Ingot puller apparatus including in-situ cable cleaner

An ingot puller apparatus for manufacturing a single crystal silicon ingot, the ingot puller apparatus comprising:

• a crucible assembly for holding a silicon melt;
• a crystal puller housing that defines a growth chamber, the crucible assembly being disposed within the growth chamber;
• a pulling mechanism comprising a seed cable;
• and
• a cleaning tool for cleaning the seed cable, the cleaning tool comprising:
• a main body defining a slot that extends through the main body for receiving the seed cable;
• a nozzle connected to the main body for directing a pressurized fluid at the seed cable;
• and
• a discharge conduit connected to the main body for evacuating fluid discharged from the nozzle, wherein the main body is attached to the crystal puller housing.