Do microchips wear out? I hope not, because then my 52 year old direct drive turntable will stop working

You could replace the pad with silicone sealant. It will be difficult to get a nice finish but you'll only see it when you open it up. Squeeze it on as best you can and smooth it with a knife, spoon or finger dipped in isopropyl alcohol

I have a 2.0 which I modified and it's great, but I have that itch to get a first gen. It's mostly for the aesthetics, I've loved the europiccola since I first saw one in a shop window as a kid. Long before my first cup of coffee. Having owned lots of machines over the years up

I added a comma for clarity. How do they compare?

Does anybody have/had both a Gen 1, and a Gen 2 modified to a flooded group? Can you comment on what each is like for pulling multiple consecutive shots?

Cool, great to see something different! Did you write your own PID code? if so, can you suggest some reading as I'm keen to write my own code and actually understand what it's doing

John I am soon going to order some parts from Ascaso in Spain. I'm going to be ordering a bunch of parts as I do a bit of machine servicing in Wellington so I'll get some spare visacrem parts as it seems there are a few around NZ and I've always been a fan of levers. If you do

I've got one of these too in Wellington! I've just torn it down and it seems to be in ok condition except for needing new seals and springs. better order some parts

also make sure that the contacts that go down into the tank make a good contact with the cradle and the case of the machine. clean these with a scotchbrite and bend the pins a little if necessary. This is often a soure of problemo

The control boxes are expensive if it is faulty. Talk to Dave at Atomic, he might be able to do you a reconditioned one for a much better price