I was loading for my varmint gun yesterday using my RCBS electronic powder scale combo outfit and noticed that the powder levels didn't look right in the cases. So I got out my old Lyman beam scale and started comparing weights (like a dummy I’d never done that before.) The first thing that I noticed was that the Lyman beam scale was consistently .2 grains LOWER across the board than the electronic scale. Secondly, every time I closed the plastic dust cover over the scale it would change the reading. As long as I left the dust cover alone and off to the side, the weighed charges of powder seemed very consistent when compared to the Lyman beam scale. I load in the garage where I have a gas heater and it's been very cold and dry here in NC lately and I suspect static electricity as the culprit here. When I removed the large plastic tube that holds the powder quite a bit of the H322 was sticking to the sides of it. Anybody ever experience this?
Electronic Scales & Static Electricity
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SGJennings
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Yep. Just recently when I set up my new ChargeMaster.
The cure was to wipe the plastic cover down with a dryer sheet.
See this thread: http://benchrest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67462
The cure was to wipe the plastic cover down with a dryer sheet.
See this thread: http://benchrest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67462
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wolf gray
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Chargemaster
I have a Chargemaster that I keep on my reloading bench and one that I take to registered matches. I keep used dryer sheets in the base of the powder drop and one in the removeable powder tube. Helps keep the gremlins away.
Best,
Dan Batko
"Where are we going and why am I in this basket?"
I have a Chargemaster that I keep on my reloading bench and one that I take to registered matches. I keep used dryer sheets in the base of the powder drop and one in the removeable powder tube. Helps keep the gremlins away.
Best,
Dan Batko
"Where are we going and why am I in this basket?"