myself. I plan to use mine to smooth the exterior of 3D printed parts (personal use). Wish me luck, thank you for the videos!
Awesome video - and thank you! We used a similar device to duplicate the work of Robert Murray Smith.
Thanks a bunch for the straightforward breakdown. Very enabling. Much appreciated 🙏
Thank you for the inspiration.. I will make one in the end of this week
This is a great video, but it took me a long time to discover even though I was looking specifically for ultrasonic transducer circuits. Maybe you should add some tags for "ultrasonic" and "transducer" so more people can find it. Sonicator seems to be a less often used term
Instead of weatherstripping, use one set of neodymium magnets to "levitate" the pan, and another set to "buffer" horizontal movement. By placing north to north faces of two magnets, they repel each other. With a little imagination and strong enough magnets you can levitate anything.
Sir, I need a sonicator for creating a 3D gel environment for cell culture. Some of the steps require sonication of reagents for extended periods of time. The laboratory sonicator that I have seen for purchase is in the thousands. Do you believe theirs anyway to build something like that for a very cheap price?
This video very helpful thanks you so much
At 4 yrs of age for this post I know receiving an answer is a long shot but here goes. I have a few questions re: this build.
Most sonicators employ a resonating shaft into the medium with stationary containment. Where as something like a jewelry cleaner with softer vibrations resonate the containers. I imaged the reason to be sonicstion is more violent and achievable when the wave source is place toward the center of the working medium. As I learn more I’ll likely regret this portion of my comment.. We’ll see. Anyway how did the unit perform? Was the transducer able to bring the pan to the 20k mark?
Did you discover a means of isolation for the pan to be necessary? Perhaps a thick bead of silicone applied into a track or groove lathed into the wood and under the lip of the pan. I’d imagine the vibration of the pan on the wood to be loud. Possibly even causing the wood frame to come apart.
Did the driver board or transducer produce heat? I know the propagated water from a tiny transducer in a home humidifier can burn skin. The units are built with heat sinks. If this build does heat up what is the average runtime per rise in degree?
How did the bonding medium hold up? This I’m very curious about. I imagine an alternative build to be one where the transducer is mounted to and isolated from the base with the pan placed through the top hole, resting just above the transducer. The pan is also isolated by a gasket or silicone bead. All we need now is a coupling device. Maybe a pad similar to those used as heat sinks in electronics. Stiff enough to transmit high frequency without degradation of the waves but also hold up against disintegration. The math required to calculate the design for such a material is far above my pay grade! I imagine the varying weight of the pan to make the calculation challenging.
Anyway I love this idea and build!! Thank you for sharing.
Quick question, does the depth of the water bath matter? is it possible to use a much shallower pan ?
Can I attach a probe to the sonicator to be used as an agitator.
I don't think that would work, but it might
Can this be used for producing Nanoemulsions?
This is my use case as well (cannabinoids). From what I've read so far, most people tend to have a higher power setup than this (I've seen 700W at least twice now.) However the frequency of this setup seems like it could be viable based on the same references... I'm still figuring it out. Have you come to any conclusions?
@@jrgenscotthookham9137 That's exactly my goal ... CBD in water :) My kit is shipped & hopefully I'll receive it soon. I'll post my results here when I experiment with it.
@@samann9 looking forward to it. What are your specs? 60W? 40khz?
@@jrgenscotthookham9137 yes, 60W @ 40khz. The kit from banggood. I'll keep you informed.
@@jrgenscotthookham9137 Success!!!!! I got the kit, successfully made some nanoemulsion of 1:1 indica strain cannabis oil in water & consumed it. Now within 30 mins, I'm feeling sooo sleepy which means it is working. Feels like was some strong booze or something. Normally, just infused oil takes about an hour to get the effects started. My setup is slightly different from what's explained in the video. I have the transducer part suspended with a chopsticks structure & had it partly immersed in the solution carefully without the possibility of shorting. I wish I can post some pictures of my setup here. Anyway, I'm excited that this worked! Tomorrow I'll make my favorite 1:1 cbd/thc mix made of my favorite thc sativa (candyland) & cbd hemp (acdc), flavored with some pineapple & lime. That will be my favorite day time pinacolada like drink.
What amplitude range can this badboy produce?
I'm using a 100 watt transducer set. Not sure how you quantify amplitude range.
Can you make me one and I will pay for it?
What no parts lists
That's fair. I'll put one together and post it in the description.
STEM Camp Projects I just found the transducer. 60 watt. But the controller I’m looking now.
Here you go - a matched set -- www.banggood.com/AC110V-100W-40K-Ultrasonic-Cleaner-Power-Driver-Board-With-60W-40K-Transducer-p-1072339.html?rmmds=search&cur_warehouse=CN
STEM Camp Projects you did good. I was just about to buy one. Thanks
Thanks! I put a parts list in the description.
A sonicator and ultrasonic cleaner are two different things . A ultrasonic cleaner cannot do what a sonicator can.
A true sonicator cost about 4 to 5 grand.
I'm always up for learning - in what way are they different? The ultrasonic transducer I'm using is described as being for sonicators, so if it is intensity of the waves, then I'm thinking I'm ok. It does seem to be working for its primary purpose that I care about - sonicating flake graphite in a mixture of water and acetone into graphene.