Thanks for tuning in today we're going to be reviewing the Magnasonic MGUC500
ultrasonic cleaner. If there's one device that captures the work smarter not harder mentality
it's the ultrasonic cleaner. Rather than using abrasive material or elbow grease to clean
something ultrasonic cleaners use high frequency waves to clean items inside and out. The Magnasonic
MGUC500 is a popular and affordable $40 ultrasonic cleaner that we'll be reviewing today. You can see
packaging wise it is very simple with nice eco-friendly cardboard box everything printed
directly on there with black ink. There is a little bit of branding on the sides to indicate what's included
and information on the back. We'll go ahead and open this up and go over the specs.
So as I mentioned retail price on this is $39.99 so very affordable.
There's a lot of reviews on this on amazon or other retailers already.
You see really well packaged as well on the inside you have
these little cardboard holders and minimal plastic.
It has a 20 ounce or 600 milliliter tank so this is a smaller ultrasonic cleaner. If you're doing
automotive or larger bike items you're going to want something a little bit larger than this. It's
primarily marketed toward jewelry and eyeglass cleaning or day-to-day small items. It has a 42
kilohertz frequency for the cleaning with a single transducer. There is no heating element in here
so no temperature control and it has a digital timer with this version with five preset times
and a very simple three button interface on off and change the preset with a backlit lcd screen.
It has automatic shutoff so you just set it and then walk away and all that automatically
turn off once it hits hits the set preset time. It includes the little tray cleaner for smaller items
on the inside and then a stainless steel inner chamber which is nice and durable.
In terms of what's included you get that plastic holder for smaller items it's great if you have
jewelry, coins or little things you don't want to go fishing out of there. It drops in there
and you also get a little instruction card here just a one-page item one-sided that just tells
you how to use it. You do want to be careful some things you don't want to put an ultrasonic cleaner
and you can experiment with water or other cleaners depending on what type of
thing you're trying to clean. Now lets take a second look at the weight of the ultrasonic cleaner.
It is really compact so theoretically you can just move it around as you need it try to get
this on there so it comes in at 914 grams it's a little bit over two pounds.
Now let's go over the fit and finish of the MGUC500 ultrasonic cleaner.
This really looks like an appliance you'd find in your kitchen really looks almost
like a small toaster and it is very compact so unlike other bigger ultrasonic cleaners.
This is much smaller and more tidy so something can easily fit in your kitchen
bathroom wherever you need it. It has this gray exterior with this glossy finish mostly plastic
rubber feet on the bottom to prevent it from sliding around.
Then you can see little handles indentations that help lift it and move it around. With this
model you have the electronic timer so really simple display so three-digit lcd
display with a backlight on button, off button and then one button to change the presets.
You can cycle through five different presets 90, 180, 280, 380 and 480 seconds.
You want to pick the time that gets the cleanest the longer you put it until the cleaner will get
so you really have to just experiment with it. Magnasonic printed here for the branding
that's about it. You get a power cord which is pretty decent length so you can actually put this
further away to an outlet and then the top you actually have a see-through window so
you can see it gives you a nice peek what's inside and it's only hinged
so it doesn't actually lock into place so you can leave it open when you're running it
although you may want to just leave it closed to prevent anything from going in
on the inside. You have a plastic tray so this is where you can put smaller items so coins jewelry
little things that you don't want to be fishing out you just put it in there and then grab it
there's no handle on the actual tray but you can see the max water line is right there so you can
actually hold it here without getting wet. It would have been nice if it extended over or something to
make a little bit easier you don't need to run it with the tray though if you have larger items and
you need the extra space or you just have a big item you can throw it in here. This is a stainless
steel interior which is nice to see so something you see with the higher end ultrasonic cleaners
and something that'll last quite a while. There is no drain or anything here so to drain the fluid
you just pour it down the side they recommend doing down the side so don't get it in the timer.
Now let's take a look at the ultrasonic cleaner in action here we have it plugged into power so
you can see the display very simple three button interface so it's on off and then you have a set
time. So you can power down or set the time amount and it has an auto shut off too so you can set it
and walk away and not worry about it. Now you can see it's a very simple design and small
so the inside doesn't really fit larger bike items but you can do things like sunglasses
if they're a little bit smaller. So you can see the Julbo here fits in there i already have water
filled in a little bit under the max value so you don't want to exceed that and you also don't want
to run this empty. So i'll top it off a little bit and you can use different chemicals in here
besides just water to get a little better clean but it'll depend on what you're trying to clean.
So we'll set the set time and then press on with this model you don't have a locking door either
so you can see with it on it'll actually gently clean it all the way through.
What's great about this is it actually get in the nooks and crannies without scratching anything.
It is especially with sunglasses which you can easily scratch so really nice way to thoroughly clean
something so you can see once it's done it automatically stops. The water is actually
slightly warm too just from the ultrasonic cleaning and you can see the sunglasses are nice
and brand new again. So it gets in between all those little spots especially between the nose
piece which are really hard to clean otherwise so a nice feature. The other thing you really want to
clean with this is a bike chain so you can't fit a cassette in here it's a little bit too small you
want a larger ultrasonic cleaner but something like a chain you can see it gets pretty nasty.
This is actually a gold KMC chain which looks really cool when it's brand new
but then as soon as you start using it obviously it gets a little bit ugly. So we'll throw it in
there with a little missing link in there as well and then we'll add a little bit of degreaser
and that should help get through the grime.
Now you can just use water but of course you want to tailor to what you're cleaning
so once you have that in there with the
state of this chain i'm going to put a little bit longer time
and then just let it go.
You can see it in action and you can see it really gets in there between all those
crevices they usually can't and brings up all that nasty dirt. So that's what's really
great about ultrasonic cleaner it gets in those hard-to-reach spots that you
can't get to and you can see just how much grime it's picking up with that little cloud.
Now let's take it out of the grimy fluid and you can see there's still a little bit on here but it
just wipes off very easily and the insides are what are nice and clean that's something that's
really hard to get with just a little brush and it's a lot easier you don't make a mess.
You do have to get rid of this fluid though so i definitely recommend using a non-toxic degreaser
so something you can actually dispose of properly. Now you can see if you just wipe this down
so nice and new again and these gold KMC chains look great especially when they're brand new
so you can make them look new again with just a little bit of work and definitely a lot less work
than traditional chain cleaning methods. Now let's go over the pros and cons for
the ultrasonic cleaner. What we like about it it has a very affordable price it also has an auto
shut off which means that you can just set it and then walk away and not worry about it.
As with any ultrasonic cleaner it cleans those hard to reach crevices and areas
which you simply can't get to with normal brushes. Some of the cons for the cleaner is the fact that
it does have a small capacity you can't fit larger items like a cassette or longer tools.
It also doesn't clean as well as the higher end ultrasonic cleaners which have heating
elements inside it. Taking everything into account would give the MGUC500 a 9.0 out of 10. It's very
affordable and compact ultrasonic cleaner. Thanks for watching this review don't forget to like and
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