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Rcbs electronic scales
jwharding
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I'm about to return the third rcbs model 750 range master scales. Carried two back already. Thought it might be the neon lights in my shop at first, then static. But after checking everything they still do the same thing. Weight starts jumping around after calibration. I'm giving up on electronic and going with mechanical.
Jw
Jw
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quote:I have had mine under all manner of conditions and it works perfectly.
Of course, I also still have the Ainsworth digital I bought in the late '70s and it still works perfectly.
1) you need a wind shield if there are any breezes in the area
2) it needs to be relatively level and removed from press vibrations
but then, so does a beam scale.
I would have to disagree, my beam scale sits on my bench subject to all kinds of press vibrations, and small breezes in the garage don't bother it at all. For me simple is safe! I zero it about once a month just to check, and its been years since I had to adjust it.
I don't think I could use a digital scale again. Just too sensitive to surrounding factors. Telephone, furnace, press vibrations, other electronics in the garage. Kind of like trusting a dog that bit your kid!
W.D.
I'm about to return the third rcbs model 750 range master scales. Carried two back already. Thought it might be the neon lights in my shop at first, then static. But after checking everything they still do the same thing. Weight starts jumping around after calibration. I'm giving up on electronic and going with mechanical.
Jw
A draft will make it jump around a little bit...do you have near an HVAC vent???
I really would like a RCBS Chargemaster for my rifle loads, I just have to set the money aside somehow.....[:)]
Of course, I also still have the Ainsworth digital I bought in the late '70s and it still works perfectly.
1) you need a wind shield if there are any breezes in the area
2) it needs to be relatively level and removed from press vibrations
but then, so does a beam scale.
I'm about to return the third rcbs model 750 range master scales. Carried two back already. Thought it might be the neon lights in my shop at first, then static. But after checking everything they still do the same thing. Weight starts jumping around after calibration. I'm giving up on electronic and going with mechanical.
Jw
Hard to beat a good gravitational pull..............
That's one of the reasons I went with a Laboratory type electronic scale. It has the glass enclosure that keeps air movement from screwing it up plus they're a lot more accurate. I also got tired of replacing cheap electronic scales that never gave the same read out with the same weights. I could weight something and then pick it up and then weigh it again and the majority of the time never get the same measurement twice. My old Lee Beam scales are dead on accurate but the electronic scales are a lot faster to use and easier to set up.
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What's the point of the electronic scales? My RCBS 505 NEVER fails.
+1 Newer isn't always better as gravity never fails........
What's the point of the electronic scales? My RCBS 505 NEVER fails.
We didn't really need the automobile either because the horse did a very good job but the car is a lot faster as are the electronic scales. My Lee Beam scales are dead on accurate also but the electronic scales are so much easier to mess with.
You might want to put the scale into a small room, seal the door and see if you still get the jumping numbers. The scales sold today are good, reliable and accurate.
The scales I bought have their own little glass enclosure that blocks air and body heat and I don't get any jumping around numbers with them. The panels are glass instead of plastic so you don't get static electricity either. If a person did any competition bench shooting they would be a great advantage because they are so sensitive you can measure down to a single granule of powder so you can get consistent loads every time.
It sits on the kitchen counter across the room from my reloading bench.
No problems.
A friend (over 65) got a Pact scale, couldn't figure out why it kept giving bad readings (he had it on the top of his Dorm-size refrigerator), complained to Pact several times (they replaced it twice), and finally sold it to me for $40; it still works flawlessly on my countertop.
That was over 10 years ago.
What's the point of the electronic scales? My RCBS 505 NEVER fails.
Ummm...they work? My RCBS Chargemaster has been flawless for the last 3 years. I love it. Fast and reliable. And it dispenses, so I don't have to.
Just started using mine and I like it a lot for loading rifle rounds like the 06 or 270 win's