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# UNLISTED – Spectra100 Melanger and Custom Conche
- URL: https://thechocolatelife.com/for-sale-spectra100-melanger-and-custom-conche/
- Published: 2023-08-11T00:02:19.000Z
- Updated: 2023-10-02T00:31:36.000Z
- Description: Located in Miami.
- Author: Clay Gordon
- Tags: Classifieds

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Both items were purchased for a bean-to-bar operation in Port au Prince and were used approximately 30 times. 

Reason for selling: relocating back to the US.

### **Spectra 100**

- Capacity: \~40kg
- Electrical configuration: 220VAC 60Hz single-phase

![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2023/08/spectra100-cc1280x720.jpg)

[Spectra home page](https://www.spectramelangers.com/?ref=thechocolatelife.com). This particular machine appears to have been superseded by a more recent design.

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****Asking price:** US$6k.

### **Custom Conche**

- Capacity: \~40kg
- Electrical configuration: 220VAC 60Hz single-phase

This second-generation conche was designed by Ben Rasmussen of Potomac Chocolate and was manufactured by *The Custom District*, a mechanical engineering/fab firm in Maryland.

![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2023/08/conche-w-controller-box-CC.jpg)

![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2023/08/conche-w-vibrating-table-CC.jpg)

![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2023/08/conche-w-controller-box2.jpg)

\[L\]: Rear view of conche showing main drive mechanism with controller box (included) on top. \[R\]: Front view showing discharge valve. The Selmi vibrating table ***is not** included.

- The basin is electrically heated and is *not* water jacketed.
- There is a shaft with paddles on it that provide the mixing shear.
- There is a three-quarter cover for the basin that lets volatiles escape. This results in audible splashing noises during operation.
- Depending on the chocolate that goes into the conche and what the goals are for finished flavor and texture, typical batch times are three-to-five hours.

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****Asking price:** US$5k.

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### **Bundle Offer**

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Purchase both for US$10k.

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### **Interested?**

[Contact the seller via email](mailto:aboville@gmail.com).

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