My $85 espresso grinder from 2018 finally gave out this morning

I bought a used Baratza Encore off Craigslist for $85 six years ago and it's been grinding my morning beans ever since without a single issue. Today it just stopped turning mid-pull, no warning sounds or anything, just a sad little hum and nothing else. Has anyone here successfully repaired an older grinder on their own or is it time to finally upgrade?

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hugo_bennett18d ago

Popped mine open and reseated the wires, worked like new after that.

alex_nguyen18d ago

Did you check if the motor wires came loose inside? I had the same thing happen with an older burr grinder and it was just a connector that popped off the circuit board. Took ten minutes with a screwdriver and some needle nose pliers to fix.