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  • #61
    Noidle22
    The generator sits 'in' the van/truck under the rear bench. The Onan is 67db. Your common lawn mower is about 67db.
    That Yamaha would be best suited behind the barn shed?

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    • #62
      Originally posted by Talk_Coffee View Post
      Yes- 1/2-2/3 of your average Strada or Slayer
      Yep.. agreed Chris!! 2/3 top end, 1:1(and a bit) workhorse (Linea, KvdW), or.......... 3 or 4 heaps of junk.

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      • #63
        Wow, 67dB is quite an achievement. Was there a possibility of mounting the generator in an outside, enclosed compartment with perhaps some intake and exhaust fans for airflow? Would free up room in the van as well as making it easier to serve customers.

        I found some Subaru generators that are rated at 75dB. There's a 10kVA model (RGV12100) which has some good specs. Rated at 8 kW output though which may not be sufficient when you have everything at full power.
        I'm sure your electrical engineer friend would be able to design a system of secondary batteries or inverters that kick in when your power draw is beyond the generators capability. The generator would then be able to recharge the system when it is no longer under full load.

        Then again, he probably has a better idea altogether. There's got to be something better than a $17k generator out there though.

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        • #64
          Gas heated (dual fuel actually) 2 group Lever machine ? ..and a 100W marine water pressure pump.
          There was a guy with this set up (Fracino) on a pedal tricycle at the Sydney Bastile day Festival !
          He was cranking out shots continuously with a helper loading PFs !..100+ shots/hr at a guess.

          Fracino also do dual fuel ( gas/electric) commercial m/cs if the lever option scares you.

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          • #65
            Here's an image of the Amalfi Deluxe on the bench. Nice and shiny - bright inside and easy to see everything. Now they are a little tall...Click image for larger version

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            • #66
              Went out to Boema yesterday to look at their 'Conti' range. Wasn't sold on the features. Still happy with my Amalfi choice especially at the price I'm getting it at.
              On another note- I bought the cab chassis yesterday!
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              Now to get it to the shop fitter to deck out the chassis!

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              • #67
                They're sort of built like the Lunar Lander Module - light weight shell around all the important stuff. I like them better than the Sanremo plastic exterior machines. I like the Zoe interior design best. It's a tank.

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                • #68
                  You should consider the thermal mass of the machine you choose.

                  A lightweight machine will require more energy to recover and maintain temp.

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                  • #69
                    Mm, perhaps lo-tech solutions can help you with problems that already exist- if you can't return an item then think about reducing it's noise footprint somehow- and it wouldn't be good for business if you can't have a conversation with your customer, let alone order from you!

                    As an example, egg cartons I put some around a grinder as a bit of an experiment but I think you'll have to either be more creative or think about location and possibly destructive interference? It can work.

                    I would recommend though, more than anything, finding a way to make a boatload of coffees before 'opening officially' so to speak, to improve both your own skills, but to test out the machine and see how much you can push it.

                    That is to say, I wonder how quick you are at making a quality coffee- all well and good to talk throughput and espresso machine problems at high load, but what if you haven't actually pushed it to the limit before?

                    but that's a bit of a tangent for an off-comment you made last page on worrying about the boiler size.


                    I wish you all the best in your venture though!

                    But I would not worry about wasting milk/coffee (if it is deplorable enough, just make sure you clean the grinder out after nasty stuff and then some) in the pursuit of training.

                    Use the opportunity to do a bit of grind adjustment in the hopper too, so you can cope as the day goes by!

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                    • #70
                      Originally posted by chokkidog View Post
                      You should consider the thermal mass of the machine you choose.

                      A lightweight machine will require more energy to recover and maintain temp.
                      That is an interesting comment.

                      I can see how they would be more temperature stable, but don't quite follow how a lighter machine "requires more energy to recover and maintain temp?

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