So, when you first switch the HT on and put in 250 gm of greens and tell it to "GO", it is programmed to go for 25 minutes.
~~~They (Hot Top) must have changed things on these since I bought mine 4 years ago as my default roast profile (B model) is only 18 minutes in length, unless I add time to the front of the roast which it will allow me to do
My first and only 2 roasts trudged right along and I stopped them with just over 5 minutes left on the timer.
~~~sounds like you're stopping the roast when it hits 2nd, or thereabouts...that's what I do, I roast by ear, stopping it at or near the front of 2nd crack, the first few snaps, sometimes I'll wait till it's in 2nd, let it roll in 2nd for up to 10-15 seconds (for espresso of course)
So, if I set the time for 20 minutes what will be the difference in the profile?
Will it just do the same thing and then stop 5 minutes sooner, or will the curves that make up the profile be proportional?
~~~I can't answer that
And...
What was the first way in which you diverged from the auto setting?
Or...
Did you never even use it?
~~~when I first got mine I changed things up, but not the heater profile, I left that alone and always felt it was spot on. I changed when the fan came on mostly. My LED display has been out for awhile so I'm running with the default program all the way. you know what?...it makes good roast that way
This display that went out (only the lighting)...this board is a replacement. First board the buttons started sticking (known issue after a while) so Michael sent me a new one. FWIW, when the buttons started sticking, this was way after the warranty expired so I paid for the new board. It's fairly inexpensive. I will order a new one, eventually
Best,
Jake
Reddick Fla.
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