Reviews & Ratings for Lyman Turbo Sonic 6000 Ultrasonic Case Cleaners — 10 reviews — Page 1

Bought this unit 3 years ago use it about once per year just gone to use it the drain tap has been leaking and flooded slowly over time the electronics in the bottom of the unit causing a dead short and now it's scrap.
It seems You're paying for the name not quality

I bought this unit so I could clean fired brass before they were resized. This way they would be more uniform, keep my dies cleaner, and avoid scratched cases from residues. After sonic cleaning, and resizing they go into a Frankford tumbler, and come out like new! After about a dozen uses (a year and a few months) the basket began to crack. I repaired with Acraglas numerous times, finally the lifting handles broke, so I called Lyman, spoke with a pleasant gentleman named AL. He said the warranty is one year from date of purchase, but he could sell a new basket for $35.00 ( I don't know what the shipping cost is because I declined.) After spending $350.00 on the unit, I'm disappointed the basket needs replacing after a dozen uses, which for me is ever other year.

It’s great at cleaning silencer baffles, taking two 30min cycles. With using 50/50 of water and purple power. I’ve notice it leaks at ether the nose or the back, where it’s not sealed, the water runs down the back and collects under the bottom of it. Make sure you put a large towel under neath it. It dripped all over my table. I don’t known if it’s defective. But for 300 dollars, you should not have a leaky machine. Other than that the features are worth it. It does take about 30mins to heat up, so boil the water an put it in first, then add your Solution.

remember to close the drain valve after emptying
Pros: excellent parts cleaner
Cons: long warm up cycle

EXCELLENT FOR CLEANING HUNDREDS OF BRASS AND ALSO CLEANS LARGER FRAME HANDGUNS AND PARTS
Pros: ABLE TO HANDLE HUNDREDS OF BRASS CART AT ONCE AND LARGER FRAM HANDGUNS FOR CLEANING
Cons: PRICE IS A LITTLE STEEP BUT STILL WORTH IT

This is an update to my (BillRights) earlier review. See
http://www.opticsplanet.com/reviews/reviews-turbo-sonic-6000-ultrasonic-case-cleaners-review-56064.html

As I mentioned, the TS-6000 is excellent, but the lid I received was fragile and a hinge broke while I was wiping it dry. I went to the Lyman web site and opened a "Support Ticket" under "Warranty Questions" about this issue. Lyman responded quickly and perfectly! Without question Lyman sent me a new, replacement lid. I installed it easily, and it looks good and works perfectly. This was all free of charge to me. I am perfectly pleased! Also, I continued to limp along and use the ultrasonic cleaner with the broken hinge/lid (until I received the new lid), and am even more impressed with the TS-6000's performance.

I will be a little more careful with the new lid. I don't know whether the first lid I received was just a fluke, weak unit OR it is just a little under-designed. Either way, I am fine with giving it a little extra care. Overall, it is a fine unit.
Pros: nice Lyman web site support ticket system
Cons: (none)

Every company I have worked in for 30 years has had industrial ultrasonic cleaners, so I wasn't expecting too much from a homeowner model that costs 1/4 as much for equivalent capacity. I was pleasantly surprized! Most of the performance and features are excellent. I own many Lyman products and have admired them for good design and good engineering over the years. Lyman is solid!

This ultrasonic cleaner has plenty of agitation power, nice distribution of sonic energy throughout the bath, quiet operation, nice stainless steel tank, excellent parts basket, good drain, nice controls and attractive appearance. The lid works well in that it keeps steam (from the heated cleaning bath) in, and the condensate drips nicely back into the tank when you open the lid. Bottom line: It cleaned my parts. And did it well.

However, when I was drying the unit with a paper towel one time, to put it away, I pressed a little too hard on the plastic lid and snapped off a plastic hinge for the lid. I assure you, I wipe kitchen counters with much more force than this, so it was not abuse. Looking at the broken parts, the molded hinge features are none too beefy considering the brittle plastic material. Or maybe this is a case of poor quality control in the molding process of manufacturing. I have pulled a support ticket at the Lyman web site, told them of the problem and asked for a replacement lid. We will see....

Other than that, the tank heaters are a little weak. Set the hea...
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The Lyman Cleaner arrived quickly and in good condition. Though it is relatively small,It is large enough to accept most hand gun parts, and rifle parts other than the barrel. The price is modest for the value. I highly recommend this Item.I have only used it once, so I have not encountered any prolems.

Pros: Versatile & compact
Cons: none that I can see so far