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Can't get European coffee maker to work

  • 23-03-2012 04:14PM
    #1
    RATM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭


    Got a problem- I bought this espresso maker in Germany a few days back
    http://www.cloer.de/produkte/5928

    I re-wired the European plug onto an Irish one. When I switch it on the switch immediately goes back to the off position, it lights up momentarily but then goes to off.

    Any ideas ?


Comments

  • #2
    Gate Automation
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 316 ✭✭Gate Automation


    top up by water


  • #3
    RATM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭RATM


    Yeah its got water in it alright, still got the same problem though :(


  • #4
    stanley1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,528 ✭✭✭stanley1


    is there a voltage selector switch.


  • #5
    Bruthal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,370 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    RATM wrote: »
    Got a problem- I bought this espresso maker in Germany a few days back
    http://www.cloer.de/produkte/5928

    I re-wired the European plug onto an Irish one. When I switch it on the switch immediately goes back to the off position, it lights up momentarily but then goes to off.

    Any ideas ?

    Did it work at all or is it new?

    Kettles etc that sit on a base plate usually have a switch that goes off when you lift it off the base, and this is just a mechanical interlock setup.
    It would be where the bottom black plate in the last photo goes into the bottom part that takes the water, in them pics.

    The circular bit on the black base plate that goes up into the bottom of the kettle usually presses a little button that mechanically keeps the switch down when the user presses it, so that it goes off should the user lift it off the base plate while its actually on. So there might be a problem with this setup.


  • #6
    Gate Automation
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 316 ✭✭Gate Automation


    sugarman wrote: »
    Maybe its not getting enough current? Since you stuck on a UK/Irish plug, theres obv now a 13A fuse in there, the machine might need a higher rating.

    Check the bottem/manual, see what it says.

    no, if there need more that 13A fuse will be gone


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  • #7
    mikewest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 958 ✭✭✭mikewest


    Stupid question time, is the polarity correct ?


  • #8
    Bruthal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,370 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    mikewest wrote: »
    Stupid question time, is the polarity correct ?

    Polarity wouldnt matter as its AC.

    Id still go for the mechanical interlock one myself, or a problem with the switch mechanism. These items usualy will switch on even with no power, as in the button will stay down.

    But lift it off its base and the switch mechanism goes off.


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