I would say the best way is to switch in away from 1 to 0 on the right hand switch under the tray and see if the steam goes up and stays there…then you know it’s the old software and is working as an HX machine. When I get the stuff I shall put a video up before I change out the Gicar box
Lelit Mara X V1 and V2 – the differences
Anyone know what “Hot water and steam taps with LELIT logo embossed and visible from above. They are longer than the former ones, therefore the wands will not touch the body of the machine, preventing any possible scratch.” actually means?
The wands on my Oct-2020 machine have an engraved (as opposed to embossed) Lelit logo on top, and the elbow of the wands will not touch the front of the machine, but you can articulate the arm in such a way so that the tips of the wands could touch the sides of the case. Do these new wands completely eliminate the wands from touching any portion of the case?
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authorized reseller in my country sent me this video
to explain the software update in v2. I’m planning to buy marax, but still not decided yet between marax and bezzera bz10
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If anyone receives confirmation of when / who will have this machine in the US with the revised software, please share. Thanks.
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I talked to Jim at 1st-line.com and he wasn’t even aware of the changes/new software for the MaraX. He said it could be a few months before it hits the US market. His machines right now have the upgraded OPV drain but nothing else.
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Snooze are the changes for the Xmode only a Gicar software change with the same Gicar or there is some hardware that need to be changed/added too?
Just a Gicar box change. I have a replacement box for mine and will be wiring it in soon…I’ll make a video.
A Gicar box can be programmed using the correct procedure, and although I know exactly how, I don’t have the programming kit to do it…or I might not. The one thing I know for sure, Lelit don’t give any Retailers the ability to reprogram anything.
I would imagine the Retailer would simply replace the Gicar Box and perhaps that what they mean….maby they assume if they send the old box back to Lelit they will be credited for a replacement. I have no idea. Not something I get into.
My view is if you already have a MaraX, wait till the Gicar box fails, then replace it with the new box/software. You can be assured that such an approach will result in your Gicar box never failing (that’s how it works). Or bite the bullet, get a new box and keep the old one as a spare. The MaraX already works pretty good…this is just fine-tuning, and it does remove the pure HX function (which I never used but YMMV)
I also have no idea of the Retail cost of a MaraX Gicar box with the new software…or even if retailers have them yet.
I reached out to Chris’ Coffee and they claim to have had the V2 for months. Red logo. I’m not convinced. I’ve also reached out to Lelit to see what they say about availability in the US. The “single boiler espresso” and switchable steam functionality is exactly what I want. I only wish it were fully polished.
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UPDATE: Cristina at Lelit responded to a message I sent over the weekend and says 1st Line will have the Mara X V2 “shortly”. Jim at 1st Line was copied on the message and said to check the website in 4-6 weeks for updates. So, it sounds like Jim at 1st Line is now in the loop on the updated version - if he wasn’t already.
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Does anybody here have this new V2 gicar besides me?
Wanted to confirm if when moving the temp preset switch from 0-1-2 position, the temp LED indicator blinks or not.
With the V1 Gicar, every change of temperature preset caused the temp LED to blink, but on the V2 it does not. Weird.
@DavecUK Have you had to chance to wire up yours?
@RobertRo101 Hey, if you can confirm whether your v2 behaves like my upgraded to V2 machine when changing the 3 way microswitch?
I want to know if its normal or the technician miss-connected some wires
MisterH1337 Mine doen’t blink.
hi everyone, I would to ask about mara x. in my country, currently v1 (with v2 housing) was more cheaper than v2 (that still not ready yet and available pre order only until april), I mostly drink latte in the morning (maybe I made 2-3 cups in a row for whole my family), should I go with v1 or take pre order with v2 ? thanks in advanced. it just made me frustating about which machine that should I choose, and little bit can’t be patient to having one 😂
ianIdn should I go with v1 or take pre order with v2
It is always nice to have the newest version, but if you mostly make milk drinks - I think there won’t be much difference in performance (you would use the mode with steam boost anyway, which is available on the V1. I am not sure if there are differences in the set temps in this mode in V2 and what they are, but V1 works perfectly for me in the steam boost mode).
If I were you, I would weigh the difference in price and the wait time for V2 and decide by that. If the price difference is insignificant and the wait time short - I would get the V2. If you can save a nice chunk of money and/or get the machine much sooner and don’t want to wait (plus you would use the machine in steam boost mode anyway) - then V1 might be a good option too.
The one other thing is the OPV mod. Newer V1’s already have the OPV discharge routed to the pump instead of to the drip tray, so it’s possible that you won’t have to do it on a V1 machine, but you would need to check with the retailer. If you do need to do it - it’s not a big deal: Lelit Insider recently released a video showing how to do it.