u/idontknowhowto69

Hello, I recently picked up a la specialista espresso machine that was neglected, which caused the grinder motor to fail. I took apart the machine and cleaned it inside and out and also replaced the grinder motor and assembly, reusing the old attachments and put everything together. The new motor works and does not jam up as the old one did however, the grind amount does not seem to be enough. Changing the grind setting does not change the amount at all. Has anyone faced this issue before? If so, how do I fix it and is there some sort of factory reset that I can do?

Hello, does anyone know what this connector is called? I need to de-pin it and I can’t figure out how to do that

Hello,
I recently picked up a DeLonghi espresso machine (la specialista) that had grinder motor issues. The previous owners did not do any maintenance and did not clean the machine at all so there was coffee grind everywhere, which is what I am assuming caused the issue. I thoroughly cleaned the grinder burr as well as the shoot where the actual grounded beans go through. This helped a little bit as now the grinder motor spins freely with no beans inside of it however, it does seem weak. When I put actual beans in there it gets jammed up immediately and nothing comes out. I went ahead and disassembled the machine and took out the grinder motor assembly. My questions are:

- Is there a way for me to refurbish the motor without having to buy a new one?
- If I do have to replace it, how can I identify the motor so that I can replace it without having to replace the entire grinder assembly?
- Which wires can I give power to manually start the motor, and at what voltage should I do it?

Any help would be appreciated 🙂