After 2.5 years..... not a happy camper.
Any suggestions ?
Any suggestions ?
My Maestro bit the dust
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Get another one. You know you want it.
Is it an issue where the motor does not turn on, or it starts but the burrs do not spin? Maybe there is a blown fuse, stripped gears, sheared pin?? I would expect Baratza to have diagnostic tips and parts to get it back working.
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Motor does not turn on.
After using the burr grinder for 2.5 years. I was instructed by the "boss" to get one yesterday while this "all gets figured out". Got a Caprezzo 560 to tide us over
After using the burr grinder for 2.5 years. I was instructed by the "boss" to get one yesterday while this "all gets figured out". Got a Caprezzo 560 to tide us over
+1, customer support is excellent. And they sell all individual parts. I've replaced burrs on a maestro but haven't taken one totally apart. Here's a video that shows how to get it apart. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyQ_AywdBRQ
It doesn't work by both switches right? I'm thinking has to be a blown fuse or the circuit board.
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Get a new one and give me the old one. I'll have Baratza fix it and bring it to work to replace the cheap cuisinart burr grinder. 
I stripped the gear on my Baratza and it wouldn't turn on. Ordered parts and it worked great again.
I stripped the gear on my Baratza and it wouldn't turn on. Ordered parts and it worked great again.
I've completely rebuilt 2 Maestro grinders.
VERY easy to do and all parts are available and NOT very expensive.
List of PDF "how to fix" documents: https://www.baratza.com/troubleshooting/
List of Maestro parts: https://www.baratza.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?search=action&category=PBMP
Call them on the phone (toll free) or email them. They are very helpful. they will tell you what to do to determine if it is the switch, the motor, the gearbox, or the controller board.
some pics of my last rebuild
VERY easy to do and all parts are available and NOT very expensive.
List of PDF "how to fix" documents: https://www.baratza.com/troubleshooting/
List of Maestro parts: https://www.baratza.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?search=action&category=PBMP
Call them on the phone (toll free) or email them. They are very helpful. they will tell you what to do to determine if it is the switch, the motor, the gearbox, or the controller board.
some pics of my last rebuild
I'd try Mick's suggestion. If that fails you should go Vario.
Brian there is a safety switch on the hopper on the original Maestro. If it's turned all the way coarse or displaced by built up grounds around the hopper the motor will not turn on. If you remove the timer knob and the hopper you can remove the outer case and see what's going on there.
