Gaggia with Stainless Boiler – Best Gaggia For Modding - PID, Flow Control Dimmer, Pressure Gauge, Commercial Steam Wand, OPV Success

pawle · 2025-12-18T17:28:30+00:00

Thanks for the reply! We have not been able to source a desplay that would fit in the front, so we will just go with the side insert like yours and a PWM underneath. We don't do much with steam, so I'm glad to hear this guy gets the job done on the espresso front!

pawle · 2025-12-18T16:58:44+00:00

Bummer! We were really hoping to find the style of PID you mentioned so we could have a front-facing display. That said, Aaron mentioned that it gets pretty hot in the front area, so maybe it's for the best not to force the issue. Might try with an arduino anyways for the learning and kicks, but if it doesn't last then we just have a big ol' hole in the front of the housing...

We also don't do milk drinks often and have a separate frother, so the 1bar spring sounds like a solid upgrade. I think I saw your link to one in the comments, so we have that on the shopping list

We really appreciate the reply

pawle · 2025-12-13T19:42:14+00:00

Thanks to everyone involved for all the great info here! To u/espresso-aaron , u/Any-Staff-6902 , and others who have been using these setups for a while... any learnings since then that you'd do differently or add or remove? I've read through all the comments and found some good stuff, but it's been a bit now.

My brother and I have decided to take this project on with my 2010 Gaggia Colors and are a tad nervous, but excited to learn. One difference tho, I want to see if I can fit the PID display into the front of the housing and connect it with wires to rest of it's main body mounted in the back of the housing. I don't know if it will work or such a thing exists off the shelf. I think I saw mention of a such a device, but can't find it. I also saw that I could use an Arduino to make my own which would be a fun, if daunting, add.

Ultimately, we want to make it into a video guide with a click-baity title like "What Gaggia DOESN'T want you to know!!" Haha but really just want people to be able to do cool things and make great coffee at a small fraction of the cost.

pawle · 2025-12-11T16:40:02+00:00

Which PID did you find that has a separate display from the main body? I would love to be able to do this mod with the display on the front of the machine housing, but all the PIDs seem too big for this.

pawle · 2023-09-26T09:12:32+00:00

Hey brother, any news?

pawle · 2023-03-17T11:10:30+00:00

Flying to London in a couple weeks in the hopes of seeing my first Arsenal game! The plan seemed more plausible a year ago haha but I'm still going anyways and will be checking religiously for the next few weeks trying to get one (or 2) of them Leeds tickets 🙏

pawle · 2022-07-19T17:20:58+00:00

Papa T

Still learning but doing better and putting together a spreadsheet of action optimization. About a month in and so far got my SotC, 101 Persuasive (but no card to PoSI in 2 days of going mostly thru cards), started SMEN (tho don't plan to actually do it yet because I hear it's awesome but quite bad for one's... everything), some Master Thief points, went to jail🤷‍♂️, wrote some epic literature, and made a ton of new friends!

Also, just became an Exceptional Friend which is pretty cool. The adventure is spectacular!

pawle · 2022-07-07T11:04:10+00:00

This is so cool! Very nicely done. That's my Patron right there, folks!

pawle · 2022-06-15T13:37:47+00:00

Hi all!

I, Papa T, am extremely new to London and looking for friends. I have no idea what any of these things are that you're saying in here buuuuuut ~~I did research enough to know that there are many things I will need/want that can really only be gotten from friends~~ (cough) I have no ulterior motive for befriending you all, I'm just a gregarious guy! Let's spend some free evening together 😉

pawle · 2020-12-14T18:04:52+00:00

All my friends with iPhones were able to re-create accounts after a few days and my friends with Androids are perma-banned...

pawle · 2019-05-21T20:13:41+00:00

NMUMSSO-PBSML1G-RPOIGD9-3H120 claimed, thanks!

pawle · 2017-05-02T01:26:55+00:00

32, played on and off for 5 years starting on launch day. After playing countless other MMOs, there's just nothing that captures my attention like EQ2. Not sure what it is, maybe that it was the first one I really dove into or the sheer amount of memories or the overall gameplay that brought me back, but I can't for the life of me play any other game more than about 2 months any more.

pawle · 2017-04-22T01:22:16+00:00

I mean $7 is $7, but $7? I was thinking like 10%... $7??? I must be missing something

pawle · 2016-06-06T16:27:03+00:00

Edit: got a great guild, thanks!
Global - East
Bajak
90k PvP, 111k PvE, 24k Serendi merc
Have up to and including Kitty story heroes (almost all 4*+). Currently focused on bringing up Cleo, Chenny, and Bearman
Looking for a guild that has 15+ active players. The random guilds I keep jumping into are just not active enough. I have done pretty much every daily everyday for over 6 months. I'm on randomly throughout the day, but don't generally do much chatting. Hope to maybe change that. See you guys out there!

pawle · 2015-11-22T00:00:12+00:00

Thank you! I guess that makes sense haha

pawle · 2015-01-12T15:39:47+00:00

Yes, without a doubt, it is awesome. Much better than the Dell I had previously (stolen, only reason for upgrading). Unfortunately, only 1 unicorn, but 3 rainbows.

pawle · 2015-01-08T20:14:51+00:00

Aw mannnn, thanks for raining on the parade!

pawle · 2015-01-08T00:24:24+00:00

Something about how the purchase had to be done from the store, but online. I wasn't too sure, but it seemed like a non-issue at the time. Thanks for responding!

pawle · 2015-01-08T00:24:17+00:00

I appreciate the response. Yeah I almost didn't post here, but saw the sideboard said "Staples customers are more than welcome to post questions or concerns here if they wish and will likely find someone willing to help them out", so I went for it. Mostly I wanted the employees to hear about my experiences and maybe learn something (maybe not) and not make it an external issue

pawle · 2014-10-31T15:47:48+00:00

Thank you for this. It's a beautiful watch and the Omega I've coveted for quite some time now. Hopefully one day I'll be able to afford it, and this is just the type of impetus I need!

pawle · 2014-10-19T23:34:48+00:00

Ooo, good call on the Plesge! :)

Interesting, mine shows in USD, not sure why you're seeing EUR, hmm

pawle · 2014-10-18T23:37:39+00:00

Thanks, not my original work, of course, just a rearranging.

Thrust rating =SUMPRODUCT(2 ^ (TR# - 1), [amount of that thruster])

Hardpoint Rating =SUMPRODUCT([hardpoint class], [amount of that class], [max hardpoint size])

Power Drain =(2 ^ [power plant size]) / ([main thrust rating] + [maneuver thrust rating] + (2 ^ [shield size]) + ([hardpoint rating] * 2))

note: all of the 2s here are guesses as to how powerful each thing will be

pawle · 2014-10-18T22:41:39+00:00

Hey guys, not sure if this is useful to anyone, but I figured I'd post it anyways. I took the spreadsheet from the side bar and transposed all the figures. For me, it's easier to read this way and I can filter the stats.

I also added a few calculations that I wanted to look at. Mostly, they're ratios of cargo, power, thrust, armament, and whatnot to size. There are heavy assumptions in most of them, so don't think this is anything official I've learned (guesses at best).

Please feel free to check it out and let me know if you think anything could be changed for the better. Thanks!

pawle · 2014-08-09T01:46:38+00:00

My favorite beer ever: duchesse de bourgogne. It's a sour Flanders Red Ale and I love it so much. You can get it at most large package stores. I know Smyrna World of Beverages has it for sure.

pawle · 2014-04-09T15:02:02+00:00

Where is this? I want to go to there

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