- Marine grade plywood enclosure
- Maximum amps: 3.3
- CFM: 99.0
- Turntable Motor RPM: 16
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THE MACHINE THE ENTIRE WORLD HAS COPIED!!!
Michael Fremer, writing in Stereophile, uses the HW-17 and called it the most
copied cleaning machine in the world. The HW-17 is VPI's automatic, affordable,
“state of the art” vacuum cleaning solution. Many music lovers and record
collectors have collections running into thousands of titles. With a collection
of this size it is useful to have a faster machine.
The principle of a vacuum machine is simple. The record is placed on the platter
and the cleaning solution is applied to the surface of the record with a pump
which is then worked into the grooves. This solution is crucial as it is an
effective degreasing agent removing grease which binds detritus to the surface
of the vinyl.
This machine is fan cooled and made of Marine Grade Plywood so it is virtually
indestrucable. It was designed to be used in hour after hour cleaning large
batches of vinyl without a break. In addition, the motors are the highest
quality with integral fan cooling ensuring a long working life. The platter
drive motor rotates at 16 RPM and is bi-directional. The bi-directional function
was installed in this machine to ensure that dirt which is in the bottom of the
groove in one direction could be loosened by cleaning in the opposite direction.
The fluid is applied to the vinyl via a pumped cleaning fluid reservoir built
into the machine. This fluid applicator has been designed to apply a very even
layer of fluid across the record without risking contamination of the label. The
twin arms on top of the machine contain a vacuum slot and a cleaning brush. Both
of these arms are self adjusting allowing optimal operation on a variety of
vinyl thicknesses without user intervention.
This critically acclaimed machine is standard equipment in record libraries such
as the US Library of Congress and numerous radio stations. This is one of the
finest record cleaning machines in the World. |
