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| Apricotbeans |
Posted on 08/02/2013 9:36 AM
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The moment I turn the timer dial, to start it up, I hear the fan start up. And I have not heard it without fan before, not sure if its normal. Also, whether at minimum or maximum, when adjusting the knob, the fan's sound doesnt change. |
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| John Despres |
Posted on 08/02/2013 9:58 AM
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Quote Apricotbeans wrote: The moment I turn the timer dial, to start it up, I hear the fan start up. And I have not heard it without fan before, not sure if its normal. Also, whether at minimum or maximum, when adjusting the knob, the fan's sound doesnt change. I don't think that's right... Something seems to be wrong. I can certainly hear my fan speed change as I turn the knob. Hmmmmm... John Respect the bean.
John Despres Fresh Roast 8, Gene Cafe, JYTT 1k, Quest M3, Mazzer Mini, Technivorm, various size presses and many more brewers. |
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| Apricotbeans |
Posted on 08/02/2013 6:20 PM
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Thanks John, I wrote in to the manufacturer for advice. Once I get it, I will be back here to update! Btw ginny, whenever is convenient for you, could you post for me the pictures you mentioned? Thank you:} |
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| JackH |
Posted on 08/02/2013 6:44 PM
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Any possibility that the air flow knob setscrew is loose and the knob is just turning loose on the shaft of the potentiometer? I think it is just a small screw that secures it. Jack ---Jack
KKTO Roaster. |
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| ginny |
Posted on 08/02/2013 7:34 PM
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AB: I will post the pictures in the morning for you. I agree with Jack, maybe the set screw. let us knpw. ginny |
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| Apricotbeans |
Posted on 08/02/2013 8:39 PM
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I will give that a try and let you all know how that goes. Thanks for your replies:} and thank you Ginny, I appreciate it. |
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| Apricotbeans |
Posted on 08/09/2013 8:13 AM
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Hi all, An update to my familiarization with my Quest. I tried removing the fan knob and tweaking it however I wasnt able to go any further then removing the knob. As the 'naked' knob is fixed at its minimum and maximum fan settings. (Hopefully my explanation is understandable, I can clarify) There is a good news though, upon closer hearing, there is a difference when adjusting the knob. Having read some posts on HB about the quest. I believe mine is one of those models that has the fan activated already upon activating the timer. Thanks everyone:} Still roasting & discovering with the quest... Sincerely, |
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| Dan |
Posted on 08/09/2013 9:47 AM
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FYI: In my neck of the woods, er, bay, we call the tufts of yarn on sails tell-tales.
1 pound electric sample roaster, 3 pound direct-flame roaster, both handmade; modified Mazzer Mini grinder, LaSpaziale Vivaldi II automatic espresso machine. When the electricity goes out I make vacpot coffee from beans ground on my Zassenhaus hand grinder, and heat the water with a teakettle on the gas range.
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| Apricotbeans |
Posted on 08/09/2013 8:14 PM
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Hi Birdfx, Thanks for the reply, my adjustment knob does work. There is a noticeable increase in fan speed upon adjusting. Though I am still curious if anyone managed to modify it. Because by DEFAULT, my fan is already activated upon turning the timer switch. And I take it the fan you are talking about instead, is the one at the back where the vent is. |
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| Dan |
Posted on 08/22/2013 5:43 PM
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Quote Don't want to hijack the Thread but the end result is telling which way and how strong the wind is blowing Hijack Thread Notice! <Hijacked Thread> Telltails on mast tops are to determine relative wind direction. Telltails on sails are to determine if the airflow is laminar or turbulent, especially important when sailing close to the wind. </Hijacked Thread> 1 pound electric sample roaster, 3 pound direct-flame roaster, both handmade; modified Mazzer Mini grinder, LaSpaziale Vivaldi II automatic espresso machine. When the electricity goes out I make vacpot coffee from beans ground on my Zassenhaus hand grinder, and heat the water with a teakettle on the gas range.
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| Dan |
Posted on 08/22/2013 6:56 PM
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BirdFx, Well, I do have an anemometer (another sailing reference), but no Quest to measure. I wish I did have one of those shiny bling-bling roasters.
1 pound electric sample roaster, 3 pound direct-flame roaster, both handmade; modified Mazzer Mini grinder, LaSpaziale Vivaldi II automatic espresso machine. When the electricity goes out I make vacpot coffee from beans ground on my Zassenhaus hand grinder, and heat the water with a teakettle on the gas range.
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| Apricotbeans |
Posted on 09/06/2013 8:02 PM
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Hi Birdfx, any luck with finding anything new in regards to the fan? I await impatiently for any updates, no updates are also good updates. :} |
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| ginny |
Posted on 09/07/2013 7:02 AM
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AB, Bird said: Quote The next time I dismantle Quest I will take the electronics section with its wee little fan apart to see what is ticking in there. from reading his other posts I think it will be several months plus before he dismantles his Quest again; perhaps you should simply take yours apart and let the rest of us know what you find... ginny  |
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| SmokNmirz |
Posted on 09/14/2013 11:19 AM
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BLrdFx here, after a LogOn name change to try to get some electronic bugs worked out (probably my end with multiple PM notifications) I just want to let you all know I was back and still working on my Quest. I am debating whether to put a vacuum onto the cooling bin, under the cooling tray, or just put a fan under it and try to collect chaff directly under the fan. Any thoughts on this idea? http://mini4fun.i..._Mods.html Cheers! Stephen L-1p, HG-1-motorized, Monolith Flat, (ordered) mini500Plus.
If whatever you do does not put a smile on your face then rethink what you are doing. |
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| gene |
Posted on 11/30/2013 5:09 PM
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Just when I started to ask more off-the-wall questions here comes SmokNmirz with some great photos and explanations. The ease of adding probes would seem to be a huge advantage of the Q3 Are all the Quests we are talking about here 110V models? I know Coffee Shrub has 110V models only at the moment. Everything else being equal seems like the 220 would have more advantages providing the 220 plug in is not a prob. I can locate one easily practically anywhere in my home. And have some in an outbuilding. Is the chaff collection a tiny prob? SmokNmirz "I am debating whether to put a vacuum onto the cooling bin, under the cooling tray, or just put a fan under it and try to collect chaff directly under the fan. Any thoughts on this idea?" Thanks gene |
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| boar_d_laze |
Posted on 12/01/2013 12:38 PM
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Quote gene wrote: The ease of adding probes would seem to be a huge advantage of the Q3. Yes. Take a look at Eric S's pdf and it will give you some idea of the easiest and most common possibilities. Eric will sell you the TCs and fittings; but if you look at his price list (p. 7) you'll see that he also includes the model numbers for the Omega TCs. Quote Everything else being equal seems like the 220 would have more advantages... Why? The 110V has more than enough power to roast way too fast. Quote Is the chaff collection a tiny prob? Like the HT, it's a drum roaster without a cyclone. Chaff isn't so much a problem as a chore. It's something which must be addressed after every roast. Roaster: Vacuum everything you can reach after every roast. Beans: Toss them in a colander after cooling; or forgo the Quest's cooling setup, and use a separate cooling box with a coarse screen. On the sunny side of the street it's not as likely to burst into flames as a Behmor. BDL Caveat: I'm not a Quest maven by any means. Edited by JackH on 12/05/2013 3:36 AM USRC 1lb Roaster, Chemex+Kone, Espro, Various FPs, Royal Siphon Vacuum, Yama Ice Drip Tower, Bunnzilla, La Cimbali M21 Casa, Ceado E92.
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| John Despres |
Posted on 12/03/2013 3:29 PM
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Hey, BDL, mentioned Eric S and his PDF and price list in your last post. I'm not sure what the reference is to so could you please post a link to it? I'm all about free enterprise on this kind of stuff and simply buying it. If it's all readily available, I'm readily buying. I can't seem to find the link in this thread, so if you could re-post it, that would be great! Thanks! 
Respect the bean.
John Despres Fresh Roast 8, Gene Cafe, JYTT 1k, Quest M3, Mazzer Mini, Technivorm, various size presses and many more brewers. |
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| boar_d_laze |
Posted on 12/03/2013 6:58 PM
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Mouse your cursor over the words "Eric S's pdf" in my previous post and the hot link will appear. Or... CLICK HERE. BDL Edited by JackH on 12/05/2013 3:36 AM USRC 1lb Roaster, Chemex+Kone, Espro, Various FPs, Royal Siphon Vacuum, Yama Ice Drip Tower, Bunnzilla, La Cimbali M21 Casa, Ceado E92.
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| John Despres |
Posted on 12/05/2013 1:48 AM
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Aha!... The contrast is very poor to see the link. I like underlining mine to help show it. Thanks! I'll study that and go from there. JD Respect the bean.
John Despres Fresh Roast 8, Gene Cafe, JYTT 1k, Quest M3, Mazzer Mini, Technivorm, various size presses and many more brewers. |
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| John Despres |
Posted on 12/05/2013 7:15 AM
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That's a great document! Thanks for sharing it, BDL. J Respect the bean.
John Despres Fresh Roast 8, Gene Cafe, JYTT 1k, Quest M3, Mazzer Mini, Technivorm, various size presses and many more brewers. |
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| ginny |
Posted on 12/05/2013 3:07 PM
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sweet, I can even do that... hahaha  |
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| SmokNmirz |
Posted on 12/13/2013 6:09 AM
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Gene: Chaff collection is not a chore, but it is something with which one must contend. Using the Quest right out of the box the caff collection works fairly well for single roasts. If you want to do back to back roasts then the chaff collection is a bit cumbersome IMHO. That is the reason I have been mulling around the idea of the rotating arm cooling bin and a separate chaff collection point. The OEM chaff collection would still need attention between roasts but a quick action with a vacuum and the OEM bin is clean enough to keep on roasting. Cooling and ADDITIONAL chaff collection would happen in a separate bin. Voodoodaddy on HB has a pretty nice Quest setup utilizing the OEM cooling bin but I am not sure he is concerned about the secondary chaff as much as just a separate cooling bin. Since I like the lighter roasts I have a bit more secondary chaff. Maybe I am doing something wrong in the roast process to generate this post roast chaff but in any case I have to deal with it. I have not given up on my rotating arm concept, which helps knock off that secondary chaff, but have been pretty busy with other projects. PLUS I just had some pretty extensive shoulder surgery which means I will be one armed for a month in a sling and 4 months of therapy (maybe lathe time?). During rehab I hope to get back on the Quest project. The 120V Quest works fine with the Probes from EricS. You can monitor what you are doing internally with the machine as well as see and smell whats going on with the roast. The Quest/home roasting has really added a welcome dimension to my daily coffee! Cheers! Stephen L-1p, HG-1-motorized, Monolith Flat, (ordered) mini500Plus.
If whatever you do does not put a smile on your face then rethink what you are doing. |
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| Bob at the Beach |
Posted on 03/06/2014 11:39 AM
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I have now completed my 75th batch of beans in the Quest M3. The only modification i have made since thermocouples at beginning is to fabricate a metal chute attachment for my microwave's exhaust that directs the vacuum right towards the Quest's exhaust holes. Can't be too close or it actually will now pull air through the roaster. At the end of 75 roasts I pretty much stripped the machine down to it's parts for cleaning. The only things that really needed cleaning were the fan blades. My roasts are now 125 gram batches done in 6 batch succession for 900 gram total. I roast to city through city+ with an occasional full city. I find that I can do a very nice job with large bean Kenyans and other origins and not so good with very small beans like Ethiopians. With large beans I get a very uniform roast level and with smaller I get a lot of variation. The biggest impact on my coffee enjoyment has been switching over to a Chemex drip system exclusively. Quest M3 Roaster, Technivorm KB741, Clever Dripper, Baratza Virusoso, Nespresso Machine, Chemex 30 oz
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| noelh |
Posted on 11/17/2014 8:01 PM
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Wondering if anyone else has insulated their Quest M3 drum? Roasting bench is located in the basement. Ambient air temperature are 13-17*C in the winter, 17-23*C during the summer. So decided to insulate the M3. The 2000*F rated material used to insulate the espresso machine boilers fit nicely around the drum. Might have been a waste of time. Should have but didn't measure drum surface temp before and after insulating. Have misplaced the infrared thermometer😥. Could have, but didn't consider until now to measure the time required to reach a specific ET relative to a set MET pre and post insulation. Operatore>Macina>Acqua>Miscela>Macchina
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| ThomasM |
Posted on 11/25/2014 7:56 AM
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After a year of roasting with the Gene, I recently moved to the quest. The freedom to have fully control over the process is great. First successful roast have already been done. Currently I'm still about to find the right positions for the temperature sensors in order to work with artisan. Currently I'm dealing with the lower M8 position and the known M4 for MET. Initially I thought, everythings fine, but comparing the MET temperature to what I found in a german coffee forum, its too low. My maximum MET is always about 250? and it oughta about 300?. What's the right max temperature for this position? If 300? is the right one, I should exchange my sensor ... Thanks for your answers ... Thomas |
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