Digital powder scale opinions

toad67

January 15, 2009 18:37

Currently have an RCBS 10-10 scale. Looking to go to a digital one. Any one have an opinion on ones to get or stay away from? How about accuracy? Thanks.

Todd

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  18ZULU

  January 30, 2009 09:33

  Rocky,
  that's a great example of what I am talking about. I am not convinced
  that the error system couldn't be affected in the same manner but it obviously is a plus. The incident I refer to was also a while back and circuitry is probably less susceptible these days. This was a 5000 rd run and charges were checked periodically during the loading process. Error was undetected until range firing. After the fact inspection showed intermittent overcharges usually several in a small percentage of 20 rd boxes isolated in a segment of the production run. We were able to detect this because the ammunition was loaded and boxed in sequence. Only way we would have caught it would have been to weigh loaded rounds as part of the packaging step.
  However we assumed this was not necessary.
  Murphy's Law I guess
  quote:Originally posted by Rocky Raab
  I'll grant you both the "could" and the possibility, 18Z. Many years ago, I loaded up a box of 45 Colt with what I thought was a carefully set load of 8.0 Unique - only to notice quite accidentally as I was putting the beam scale away that one of the poises wasn't in the right notch. I had to pull all 50, and every one of them was off. I'd obviously set the beam wrong from the start. But detecting it was purely an accident.
  
  I'm not sure how you'd detect a digital that is showing an incorrect reading. Weigh it again later? Double weigh every sample on a digital and beam? As I mentioned, mine has an error detection circuit that flashes the display when it detects something amiss. It used to be nearly impossible for me to reload while my HAM radio neighbor was transmitting, for example. But I didn't have to detect the problem accidentally, the scale told me.

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  Rocky Raab

  January 30, 2009 11:57

  Uh huh. I don't doubt your experience. I do think things are much improved now, which is probably why I trust digital scales more than you do. Let's leave it at this: Any system can fail or be mis-used, and it takes prudent attention to the process to detect when it happens.
  
  After that, it's personal choice.

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