Originally Posted by
nhyrum
I quite despise rcbs, I've had multiple issues similar to you. But, for those digital scales, I'm convinced the rcbs one is the best, I just really don't like how you pretty much have to modify them right out of the box by going to McDonald's...
I've got a fair bit of experience with digital scales/balances. My grandpa runs a small analytical lab testing oil well runoff water. The issue with the scales like the rcbs is in how they work, they use strain gauges, which are physically prone to drift, and makers of them know this, so they're literally programmed to write off small changes as drift, so if you trickle too slow, the scale calls it drift. If you can get the trickle rate dialed in, they're plenty accurate and fast.
If you want a fast, automatic powder dispenser, I recommend one of two courses.
First, and I know these are not a feasible option for a lot of people because of the price, but get the autotrickler that's coupled with an analytical grade balance such as the a&d fx or the sartorius balances. They are well worth the money. I can throw 95.00 grains of rl33 faster than I can dump it in a case and seat a bullet. Exact, +.00, -.02 grains, just about every time, and I absolutely know it's nuts on. Worth the money, but I know a grand plus on a scale is tough for a lot of people to swallow.
If you still feel like you want the convenience of an automated dispenser, get another chargemaster.
If you don't want to go with another rcbs, the only other course I recommend is going back to the old school way, with a beam balance and hand trickling. I'm just really not a fan of strain gauge scales.
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