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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 855283" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>many years back I bought an RCBS electronic scale built by Pact. Nothing special about it, and it just worked perfectly. But alas somebody else wanted it more than I did, and they stole it! Dealer didn't have one and everybody seemed to be on back order at the time. Called Pact and ordered their scale. Was identical except for the color. Think I've had that one since 1997 (give or take a year). A few years later I came into another one that was new, but it had the inferred port. Thought it'd be nice to have a spare. Sometime later I wanted a small scale that I could use at the range, and picked up another Pact BBK. During a discussion the subject came up as to just how accurate they were, and I had no way to know except with the supplied check weights. So I packed the older one up and took it to work for some serious comparisons with some lab grade stuff. There was about two hundredths of a grain difference using a series of certified check weights. I was happy, but in the back of my mind I thought maybe I had a "ringer." I then took the other two scales in for a check. I checked them off of two different scales; with one being the master that everything ended up being graded off. Same results. The BBK was off another one hundredth of a grain, but otherwise right in my window. While I was checking these three scales I also checked it first on one we used in the shop to make master balance weights to balance jet engines. The results were spot on, so I then took it to the lab, and checked it on their two scales. I felt a lot better knowing they were right there.</p><p> </p><p>Now days, I often will set up two scales in tandem, and compare one to the other with charges. I have done this with the BBK as well, but it's a PIA to do that with. Plus I have more important things to worry about. I have a couple of near perfect check weights that I know are right on the money, and calibrate off these same two instead of the factory supplied weights. </p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 855283, member: 25383"] many years back I bought an RCBS electronic scale built by Pact. Nothing special about it, and it just worked perfectly. But alas somebody else wanted it more than I did, and they stole it! Dealer didn't have one and everybody seemed to be on back order at the time. Called Pact and ordered their scale. Was identical except for the color. Think I've had that one since 1997 (give or take a year). A few years later I came into another one that was new, but it had the inferred port. Thought it'd be nice to have a spare. Sometime later I wanted a small scale that I could use at the range, and picked up another Pact BBK. During a discussion the subject came up as to just how accurate they were, and I had no way to know except with the supplied check weights. So I packed the older one up and took it to work for some serious comparisons with some lab grade stuff. There was about two hundredths of a grain difference using a series of certified check weights. I was happy, but in the back of my mind I thought maybe I had a "ringer." I then took the other two scales in for a check. I checked them off of two different scales; with one being the master that everything ended up being graded off. Same results. The BBK was off another one hundredth of a grain, but otherwise right in my window. While I was checking these three scales I also checked it first on one we used in the shop to make master balance weights to balance jet engines. The results were spot on, so I then took it to the lab, and checked it on their two scales. I felt a lot better knowing they were right there. Now days, I often will set up two scales in tandem, and compare one to the other with charges. I have done this with the BBK as well, but it's a PIA to do that with. Plus I have more important things to worry about. I have a couple of near perfect check weights that I know are right on the money, and calibrate off these same two instead of the factory supplied weights. gary [/QUOTE]
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