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<blockquote data-quote="woods" data-source="post: 333699" data-attributes="member: 6042"><p>I have had my RCBS 1500 for about 3 years now and it has acted 100% perfect. Like most I have seen a lot of these threads and it seems to me that the RCBS 1500 buyers are about 85% happy with them and the Pact and Lyman about 50%.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.6mmbr.com/catalog/item/1433308/1266096.htm" target="_blank">6mmBR.com Reviews of Reloading tools, Bipods Harris Pod-loc, Cleaning Supplies, Redding Wilson Dies, K&M Tools, Neck turning Tools, Shooting Accessories and supplies.</a></p><p><a href="http://www.6mmbr.com/powderdispensers01.html" target="_blank">Digital Powder Dispensers -- RCBS ChargeMaster, Lyman 1200 DPS, PACT test review with accuracy, speed, warranty, reliability tests</a></p><p><a href="http://www.6mmbr.com/powderdispensers02.html" target="_blank">Digital Powder Dispensers -- RCBS ChargeMaster, Lyman 1200 DPS, PACT test review with accuracy, speed, warranty, reliability tests</a></p><p></p><p>My RCBS needs no warm up time, I keep it plugged into a surge strip but turned off. When starting it I always calibrate it with the 2 ea 50 grain weights supplied. When I set the pan on it after calibration it always weighs 155.0 gr even. After rezeroing with the pan if I lift it off it displays -155.0 grains everytime. After dispensing the powder and lifting the pan it displays -155.0 gr everytime. </p><p></p><p>I kept my balance beam around for awhile to check the RCBS but found that checking it was a waste of time and if there was a discrepancy between the balance beam and the digital, when checking with the calibration weights, the balance beam was in error, not the digital. Now I don't check, what could be more accurate than checking with a calibration weight anyway. I would be in a pickle if something happened to the RCBS since I gave my balance beam to a starting reloading kid and I would be making all haste to have another on the way.</p><p></p><p>What you have to realize is that the digital dispensers are highly accurate powder THROWERS. IOW if you want to dispense 60 gr RL22, you set the dispense under that amount by .3 gr</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/RELOADING/DSCN0146.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>after the beep, WAIT 5 SECONDS, and it will display the actual amount dispensed, in this case 59.9 gr</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/RELOADING/DSCN0148.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>it is then a simple matter to nudge off a few granules off the end of the dispenser to hit the exact wanted weight</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/RELOADING/DSCN0150.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>when emptying, just move it to the edge of the bench, open the trap door and the powder will drain right into the bottle</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/RELOADING/DSCN0152.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>hit the dispense button again and the tube will empty</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/RELOADING/DSCN0153.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>if the dispenser slows down then hit cancel, empty the pan into the bottle and hit dispense again and it will empty all the powder in the tube quickly. Not one granule spilled.</p><p></p><p>YMMV</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="woods, post: 333699, member: 6042"] I have had my RCBS 1500 for about 3 years now and it has acted 100% perfect. Like most I have seen a lot of these threads and it seems to me that the RCBS 1500 buyers are about 85% happy with them and the Pact and Lyman about 50%. [url=http://www.6mmbr.com/catalog/item/1433308/1266096.htm]6mmBR.com Reviews of Reloading tools, Bipods Harris Pod-loc, Cleaning Supplies, Redding Wilson Dies, K&M Tools, Neck turning Tools, Shooting Accessories and supplies.[/url] [url=http://www.6mmbr.com/powderdispensers01.html]Digital Powder Dispensers -- RCBS ChargeMaster, Lyman 1200 DPS, PACT test review with accuracy, speed, warranty, reliability tests[/url] [url=http://www.6mmbr.com/powderdispensers02.html]Digital Powder Dispensers -- RCBS ChargeMaster, Lyman 1200 DPS, PACT test review with accuracy, speed, warranty, reliability tests[/url] My RCBS needs no warm up time, I keep it plugged into a surge strip but turned off. When starting it I always calibrate it with the 2 ea 50 grain weights supplied. When I set the pan on it after calibration it always weighs 155.0 gr even. After rezeroing with the pan if I lift it off it displays -155.0 grains everytime. After dispensing the powder and lifting the pan it displays -155.0 gr everytime. I kept my balance beam around for awhile to check the RCBS but found that checking it was a waste of time and if there was a discrepancy between the balance beam and the digital, when checking with the calibration weights, the balance beam was in error, not the digital. Now I don't check, what could be more accurate than checking with a calibration weight anyway. I would be in a pickle if something happened to the RCBS since I gave my balance beam to a starting reloading kid and I would be making all haste to have another on the way. What you have to realize is that the digital dispensers are highly accurate powder THROWERS. IOW if you want to dispense 60 gr RL22, you set the dispense under that amount by .3 gr [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/RELOADING/DSCN0146.jpg[/IMG] after the beep, WAIT 5 SECONDS, and it will display the actual amount dispensed, in this case 59.9 gr [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/RELOADING/DSCN0148.jpg[/IMG] it is then a simple matter to nudge off a few granules off the end of the dispenser to hit the exact wanted weight [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/RELOADING/DSCN0150.jpg[/IMG] when emptying, just move it to the edge of the bench, open the trap door and the powder will drain right into the bottle [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/RELOADING/DSCN0152.jpg[/IMG] hit the dispense button again and the tube will empty [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/RELOADING/DSCN0153.jpg[/IMG] if the dispenser slows down then hit cancel, empty the pan into the bottle and hit dispense again and it will empty all the powder in the tube quickly. Not one granule spilled. YMMV [/QUOTE]
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