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Hi Snobs.
My Breville Smart Grinder packed up a few weeks ago and I was wondering if it was due to something being stuck in the Grinder. After calling the service center I found out that they don't really repair these grinders.
So I decided to see if I could take it apart myself. This Grinder is not built to be dismantled. And honestly I don't actually even think it's possible.
Below are the photos. I ended up destroying it completely but at least was able to document so that others can see the internals of the Grinder. Which may lead to a better decision making process when buying one of these.
Plenty pictures below (with a few comments to explain)
In order to remove the top plate, you actually have to remove the side plates, these are held in place with metal pins that are impossible to get to.
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This is the bottom end of the grinder, the earth(ground) wire is soldered to one of the lugs, so you would need to remove that if you wanted to remove the sides.
Below you can see there are 2 screws (on each side) that are revelead once the plates are removed. These screws hold the top plate in place.
Top down view after plate is removed, this is the mechanism used for setting the coarseness of the grind. All plastic of course. There is a small motor under the small cog.
To get the actual grinding mechanism out, there are 4 screw which can be accessed from the top. However the wires are to short to get it out, so you need to cut them if you want to work on the gearbox.
Underside of the gearbox. Thats the motor used to grind.
After removing the metal plate, we can see the pinion that is used to turn the grinder. Metal on Plastic.
The 2 gears used to grind the coffee, The only way to remove these gears is with a spanner on each side of the mechanism. However, there are springs and shims inside, so as soon as you remove it, all those springs, shims and ball bearings fall out. Rendering it useless.
My Breville Smart Grinder packed up a few weeks ago and I was wondering if it was due to something being stuck in the Grinder. After calling the service center I found out that they don't really repair these grinders.
So I decided to see if I could take it apart myself. This Grinder is not built to be dismantled. And honestly I don't actually even think it's possible.
Below are the photos. I ended up destroying it completely but at least was able to document so that others can see the internals of the Grinder. Which may lead to a better decision making process when buying one of these.
Plenty pictures below (with a few comments to explain)
In order to remove the top plate, you actually have to remove the side plates, these are held in place with metal pins that are impossible to get to.
.This is the bottom end of the grinder, the earth(ground) wire is soldered to one of the lugs, so you would need to remove that if you wanted to remove the sides.
Below you can see there are 2 screws (on each side) that are revelead once the plates are removed. These screws hold the top plate in place.
Top down view after plate is removed, this is the mechanism used for setting the coarseness of the grind. All plastic of course. There is a small motor under the small cog.
To get the actual grinding mechanism out, there are 4 screw which can be accessed from the top. However the wires are to short to get it out, so you need to cut them if you want to work on the gearbox.
Underside of the gearbox. Thats the motor used to grind.
After removing the metal plate, we can see the pinion that is used to turn the grinder. Metal on Plastic.
The 2 gears used to grind the coffee, The only way to remove these gears is with a spanner on each side of the mechanism. However, there are springs and shims inside, so as soon as you remove it, all those springs, shims and ball bearings fall out. Rendering it useless.
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