Hey all,
I'm having an issue with my Gaggia Classic and was hoping someone here could help.
It's one of the newer (push button rather than switch) models and now it won't stay on when I push the power button in.
It does power on when I push the button in - so there is power getting to it - it just goes back off once I take my finger away.
I took the top of it off for a cursory glance but couldn't see any glaringly obvious issues like a broken or disconnected wire or anything burnt out etc. The one thing I did notice is that there's a small spark on one of the connections to the power button when I release it while trying to turn it on.
Given that there's power getting to it I'm assuming the issue is within the mechanism of the button itself - or could there be something else going on?
If it is the button I could probably just replace it myself... and if so, would it be possible to replace it with the old-fashioned switch instead? The whole auto-off feature is a real pain, and given that it forces you to push the power button multiple times per usage it's no surprise that the bloody thing has worn out on me already.
I'm having an issue with my Gaggia Classic and was hoping someone here could help.
It's one of the newer (push button rather than switch) models and now it won't stay on when I push the power button in.
It does power on when I push the button in - so there is power getting to it - it just goes back off once I take my finger away.
I took the top of it off for a cursory glance but couldn't see any glaringly obvious issues like a broken or disconnected wire or anything burnt out etc. The one thing I did notice is that there's a small spark on one of the connections to the power button when I release it while trying to turn it on.
Given that there's power getting to it I'm assuming the issue is within the mechanism of the button itself - or could there be something else going on?
If it is the button I could probably just replace it myself... and if so, would it be possible to replace it with the old-fashioned switch instead? The whole auto-off feature is a real pain, and given that it forces you to push the power button multiple times per usage it's no surprise that the bloody thing has worn out on me already.
