Had an ultrasonic accident when cleaning chips yesterday. Got a bit impatient and jacked the heat up more than I should. It caused 3 casualties, with this one getting the worst damage by far.
It fell out of the ultrasonic basket when I stirred the chips around, and it must have sat on the bottom for several minutes. That has happened multiple times before as well without issue, but I usually run the cleaning at about 45°c, but yesterday I jacked it up to 53°c. I think that level of heat might actually be fine as well, but the problem was that the bottom of the tank was substantially warmer than the rest (must have been warmer than the 53°c, reason being the heater was turned on because the water in the tank was lower temp. I Guess the heater is on the bottom of the tank, leading the chip lying there to get super hot. The heat lead the inlay to start curling up and pop out on one side.
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Moment of silence, please. RIP