Cafelat Robot Gauge Move

#1: Post by **Foolmeonce** » February 26th, 2022, 11:41 pm

For my second prototype I used ...

Material:
1 x metal bottle cap
6 x popsicle sticks or tongue depressors
2 x zip ties

Tools:
Tin snips
Hammer
A nail
Allen wrenches

I guess I could design and 3D print a plastic equivalent:

but I would need a longer bolt for the top pin - the bottle cap is thin enough to use the original bolt ...

it doesn't look too bad ...

AND I am lazy

#2: Post by **Nwin23** » February 27th, 2022, 6:24 am

It would be great if Paul was able to design a retrofit capable of moving the existing gauge up.

February 27th, 2022, 6:38 am

On his own Robot, he attaches the gauge on the left leg (at 1m50s) so ...

#4: Post by **Nwin23** » February 27th, 2022, 11:22 am

Ah nice. I wonder if the tube is any longer...I'll have to take a look when I get home. Curious why he wouldn't offer that as an option or the standard way.

#5: Post by **cap2** » February 28th, 2022, 3:26 pm

Foolmeonce wrote:On his own Robot, he attaches the gauge on the left leg (at 1m50s) so ...

#6: Post by **Jonk** » February 28th, 2022, 4:00 pm

For those that want a bigger gauge there's this: https://www.naked-portafilter.com/produ ... gauge-kit/

...but it'd really be nice to see an official adapter to make use of the original gauge.

#7: Post by **jpender** » February 28th, 2022, 5:41 pm

My understanding is that the gauge is permanently glued to the bracket. So you'd probably want to replace the gauge/bracket assembly entirely. And it appears that a longer tube and metal shield would also be needed. Add onto that the chance that you'd run into the problem I did when removing the tube from the fittings (I broke one of the fittings when the tube wouldn't release) and you might as well buy a whole kit for ~$60 or so. Installation would be a little fiddly. I imagine Cafelat would have to field a number of customer questions/complaints about a kit.

Funny, I finally removed my gauge this morning. I had left it on the arm merely to support the cable that contained the wires running to a temperature sensor. That sensor died yesterday after months abuse. And this morning, rather than replace it, I just ripped the whole thing out of there. Replaced the intermittently leaking seal while I was at it. My Robot looks naked now.