How many 'cycles' is the expected life of burrs or a grinder?

#1: Post by **thedarkness** » May 29th, 2018, 10:44 pm

I'm thinking about buying a Fausto on the used market, and I understand it keeps track of lifetime use. How much is too much? How long do burrs last? How about the motors? Maybe this question is a longshot but the information must be out there considering the grinders are now keeping track???

Thanks all

#2: Post by **another_jim** » May 29th, 2018, 11:08 pm

The SOP for buying used grinders used in cafes is to replace the burrs and not worry about the motor. I can't recall reading about a motor failure on the fora. Start capacitors do fail, but that's rare and they are fairly easy repairs.

#3: Post by **rlesko** » May 30th, 2018, 12:48 pm

The burrs wear out after a certain weight of beans have been ground, not necessarily by "cycles". If you had the total shot grind count, and were able to distinguish single and double shots, you could do some napkin math to determine how much life the burrs have on them. For a 65 mm burr machine probably should be changed around 700 lbs of coffee.