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Mine had the same symptoms and as the guys suggested it was the SC. I didn't replace mine but had one of our sponsors take care of it for me, all good since
Mine had the same symptoms and as the guys suggested it was the SC. I didn't replace mine but had one of our sponsors take care of it for me, all good since
The nice thing with good grinders such as the Macap and Mazzer is that spares should always be available and the grinders are made to be worked on and should last decades.
The nice thing with good grinders such as the Macap and Mazzer is that spares should always be available and the grinders are made to be worked on and should last decades.
word. i can't stand appliance shit with proprietary parts.
Casa Espresso, the Australian distributor/retailer of MadCap don't appear to carry parts.
However the guy who services our Giotto (Espressonics, on the Sunshine Coast), carries parts, and he fitted a new capacitor for me.
You might find for stuff like this that any appliance repair shop could fix it anyway, a capacitor is something used everywhere and is probably easy enough to obtain. I'm surprised though that the importer would not have a stock of these parts as there are a large number of these sold.
When I knew that the importer didn't stock the part, I asked the importer what the size was as I could have easily replaced it myself.
He couldn't even tell me the size of the capacitor.
But my local guy knew exactly the size, and had it in stock.
We needed to have the Giotto serviced, so it was a "no brainer".
I have had my M4D for a year now and it is a great grinder. I suppose that there is only so much you can eulogise over in a simple appliance but I like the burr assembly and adjustment, very similar to the rocky. Rock solid but improved over the Rocky as it is a worm gear adjustment which is totally solid and allows very fine adjustment.
I also find these about the most compact high quality grinder on the market and not junk like the Baratza and Sette machines...I will probably get in trouble for saying that but it seems people always running into problems with them.
My second choice was either the Mazzer Mini or going up to the SJ but I didn't have room for that.
They also look good on the bench and proportional to my Wega Mini Nova Classic without being too big.
We have had ours for about 5 years.
The chrome base is starting to develop a few bubbles (corrosion?).
Apart from the capacitor problem (making it difficult to start), the grinder has operated faultlessly.
I've pulled it apart a few times. Easy to work on and clean.
Love the micrometer adjustment.
I don't know how people get by with the Stepped Adjustment.
We have had ours for about 5 years.
The chrome base is starting to develop a few bubbles (corrosion?).
Apart from the capacitor problem (making it difficult to start), the grinder has operated faultlessly.
I've pulled it apart a few times. Easy to work on and clean.
Love the micrometer adjustment.
I don't know how people get by with the Stepped Adjustment.
I will keep an eye on the finish. That would be a bad thing if it lifted.
The stepped adjustment like on the Rocky wasn't a problem. I think whatever machine you have, you adapt to whether it is a grinder or a machine.
The stepless adjustment is hands down the best unless you need to go back and forth between drip and espresso, in which case you'd be better to have a cheap second grinder like a Rocky.
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