June 7, 2023 — Odyssey Espresso

Howdy All,

Cargo Updates

1. Full manufacturing cargo of up to date bent fill tubes have arrived on Could 31, 2023 and fitment is ideal! It takes lower than a minute to put in the grouphead.

2. 60 again panels with the up to date energy outlet cutout arrived on Could 25, 2023 and in addition match as wanted

   1. 60 again panels are anticipated to be shipped on a weekly foundation

3. 20 packaging units (molded pulp inserts and outer packaging) shipped on Could 31, 2023.

   1. As a result of giant dimension of stacked molded inserts we’re having a troublesome time discovering an acceptable technique to ship these affordably however that is certainly one of our greatest priorities in the meanwhile.

Orders #70-#127 are 75% accomplished. #70-79 will likely be totally accomplished by subsequent week and enter into high quality management the place we’ll Scace every machine. I anticipate these delivery out by the top of that week. Now you can comply with alongside the Order Progress Log right here: https://www.odysseyespresso.com/launch-checklist  

Certification Updates

1. Our EMC compliance was accomplished and handed again in April and the conformance paperwork are full which implies we will legally promote within the US with out subject.

2. Our closing take a look at for the CE certification (required for promoting exterior of the US) is below means and anticipated to be accomplished inside 7 days. So long as this take a look at passes, the lab will transfer instantly into conformance experiences to declare our compliance. 

3. As soon as we verify passing with the lab, we will comfortably begin delivery machines with the required mark whereas the ultimate documentation is being created.

Consumer Testing
We requested a neighborhood follower of the Argos if they might take one house and use it day by day in change for unfiltered suggestions in order that we could be proactive in creating guides/supplies for utilizing the Argos and pay attention to any potential points from a primary time consumer’s perspective. This consumer is an espresso fanatic however just isn’t a lever skilled. I do know we have now loads of folks joyful to volunteer to assist us on this means, however we’re not searching for any extra testers presently.

Listed below are a few of the preliminary findings

1. Switching piston assemblies from direct to spring and vice versa just isn’t the best process. It took this consumer simply over 1 hour to finish their very first time. Whereas it takes me about 5 to 10 minutes to finish, I do need to make folks conscious that it’s going to take time for customers to really feel snug performing the swap and isn’t one thing I might anticipate doing every day. I personally favor switching each month or so.

2. There are fairly a couple of easy notes I’ll be including into the Consumer Handbook for basic security (like reminders about what’s sizzling to the contact) and usefulness.

3. This consumer prefers the direct configuration. To completely optimize the stress and yield within the spring configuration can take time to get a really feel for at what level within the pull and for the way lengthy to let the air bleed out.

4. It may be a troublesome course of to dial in beans on this machine. The Argos performs one of the best when it comes to pre-infusion and yield on the primary 3 pictures. If shot to shot drastically completely different beans are used, then dialing in could take a while as a result of ready for the grouphead to chill

5. We plan on making extra video content material discussing these points of the Argos in addition to higher documentation/tutorials on swapping piston assemblies and suggestions/tips on making one of the best espresso with the Argos.

Spare Heating Parts
As a reminder, we used to supply spare heating parts with the principle intention being that prospects touring between 120v and 240v international locations might swap between the 2. After increase the primary 50+ machines and having to disassemble and swap gaskets on the boilers to handle the leaking, we’ve realized that this isn’t actually conducive for the top consumer to do. It requires close to full disassembly and will take over 8 hours by an untrained technician with correct instruments. We all know many individuals after studying this may not be excited by a spare heating factor anymore, so we’re joyful to supply a refund on any current spare heating factor orders. Please contact us by means of our web site or e-mail help@odysseyespresso.com requesting a refund. 

The only possibility for folks eager to journey with their machine is to buy the 240V machine and use that very same machine at 120V. The one distinction between the machines is the resistance of the heating factor. A 240V machine used at 120V could have ¼ the facility (250W) as a substitute of 1000W. This can solely delay the warmth up time. Utilizing a 120V machine on 240V energy could have 2000W which can be too extreme for this small of a machine leading to inconsistent PID management. 

Technicians
We’ve received one new meeting technician beginning at this time and one other that we’ll be sending a suggestion to.