This is a multi-part message in MIME format. I bought an Alpenrost about 18 months ago and it died on me recently. When I plug in the power, no lights come on. I checked with Swissmar and they will charge me about the cost of a new roaster to inspect and repair it. Can anyone suggest a low cost way to get it repaired? I am pretty handy, so if I had an electrical schematic, I could probably troubleshoot and repair it myself. Otherwise, I will just have to toss it in the garbage can. |
18 months. That's about right. I think you'll find a lot of people responding that the 18th month seems to be when the Alp dies, of various reasons. My suggestion is to ditch it and buy a Stir Crazy/Supenton (sp?) convection oven combo. I did and can now roast up to a lb., with far superior control. And, it's less than 1/2 the price. Michael A. Roaster of Vienna, Va. |
Len, There is a guy named CraigA I believe that used to hang out on Coffee Geek that was a warranty repair person for Alp in Canada (I think the particulars are correct but may be my bad memory). The thing that happens most frequently to an Alp is burning up a thermal overload link (fuse) that is in the bottom section of the case on the left side of the drum (if you re facing the fan over the drum). If you've never had the case apart - it's due - they circulate cooling air between the reflective SS sheeting and the plastic case (to keep the plastic from melting, I believe). cleaning this area is necessary periodically. I digress - here are a couple of links to Alp discussions that CraigA participated in. If you follow all the links you'll run into a very straight forward discussion on how to replace the culprit fuse (and a lot of other stuff about the Alp). He also tells how to bias the Alp profile in several ways.http://tinyurl.com/8oqc2http://tinyurl.com/8a6uz It may be some other problem, but the thermal link is usually the first fault to show up in the Alp. Mike (just plain) On 5/13/05, Len Ayres wrote: <Snip> en <Snip> <Snip> so <Snip> r <Snip> |
<Snip> There is a guy named CraigA I believe that used to hang out on Coffee Geek that was a warranty repair person for Alp in Canada (I think the particulars are correct but may be my bad memory). The thing that happens most frequently to an Alp is burning up a thermal overload link (fuse) that is in the bottom section of the case on the left side of the drum (if you re facing the fan over the drum). If you've never had the case apart - it's due - they circulate cooling air between the reflective SS sheeting and the plastic case (to keep the plastic from melting, I believe). cleaning this area is necessary periodically. I digress - here are a couple of links to Alp discussions that CraigA participated in. If you follow all the links you'll run into a very straight forward discussion on how to replace the culprit fuse (and a lot of other stuff about the Alp). He also tells how to bias the Alp profile in several ways.http://tinyurl.com/8oqc2http://tinyurl.com/8a6uz It may be some other problem, but the thermal link is usually the first fault to show up in the Alp. Mike (just plain) On 5/13/05, Len Ayres wrote: <Snip> en <Snip> <Snip> so <Snip> r <Snip> |
Used to??
I've been there since the inception of Coffeegeek & the Coffeegeek
forums & was a Beta tester also, since Dec 20/2001. I've posted quite a
bit on the Alp there...
Cheers,
CraigA (here & on the CG forums {:-) )
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Obviously all the talent you need concerning your Alp problem resides right here. <Snip> Shoulda kept my mouth shut, and you (Craig) would have addressed it yoursel= f. Mike (just plain) On 5/13/05, Craig Andrews wrote: <Snip> ribes) go tohttp://sweetmarias.com/maillistinfo.html#personalsettings<Snip> |
Michael, Did you mod the Stir Crazy at all? I know this subject has been pounded into the ground but I wasn't looking for a cheap alternative for neighbors then. I am now. John - loving life but boy is it humid this morning On Sat, 2005-05-14 at 00:19 -0400, MMore wrote: <Snip> |