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by Psyd
November 30th, 2021, 1:45 pm
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 15
Views: 504

PID Mod questions

That bit of genius answers the followup that I had loaded: "What about how slowly the PID heats up between shots?" Thanks!
by Psyd
November 3rd, 2021, 2:43 pm
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 15
Views: 504

PID Mod questions

I have, I was just under the impression that there would be a certain amount of dead-band, and there isn't. There is another model with the same manufacturer that does offer that feature, (the docs describe setting deadband, this model just doesn't have that setting), and this one was described as t...
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by Psyd
October 30th, 2021, 3:51 pm
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 15
Views: 504

PID Mod questions

I had taken someone's advice here and replaces the switching portion of my NS Appia one group's pressurestat for an SSR. And that was fine, for a while, and then the p-stat was acting up (again) so I decided that I could no longer pass up that inexpensive PID offer. The one I got has no deadband, an...
by Psyd
October 30th, 2021, 3:24 pm
Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
Replies: 11
Views: 1405

55 year old beauty

Possible good news. The new owner wants to see the thing work!
by Psyd
October 30th, 2021, 2:53 pm
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 6
Views: 1586

Breville Dual Boiler short circuit: Brew pressure doesn't fall after shot

Just a quick lesson on the multimeter: You're not set correctly, you're testing at 'times a thousand Ohms' with that setting. Try the 'times ten'. The meter shows how much of the battery's onboard electricity passes through the leads, and the green scale at the top is graduated in Ohms. The more res...
by Psyd
July 8th, 2021, 11:08 pm
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 7
Views: 558

Nuova Simonelli Appia I (older model) blinking lights and then failure

Just to let everyone know, JPBoyt took care of me yet again, and my Appia is my daily driver again
by Psyd
June 27th, 2021, 2:34 am
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 10
Views: 398

Will the NS Musica withstand 24-7?

As with all things, quite often the answer is, 'It depends'. 'Morning' is a variable in my world, as is the time and number of uses that I might need my machine to have hot water for me vary daily. Some days it'll be a very early o-dark-hundred morning and a quick double-double and out the door unti...
by Psyd
June 17th, 2021, 10:41 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 10
Views: 398

Will the NS Musica withstand 24-7?

Thanks everyone. I'm back to the Appia, but I may soon have a position that requires me to have a machine at work (well, one that *I* require that I have a machine at work!), and she may do long days, therefore I'm considering just leaving her on. It'll be nice to unlock on early days, walk in, and ...
by Psyd
June 11th, 2021, 7:07 pm
Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
Replies: 11
Views: 1405

55 year old beauty

There is an Elektra two (three?) group Belle Epoque in brass and copper in a coffee shop near here, It is primarily a hookah joint, and the coffee is nothing to writ home about, so the Elektra died from neglect. Instead of spending the money to fix it, the owner bout a plain vanilla machine and pull...
by Psyd
June 11th, 2021, 6:38 pm
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 4
Views: 244

Nuova Simonelli Appia II doesn't auto refill.

The probe needs to go into the boiler enough to sense when the water is covering the heating element. It's main job is to keep the heating element submerged. Keeping enough water in there to heat the HE and make tea are secondary and tertiary at best. setting the level of the water lets you decide (...