New Dalla Corte Mini 2019 (?)

#1: Post by **Peter_SVK** » October 20th, 2018, 6:23 pm

New DC Mini prototype was introduced in DC Partners Meeting on Sep 27, 2018 at Orta San Giulio.

I've heard somewhere, that it still use 54mm portafilter, but rotary pump (!) and manual flow profiling (!).
Does anybody know more details?

#2: Post by **YarivK** » October 21st, 2018, 12:38 pm

Can't see how you could do manual flow profiling with the two levers we see. Maybe it's like the xt where, if I understand correctly, you can set a fixed flow rate.

October 21st, 2018, 1:02 pm

Hmmm ... easily (?). The left lever is for steam valve control (upper position fully closed, lower position fully open). The right lever is for flow control, upper position zero flow (needle valve closed, pump stopped), lower position maximal flow (needle valve opened, pump running) - or vice versa - proportional flow for lever position in between (pump running), so you can control the flow during extraction by moving the lever. Like manual flow control in Lelit Bianca. Just a thought ...

#4: Post by **YarivK** » October 21st, 2018, 1:42 pm

Maybe, we'll have to wait and see.

October 21st, 2018, 10:25 pm

I know, but you have 1 cup, star, 2 cups, then 1 cup again. Why would you ever have 1 cup again? It's madness I tell you.

#6: Post by HH » October 22nd, 2018, 2:36 am

Wow. I kind of liked the look of the old DCM, but I think this looks awful! I'm sure it makes excellent coffee, but there are strong contenders at the mid to high end... how much is the RRP?

October 22nd, 2018, 3:55 am

HoldTheOnions wrote:I know, but you have 1 cup, star, 2 cups, then 1 cup again. Why would you ever have 1 cup again? It's madness I tell you.

This is a prototype, and those symbols are LED controls. The most likely some buttons are still missing or hidden. Btw, the lower symbol is not a cup, IMHO.

October 22nd, 2018, 4:48 am

HH wrote:Wow. I kind of liked the look of the old DCM, but I think this looks awful! I'm sure it makes excellent coffee, but there are strong contenders at the mid to high end... how much is the RRP?

Yes, they are, but I think neither is so compact (small footprint) ... I've heard under 4000 eur.

#9: Post by HH » October 22nd, 2018, 4:52 am

Peter_SVK wrote:I've heard under 4000 eur.

Ah okay - not as much as I was expecting. Looking forward to see the finished article.

#10: Post by **Ah_J** » October 22nd, 2018, 6:37 am

looking forward for one can control flow rate by lever or such handle