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Postby AngerManagement on Sat Mar 13, 2010 6:41 pm

AngerManagement wrote:1: What I would like to be able to do is to rewire / replace the switch; such that I can chose not have the boiler on just like the Super mini.



Inspected the wiring and it is such a simple mod... I fail to understand why it is not a standard feature..

Many do not need steam all the time and this would be a great "Green" selling feature.
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Postby winboot on Sat Jun 26, 2010 8:18 am

I have now owned my Dalle Corte Super Mini for a good 3 months, it really is an amazing machine.
Just received my bottomless portafilter this week, as also a 4-hole steam tip.

Going to mount a pressure gauge to my portafilter today so i can have a look at the current pressure as also how it profiles.

If anyone wants i could post some internal pictures later on or giving some more information.
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Postby AngerManagement on Sat Jun 26, 2010 6:48 pm

Look for the review done by " bellabarista co uk" in their downloads section..

A detailed review... I bit dated but well worth the read and the pics.

Have the parts manual... And modded the DCM to allow just teh boiler to be used.. Same set up / outcome as teh Super...

Now all I need it the Vario grinder :-)
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Postby maguct on Tue Nov 15, 2011 5:08 am

JimWright wrote:if one wished to feed a Super Mini from a bottle (e.g., 5 gallon bottled water jugs), would you need a separate FloJet or other pump to supply line pressure, or can the pump from the unit draw from a static water supply without pressure?


Hello, and nice to be here.

Sorry to bring this old thread back to life, but I just got my super mini and I am desperate to start using it, however I am not planing to use it with a fixed water supply, so I need to find a solution for this.

Can i just use a 5 liter water bottle maybe placed a little higher than the machine to create some positive pressure or a Flojet-like pump would be the best idea?

thank you!
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Postby Carneiro on Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:35 am

Hi!

I think the pump can draw the water from a bottle with no problem, considering the bottle is not so low. But if you wanna use the pre-infusion feature, that opens the 3-way valve and after 2 or 4 seconds turn the pump on, you should have some pressure on the line, so a Flojet would do it for you. I think the pressure of a bottle at 1,5m or even 2m high is low, around 0,2 bar, right?

No way for you to hook it up to a water line? It would be so easy to use... :mrgreen: A friend of mine has a DC Mini, fantastic machine on a relly small footprint.

Márcio.
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