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  • #31
    Originally posted by Dimal View Post
    This may not apply, but...

    There is usually a small "Top-Hat" structure in the bean hopper, fixed above the throat of the grinding chamber, to control the height of the bean mass feeding into the grind chamber. This is intended to ensure that the weight of the beans above the grinding burrs remains essentially constant and therefore provides a consistent output. If you remove this Top-Hat, the consistency of grind will be effected...

    Mal.
    There isn't one on this grinder.

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    • #32
      Originally posted by wattgn View Post
      There isn't one on this grinder.
      Hmmm...

      Unusual indeed. The M4 I owned a while back did have the Top Hat fitted...

      Mal.

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      • #33
        This one is definitely circumcised

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        • #34
          Should I be circumspect about this and ask Paul at * ****?

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          • #35
            Not sure mate...

            Perhaps the current Hoppers don't have the receptacles in place near the bottom, where the Top Hat would be secured...
            Worth asking for sure...

            Mal.

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            • #36
              I would hope it is kosher...

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              • #37
                Every M4D I've seen in the flesh doesn't have a little distributor in it, but I've only been in this scene for 12 months. Maybe in previous versions Mal?

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                • #38
                  Originally posted by readeral View Post
                  Every M4D I've seen in the flesh doesn't have a little distributor in it, but I've only been in this scene for 12 months. Maybe in previous versions Mal?
                  I can't see one in any photos or in the manual either.

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                  • #39
                    No, I can't vouch for the existence of a Top-Hat in an M4D...

                    My reference was the hopper of an M4 Standard grinder I owned, way back when....
                    Sorry for any confusion. I don't have any photos of it that I can find but it's a moot point if they are no longer made like this.

                    Mal.

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