Just thought I would share this. I recently had my Mara X serviced, and asked if the technicians could upgrade the control board to the v2 version and they said yes. And honestly, I love it! It made a great machine even better! The main change that I was interested in was the fact they did away from the traditional HX mode, and swapped it with a Coffee only mode.
In the manual, this mode would switch off the steam boiler when brewing, to prevent overheating and improve thermal stability. What they did not say was that after you pulled the shot, the steam boiler kicks in BIG time and produces an awesome amount of steam pressure/volume within seconds. I can now pull a shot, and still steam 2 person’s worth of milk within 20-30s!
In the manual, this mode would switch off the steam boiler when brewing, to prevent overheating and improve thermal stability. What they did not say was that after you pulled the shot, the steam boiler kicks in BIG time and produces an awesome amount of steam pressure/volume within seconds. I can now pull a shot, and still steam 2 person’s worth of milk within 20-30s!
