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Date: 31 Jul 2006 11:31:18
From: Bob512
Subject: Quantifying temp. surfing with a non-PIDable machine
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For the past 2 years I've been battling with my Delonghi Bar 140
espresso machine. As it's pod capable, it has a 46mm basket (you
wouldn't believe how hard it was to find a 46mm tamper). Anyways, after
much trial and error, I've managed to figure out how to pull decent
shots from it, and removing the joke of a frothing attachment from the
wand, I can occasionally make decent enough foam to produce latte art.
My question being, since I payed $60 for it, It would make little since
to try and PID. Until they stop raising tuition at the University of
Kansas every year, I won't be able to get a decent Silvia to PID. Would
it be worth it to attach a thermocouple to the boiler of my Delonghi
(like the one Sweet Maria's sells), and use the digital readout to
surf? That seems to be the only remaining factor that I can control on
this machine.
Robert
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Date: 31 Jul 2006 12:06:26
From: Cordo
Subject: Re: Quantifying temp. surfing with a non-PIDable machine
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I had that machine. My guess (being someone who does NOT PID) is that the
boiler is so small that when you are pulling a shot, so much cold water is
entering the boiler that a PID setting the initial boiler temperature, or
even kicking in the heating element during a pour, isn't going to have much
benefit.
But that's just me guessing,
C
"Bob512" <Robert.Figueira@gmail.com > wrote in message
news:1154370678.807470.113730@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> For the past 2 years I've been battling with my Delonghi Bar 140
> espresso machine. As it's pod capable, it has a 46mm basket (you
> wouldn't believe how hard it was to find a 46mm tamper). Anyways, after
> much trial and error, I've managed to figure out how to pull decent
> shots from it, and removing the joke of a frothing attachment from the
> wand, I can occasionally make decent enough foam to produce latte art.
>
> My question being, since I payed $60 for it, It would make little since
> to try and PID. Until they stop raising tuition at the University of
> Kansas every year, I won't be able to get a decent Silvia to PID. Would
> it be worth it to attach a thermocouple to the boiler of my Delonghi
> (like the one Sweet Maria's sells), and use the digital readout to
> surf? That seems to be the only remaining factor that I can control on
> this machine.
>
> Robert
>
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