On 2/5/2018 10:06 AM, wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Feb 2018 22:24:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:
>
>> On Monday, June 26, 2017 at 12:24:51 AM UTC-4, sandv wrote:
>>> Hello! We might have the same problem. Where did you find the microswitch? Couldn't find it anywhere. Thanks so much for your detailed description.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Saturday, March 26, 2016 at 9:52:38 AM UTC-7, wrote:
>>>> I'm sticking this here, because I could not find any instructions on
>>>> the web, and google does a fair job of finding googlegroups posts.
>>>>
>>>> The Capresso Infinity grinder (Model 505) is the only motorized
>>>> conical burr grinder under $100. Which is why its failure to function
>>>> yesterday caused us consternation. Basic troubleshooting revealed
>>>> a chunk of plastic had broken off the bean hopper. My beloved wife,
>>>> who is the only one to use the grinder, claimed ignorance.
>>>>
>>>> I took off the grounds recipient, and, with the torx bits of my screwdriver,
>>>> removed the lower burr, discovering impacted coffeegrounds underneath.
>>>> Still did not spin. NB: the lower burr is pushed upwards by three balls
>>>> atop three springs. Do not lose these.`
>>>>
>>>> How to remove the housing mystified me, but I found that it was held
>>>> on by five tabs, which I could depress with an old butter knife,
>>>> allowing me to slide the housing downwards.
>>>> The power cord is connected to a terminal block, which in turn is connected
>>>> to two blue wires. One blue wire goes to a microswitch, which is closed
>>>> when the bean hopper is properly installed. From there, another blue wire
>>>> leads to the grinding timer switch. From there, a white wire goes to
>>>> a little circuit board with a MZ-23 PTC thermistor on it, and four diodes.
>>>> Red and black wires from the motor go to this PCB.
>>>>
>>>> Measuring continuity with a VOM was not very fruitful, so I turned
>>>> the timer switch to 10, plugged the grinder in, and manually closed
>>>> the microswitch. Success! as the motor spun.
>>>>
>>>> Monday I will try to order a new bean hopper, and perhaps a new
>>>> microswitch, direct from Capresso.
>>
>> hello i had a similar issue. I took apart the microswitch and added more material to the "nubin"
>> with superglue and baking soda. heres how it looks first attempt. https://photos.app.goo.gl/cvMS0NhcD3pjdqc13
>> hope this helps anyone who sees this and cannot find a replacement microswitch.
>
> For many years I futzed with roasting/grinding beans, and spent big
> bucks on so called 'rare' beans plus mucho money on fancy shmancy
> grinders and brewers... all for naught.
> It's not possible to brew good coffee without good water... a few
> years ago I installed a Reverse Osmosis water filter... what a
> difference good water makes. Now I buy ground coffee in big cans for
> cheap (Walmart Brand), makes fantastic brew, but it's really about the
> H2O.... if you're using tap water you're masturbating. Bottled water
> is tap water too, only from someone else's tap, probably from a garden
> hose. And all those paper/charcoal element filters attached at the
> sink spigot are no better than aquarium filters... will load up with
> bacteria/viruses and make you very sick.
> If you're a coffee and/or tea drinker you need an RO filter.
>

All excellent points.

But remember that RO water is devoid of most all beneficial minerals,
not as bad as distilled water, but close.

So you need to supplement with:

https://traceminerals.com/endure/