We have 27 guests online





Lost Password?
No account yet? Register

Whole Latte Love!

What's New?

EspressoTec.Com


Baratza Inc.

Baratza.com - Creators of the Virtuoso!

Transcend Coffee

Home
Welcome to the CoffeeCrew forum for registered users. - feel free to make yourself at home. This forum is dedicated to coffee and espresso based issues.

Forum spammers, link referrers, link placement, scam artists, confidence artists, crooks and obvious commercial shilling is discouraged. Violation of this one simple rule will result in you and your immediate geographical region being banned from the site so do not post ads or links to your site here unless approved by me! Violators of this one simple rule will find their firm, employer, and your pitiful self invoiced $1000 per violation of this simple rule. Enjoy!

The coffeecrew guestbook and forum has been alive for more than 10 years! Please consider it your one-stop resource for finding out about all things coffee, espresso, specialty coffee and all associated gear and equipment.

We welcome long posts - there is no word limit in fact. Keep in mind that you can only type for 15 to 20 minutes in the forum-post submit window (session timeout)- so consider composing your posts or responses in a text editor - then cut and paste! Thank you and enjoy the forums!

CoffeeCrew.com Discussion Forum and Guestbook  


Boardwalk :: Forum List Espresso in General Entry level < 400 dollars!
Max
Visitor
 
 Barista Athena shot dispensing & manual - 2006/07/29 12:32 We acquired a Starbuck's Barista Athena that was in pieces on the inside. We put it back together using our basic understanding of electronics, espresso machines in general, and some schematics we found on the web. We do NOT have a manual and cannot find one for the Athena model. We primed the machine and ran water and steam through the wand which works beautifully. The shots are not being dispensed in the correct amount even without the portafilter in place. We get about .5-.75 of an ounce on the single-shot setting, and an ounce and sometimes a little more on the double-shot setting. Any ideas for adjustments we can make, or any knowledge of how we can obtain a manual for the Athena model? Thanks!!
  | | Forum posting/replies are available to registered users.
Max
Visitor
 
 Re:Barista Athena shot dispensing & manual - 2006/07/29 23:17 WooHoo! There is a GREAT repair place in Seattle called Home Espresso Repair, and Will was gracious enough to describe the reset process to me via email so that I could change the amount of espresso dispensed. I would still LOVE to find an owner's manual for this machine, though!
  | | Forum posting/replies are available to registered users.
Dave
Visitor
 
 Re:Barista Athena shot dispensing & manual - 2006/08/20 12:52 You may already know this, but just in case... The Athena is slightly automated with a timer that controls the volume of each shot FOLLOWING the 1st one. You determine the volume of the 1st shot by holding down the botton until you have exactly a full shot (or double shot). For the next one, press and release the button and you will get the same volume as the first shot. You need to go through this process each time the machine is turned on and for each of the single/double shot buttons. My Athena has a short memory and sometimes forgets the setting after a few shots, so you may still need to keep an eye on it. Hope this helps and good luck!
  | | Forum posting/replies are available to registered users.
Boardwalk :: Forum List Espresso in General Entry level < 400 dollars!

Joomlaboard Forum Component 1.1.2 Stable
Two Shoes M-Factory
How is the current economic crisis effecting your coffee habits?
 
Powered by Joomlaboard

EspressoTop50.com