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I'm sticking this here, because I could not find any instructions on
the web, and google does a fair job of finding googlegroups posts. The Capresso Infinity grinder (Model 505) is the only motorized conical burr grinder under $100. Which is why its failure to function yesterday caused us consternation. Basic troubleshooting revealed a chunk of plastic had broken off the bean hopper. My beloved wife, who is the only one to use the grinder, claimed ignorance. I took off the grounds recipient, and, with the torx bits of my screwdriver, removed the lower burr, discovering impacted coffeegrounds underneath. Still did not spin. NB: the lower burr is pushed upwards by three balls atop three springs. Do not lose these.` How to remove the housing mystified me, but I found that it was held on by five tabs, which I could depress with an old butter knife, allowing me to slide the housing downwards. The power cord is connected to a terminal block, which in turn is connected to two blue wires. One blue wire goes to a microswitch, which is closed when the bean hopper is properly installed. From there, another blue wire leads to the grinding timer switch. From there, a white wire goes to a little circuit board with a MZ-23 PTC thermistor on it, and four diodes. Red and black wires from the motor go to this PCB. Measuring continuity with a VOM was not very fruitful, so I turned the timer switch to 10, plugged the grinder in, and manually closed the microswitch. Success! as the motor spun. Monday I will try to order a new bean hopper, and perhaps a new microswitch, direct from Capresso. |
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