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10mm socket should do it. Small drive, 1/4"

I will take it apart tomorrow and take some for you. It's about time I checked it over.

Wow, that is so kind of you! Thanks

@@simonhald4573 From what I can see a brown lead takes 240v from the on off switch to the pump on off lever. A white lead then takes 204v from the on/off lever to the side of the pressure pump and then on to the lowest connector on the control box marked pump. Not sure how to get photos to you.

I think it is very good for dark roasts. Using gas it gets plenty hot and is very responsive. My brother has a Hottop and while ago we both tried very dark roasts. I had no trouble going past second crack. Neither of us particularly like dark roasts as the finer fruity flavours seem to get lost.

@@swansong7090 would you consider this roaster for small businesses? :)

@@freshpots8727 No, not really. It only roasts 300 gram at a time and that is only around 250 gram after roasting. I fact, if they were no so expensive, I would prefer a bigger roaster for my wife and I.

If you might want to do dark roasts then the Kaldi might be better. I looked at the Behmor. It is very convenient being complete as you do not have to purchase a gas stove as well. The Kaldi suits me because it is bullet proof and I like that sort of thing. My brother has a Hottop and he is very pleased with that.

@@swansong7090 Great, thank you for your insight

Thats not really a useful comment. If you have something negative, then offer a solution as well.

Yes, it was only thinking for myself, anyway, one can roast well on any equipment, but I would modify this roaster by using probes and ARTISAN or another software.Otherwise it is simply try and error.

@@erharddinges8855 Yes you are right in many ways but coffee will always be something of an art form as there are so many variables. I like to control my roast using sight, sound and smell. I like to believe you gain a skill this way but regardless I do get an excellent cup of coffee.

Yes I am sure you are right. I tend to prefer a light roast to get the fruity flavours through and I keep meaning to try 7 to 10 days. I only roast about 280 to 300 grams at a time and I get impatient!

Isn't gas exactly what you want? The crema is caused by the co2 gas, right?

@@OpenSesame858 Crema is garbage. Purely for aesthetics but for taste it’s horrible.

OK, sorry abou that.

Oops Yes 10C per minute, seems to work out good for me..

Hi. Its nothing special, just a colander I saw in a kitchen shop. I have a portable air con in the garage and I use that to blow cold air through it and cool the beans quickly. There seems to be lots of nice home coffee roasters about now. I am very pleased with the Kaldi and it did not cost a fortune. At the time I really liked the look of the Huky500 but it was a bit too expensive for my first go at home roasting.

You are very welcome to edit it as much as you like. I will look and see what other video I have of Wahine solo dancing. Unfortunately much of it was a night, very atmospheric and beautiful but not good for video.

@@swansong7090 Thanks for your blessing. Did you read my other comment?

Sure, give me some time and I will upload what I have.

@@swansong7090 thank you.

Excellent let me know how the first few roasts go. I am still very pleased with mine, it seems really well made.

Sorry I am not sure what you mean. The chaff from the roasted beans gets blown all over the garage floor and I have to vacuum it.

I have had my Isomac for about 10 years. Cannot fault it. Well made and easy to service. Descaling these heatxchange machines is a bit fiddly but that is the same for all I think.

Well I would definately try and getting working. Nothing to be lost and they truly are proper launch monitors with good spin numbers. Obviously modern cameras are better and modern processors faster so I would not spend much time and money if it does not boot up. If you have $2000 for a Skytrak that is the way to go.

Hope all went well. I find I like a quite like mild roast with a little bit of white still showing in the seam that runs down center of a few beans. I am not sure if that white bit is significant.

Hi. The oven temp is measured by the temp probe that comes with the Kaldi. It is angled into the bottom right hand side of the drum and measures the drum/bean temp. I purchased a digital meter from China, very cheap from e bay. It was described as "Digital High Temperature Thermometer K Type Thermocouple Sensor Probe TM6801" You can see how I fitted it here= ruclips.net/video/8Hu35lmCELs/видео.html. It measures the hot air at the top of the oven. This is the environment that the drum rotates in and so the drum should climb towards this temp. It is not necessary but I find it helpful as it gives early warning if the beans are likely to get too hot or cool down. Cheers

Thank you, I got my Kaldi two days ago, I will also add the digital thermocouple, your recommendation is highly appreciated. Good luck with your roasters. Cheers

I think you will like it. I am very happy with mine. It has taught me a lot and produced great coffee. Just be careful because it does get very very hot.

Not much at all as I get more used to it. I get a good medium roast with most beans as follows: Load the beans Drum temp- 175C Oven temp 220C Low point Drum temp 123C Oven temp 218C Hay colour Drum temp 160C Oven temp 230C First crack Drum temp 207C Oven temp 230C Finish 2.5-3 minutes after first crack is heard. The oven temp probe is not all essential. As you say about 60-75% is where I usual have the gas knob and if you just go by the drum temp you seem to get very good roasts and lovely coffee. The digital oven temp probe reacts very quickly to gas knob adjustments and it is helping me learn.

Thanks. I have been using this as a guide- www.cafeculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/AnneCooper_image2_600.jpg So far I have been very pleased with this little roaster and get very nice coffee every time.

She has twin Yanmar 6LYA STP rated at 350hp each at 3300 rpm and continuously rated at 290Hp at 3100 rpm. Shaft drive four blade.

It is an Isomac HX machine. I have had it for years and love it. I also use a La Pavoni Stradivari and I think Isomac make that as well.

It is an Isomat Tea. The have one with a PID now to give more precise boiler temp control than my quite old model.

It is an expandable draining sieve I picked up from a cooking utensil shop.

Thank you. Fair winds and good sailing.

I think it was due to the GPS struggling to dettermine vessel direction when I first engaged "follow" mode. I now make sure the boat is moving on a steady course and engage "follow mode" only after 15 seconds or so to establish the GPS course direction. So far Hangar Autopilot "follow mode" has worked very well. What I have not checked yet is if "max distance" is the maximum distance from the dynamic home point or max distance from take off.

Awesome, thanks for the tip!

When I opened my unit it was pretty much a standard PC inside with standard PC connecors. The USB pins and USB connector were easy to see. If there is no USB pins on the motherboard of your model I suppose you will either have to put a firewire card into an old Desktop unit or buy a second hand laptop that has firewire. You may have to do this anyway because USB was slow years ago and that is probably why they used firewire.

Yeah, that is exactly why they used firewire. I may look at trying an adapter first, just to see if it works. Otherwise, I'll need to pick up an old laptop or desktop with firewire. A bit of a pain, but cheaper than trying to get one of the new ones. Would ideally like to get a Skytrak at some point. Thanks for the reply!

Very welcome. Thank you for a pleasant stay in the marina. See you next year. Motor vessel Swan Song.