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Green_Frog Frequent Elocutionist Offline "It ain't easy being green" ASSRA Life #281 Posts: 4062 Location: Lynchburg, VA Joined: Apr 18^th, 2004	On the use of electronic scales May 2^nd, 2004 at 8:21pm	Print Post
	Well, fellow schuetzeners, I have just gotten a new Lyman electronic scale, their newly redesigned pocket model that goes to 850 grains max (it's listed as an 800 grain model.) I will be using it on the bench here at home, of course, but am especially interested to see how it will do on the bench at Etna (Hurricane Alley) Green and at the slightly less windy Asheville, NC range. I seriously doubt that I will ever be weighing every charge, especially if I stay with a single case, but it will be nice to have the option of weighing precisely when I feel the need. The reason for this little note is to see what the number of users of electronic balances, especially on the range, might be within our number. Anybody got any stories (good or bad) to relate? TIA for your input. Regards, the Green Frog


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Corky Full Member Offline Posts: 119 Location: Land O Lakes, FL Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: On the use of electronic scales Reply #1 - May 2^nd, 2004 at 9:13pm	Print Post
	Your Frogness, I had my electronic scale with me at the last centerfire match. I was switching to a rifle that I did not have a load worked up for. I set it up in the clubhouse on the display cabinet by my locker to avoid the wind. It worked fine and I was glad I had it with me, but I did wear a path back and forth from my bench to the scale. I take it your works on batteries? You know, if we could get someone to design a wind vane device to generate power we could use it at EG pretty much any time we wanted! I have since worked out the loads for each powder and registered them in my log in case I want to change charges. The Harrel seems to be very repeatable and I have more confidence in it everytime I use it. Corky


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PETE Ex Member	Re: On the use of electronic scales Reply #2 - May 2^nd, 2004 at 9:41pm	Print Post
	Frog, The one thing I have found with my electronic scale, and it seems to be a problem with many of them, is that you can't get accurate measurements if you try and trickle powder into the pan to bring a charge up to a desired wgt. you want. It only works well with a given wgt., such as weighing bullets where the wgt. is a given and you're only trying to see what it weighs as you would do if you shoot your bullets by wgt. segregation. The other problem you might encounter is that your electronic scale will not work properly for about a 1/2 hour after plugging it in. What I've found is that if I keep it plugged in all the time it works ok from the start. I'm told there are electronic scales that will work properly for tricking powder but they are far more expensive than the type advertised in shooting catalogs. So, you might want to check these things out to see exactly how your scale reacts. PETE


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Marsh Ex Member	Re: On the use of electronic scales Reply #3 - Jun 18^th, 2004 at 10:59pm	Print Post
	Froggie, I plan on building a plexiglass housing like Keith has and putting an electrocic battery operated scale in it befor I go to ET. I watched Corky wear a path to the club house last fall and I don't want to be walking when I could be shooting. I use a plug in Pact in my loading room and have been doing so for at least 4 years with great satisfaction. Marsh


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40_Rod Frequent Elocutionist Offline Extremism in the persuit of accuracy is not a vice Posts: 4285 Location: Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 20^th, 2004	Re: On the use of electronic scales Reply #4 - Jun 19^th, 2004 at 8:23am	Print Post
	Green Frog The best use that you can put the new scale to, is to use it to find the best technique for dropping charges with your powder measure. Its amazing how little the air has to move to change the reading on a scale. The plexy box is a good idea except that air curents leak in around the door and the wind inside is amplified by the venturi efect every time that you open the door to place a charge on the scale. One tip if you try to use it at the range bring lots of fresh battries the scale will only read correctly with a full charge on the battries. 40 Rod


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