Low Bean Level Detection, Dose Quantity Adjustment, Coffee Grinder Blocked - Saeco Syntia Service Manual

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4.6. Coffee grinder function
Ceramic coffee grinder
The coffee grinder is driven by a direct current motor (1) using a worm screw helicoidal wheel
transmission (2).
The worm screw (2) drives a plastic gear wheel (3), which turns the lower grinder (4) and the
increment pin (5)
There are two magnets (6) in the gear wheel; at every rotation these transmit two pulses to a Hall
sensor, which in turn transmits them to the electronic system.
4.7. Low bean level detection, dose quantity adjustment, coffee grinder
blocked
Without beans n=100%
t1
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t2
t3
t4
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With beans n=100%
Without beans n=50%
With beans n=50%
t
3
No coffee
A low coffee bean level is detected by the Hall sensor, after
variations in the pulse frequency (with or without coffee).
If there are no coffee beans (operation while empty), the
number of rotations – and therefore the number of pulses –
will be greater
t1 = No coffee indication
If, however, there are coffee beans, the number of rota-
tions will be lower due to the force created by the grinding
t2 = no indication
t3 and t4 = this measurement is performed at the end of
each grinding process
Dose quantity adjustment
The dose quantity is adjusted in accordance with the pulses
detected (number of rotations proportional to the selected
fl avour – mild, medium or strong)
Coffee grinder blockage
If the coffee grinder becomes blocked for any reason,
pulses will no longer be transmitted to the electronic sys-
tem and the grinder will come to a stop
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