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Vario / Forte motor

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:14:33 +0000

Baratza Vario / Forte Motor drive parts and ratio

Motor

Baratza have at least 3 variants of motor used in the Vario… and 120V/230V versions of each:

* PN: 1036 / 1037 D-shaft motor * PN: 1058? / ?? Helical shaft motor * PN: 6026 / 6027 Hybrid shaft motor

There’s also two styles of motor enclosure used:

not sure if these relate to specific part numbers above or not though, or it might be a Mahlkonig vs Baratza difference.

Sunbeam Torino EM8000: Installing an OPV

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 18:24:56 +0000

I’m quite a fan of my Sunbeam Torino

It looks great and has a lot of solid features like dosed shot buttons, pour timer, pressure gauge, PID adjustable temperature control, quick warmup, strong steam and a full size (58mm) group head.

When the Torino first launched, it did not review well, on CS the response was generally quite brutal… Sunbeam trying to sell it for AUD$2000 put it up against a lot of big names in the industry and people in the know didn’t seem to think it matched up at all.

Sunbeam Torino EM8000: Reducing the pressure with a dimmer

Sat, 25 Jan 2020 09:46:00 +0000

I’m a big fan of my Sunbeam Torino

I’ve had my Torino for about a year now. I read the reviews talking it down before I bought it but didn’t have the bench space for a BDB. I also got it for about AUD 1K, much less than the original RRP. For the price I think it’s the best looking machine that has all the conveniences like dosed shot buttons, pour timer, quick startup etc.