Specifications

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The grinder will sit in this "paused mode" until
it's switched off, or the particular shot button is
pressed to reset the timer. If you have not noticed,
when you next grind, you will not get a correct dose
and have to part dose the remaining portion of the
grind. Then remember to press the particular shot
button again to reset the dose.... very annoying!
Now there is one small option missing from this
function and for me personally it is a minor
annoyance. A self reset of the grind timer, so if
it's left in this paused mode, it will automatically
reset the shot timer after a set period of time. If
possible this should be added as an additional
option, where you cans set the duration in seconds
for this reset. 0 means no reset (same as current), or
up to 99s.
In the commercial or domestic environment, this
means:
• No more spoilt doses, because you didn't
check before using (highly likely problem in
the commercial environment)
• Less potential wasted coffee from incorrect
dosing
• Less wear on the keypad in resetting the
time
• Speedier operation
It also means that in the domestic environment, a
short purge of the grinder does not have the irritation
of having to remember to reset the timer.
Most of the other functions are pretty standard and
there is a handy shortcut way to change the grind
timers, without having to go through a long winded
menu system.
Grind adjustment
The grind adjustment mechanism is nice, I like it a
lot. It's easy to use and fairly clear, although
highlighting the numbers on the rubber collar in
white for better visibility would be good. I have
seriously considered one of those white tyre pens to
highlight the numbers myself!
The lever is fairly easy to move, when I saw the
video I was a bit worried that it might be too easy to
move, but no...it's exactly right. It's also very clear to
see where you are.
Removing the rubber collar reveals the lever
operated grind adjustment mechanism. Two small
machine screws allow the lever to be set to any
desired position for that level of grind e.g. middle
position for a general espresso grind . The only thing
to remember (as I don't think this is covered in the
user guide), is always to choose 2 holes that are
diametrically opposite to each other (shown in
green), for the best operation of the adjustment
system. The red arrows show where not to have the
screws, even though a hole for one exists (this tip is
not in the user guide).
There are enough screw holes so that this is always
possible. And allows you to set the grind adjustment
range wherever you need it.
One important point to make here, the grinder has a
range of adjustment, the lever moves from about
8pm to 4pm. This means it can be set for the full
espresso range (or drip, carafe etc..). To move
from espresso to carafe, you undo the screws, move
the lever position to the right, replace the screws
and coarsen the grind by moving the lever to the left.
Check the grind and repeat this process until the
desired grind level is achieved. It's a grinder best set
to the type of grinding you need, but it does give a
very high level of control over the grind. This
limiting of range would be a normal feature of
many commercial grinders.