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Troubleshooting Capresso Infinity grinder
On Mon, 5 Feb 2018 11:01:54 -0700, casa de suspiros >
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>On 2/5/2018 10:06 AM,
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>> On Sun, 4 Feb 2018 22:24:58 -0800 (PST),
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>>> 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.
Um, stop being dense... coffee is not the only liquid one drinks.
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