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Great writeup. New members will be grateful.

Thats great news. Unfortunately  helpful for nobody.

I was only able to find a capacitor for the T4 and T8 at that website https://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/collections/tormek-replacement-parts.

The capacitance of those capacitors is specified in microfarads, while there is no mention of impedance.
For the T1200, I would ask support.

What you are looking for is called capacitance, not impedance.
Tormek support will help.

Any place where you would feel ok to dump water from cleaning dirty boots should be ok for the disposal of the water from the tray.

Ultrasonic Cleaner
- Elmasonic S 100H (Model 1002279-C)
- Capacity: 9.5L
- Functions: Timer, Sweep (2 frequencies), Degas

Nice.
Here is a link to a datasheet https://www.elma-ultrasonic.com/fileadmin/downloads/Produktprofile/Produktprofile_EN/Ultraschallgeraete/Elmasonic_S/PP_Elmasonic_S100H_EN.pdf

Ultrasonic deburring is an established technology. e.g.https://www.yuasa-intl.com/deburring-system.html
However, I could not find applications of knife deburring.
Your report is interesting. Thanks.

Love it...

Q: Is it really more efficient?
A: Absolutely. Studies suggest that eliminating unnecessary hand movements can lead to a 0.0087% increase in sharpening productivity.

Even so, I cannot imagine that more honing at finer grit(s) wouldn't improve the edge. 

Agreed 

Vadim has documented his findings here: http://knifegrinders.com.au/SET/Heat_in_Sharpening.pdf

Thanks for sharing. Could you be so kind to add a link to a source for the diamond compound?

I thought it is called ACC-150 because it is a 150ml bottle.
Is Tormek giving a 250ml bottle with any Diamond Wheel?

I believe this is an interesting read at
ScienceOfSharp.

It states that aluminum oxide abrasives are sufficient, however a much finer grit than the SG-250 is suggested.

I'm a fan of cutting meat and vegetables with my knifes, cutting cardboard or whittling wood and many other things.
The sharpness after some time of usage is more important to me than the initial sharpness.
I understood that many sharpeners are convinced that a good initial bess reading is a prerequisite for a good edge retention.
I'm not convinced, however, I cannot proof the opposite. Nothing is impossible.

The Red Line Water Wetter Super Coolant seems to provide limited corrosion protection for Aluminum motor heads, as per the technical specifications.
I would suggest contacting the vendor for confirmation that this product prevents corrosion on steel product, especially Tormek diamond wheels.