digitall423 wrote on Sep 9^th, 2014 at 7:33am:

I took the measure apart during the match that's when I discovered what the real problem was. Since then it has been disassembled and reassembled 20 to 30 times and probably will get more! I do have a new measure ordered.

Seanmp, I live south of Kansas City so the humidity is never dry except in the winter. I don't know what the humidity was during the match it was probably drier then than it is now right now it's at 84% but usually drops during the day after the sun gets and burns some of that off. The bench is not grounded but is setting on a concrete basement floor. There is a copper water about 30 feet away I'm thinking about running a ground line over to that I would think that it would make for a good ground. 

This measure is very rarely used at my loading bench it is my traveling measure and is mostly used loading at the range. The only time it is ever used at the home was to set up for charge readings. I have two older measures that have dropped many thousands of charges and never encountered a problem. One is a B&M and the other is a Lyman 55 set up to drop black powder. 

I sure do appreciate the time and help that you have given me.

RB

Ya it's a real son ofa gun.

I know it's a cost thing but I simply can't imagine why a manufacturer would use polycarbonate for the hopper and the drop. I mean my wife buys canisters at the dollar store made from spun aluminum.

I have a coffee grinder that suffers the same issues because the basket is polycarbonate. At least with the measure if a person was inclined it would quite easy to replace the hopper and tube with Alu ....there is no hope for my coffee grinder

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obviously, you are not weighing the powder charges before they are dropped into the cases.  Recommend all or samples because if you did ... you would have determined a reason there is an issue at the range if you buy a digital scale for range use also ... (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)

Might want to change chargers ... B&M with brass tube or Lyman #5 (on eBay) ... all metal and both measures drop accurate weights

Interesting also ... I use the Lee Perfect Powder Measure, all plastic, and never had a static issue or abnormal powder weight charges

For those of you using a Harrel's Precision measure, you can get an aluminum hopper which will help a lot.

Chris.