I like the ol’ hand cranked funnel trickler and my uniflow. My hands are calibrated to trickle better than a machine at this point. Haha.
My RCBS Chargemaster quit
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That was the first thing I checked
Bills suck. Always have.....always will. They'll lose this game and I can finally have peace.
I use the Autotrickler V4 and so many of my buddies who compete. The FX scale is very accurate and the V4 trickler work very well. The phone apps is very easy and got the calibration setting incorporated.
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AutoTrickler V4
AutoTrickler V4 Since the original AutoTrickler was invented in 2016, it has become the go-to solution for long range shooters who need to measure accurate powder charges quickly. While the core concept of precisely dispensing onto a lab quality balance has never changed, the mechanical design...
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That is not technically correct.
All DC PSU's have electrolytics of one sort or another and when the PSU is well designed they give many years of service.
There was a time a couple decades ago when the was a capacitor plague of failures when manufacturers went to low cost electrolytic solution and it gave electrolytic caps universally a bad name.
Trouble is PSU manufactures are always trying to save a few cents on their BOM cost which always transpires into poor service life.
My CM PSU remains OFF until I need to use it and while the CM is warming up there is always a few things that require a tidy up at the bench.
Killing Time
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I bought the Chargemaster Link a few months ago and got about 1200 or so rounds through it and it has worked flawlessly. I was even kinda surprised at the very few times it had overcharged, with ball or extruded powders.
I left mine on most of the time. Was that a contributing factor to its demise?
gmr4
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Those dang FX 120 with s work so bad they sell thousands of them and make thousands of people upset. Incredible
My exact way until very recently. Bought a used Dandy Trickler here and it is money well spent.
Clancy
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I don’t think you read my post thoroughly.
The FX was fine. The tricklers were the problem.
gmr4
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As I said there are thousands of un happy users of the auto tricklers like the V4 and fix 120. Ha Ha
Gary O'Neal
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If he’s had it and used it for 15 years, why would he be encouraged to spend $200 to fix it? He can get new modern Chargemaster for a little bit more.
Quite possibly.
Wallwarts of one sort or another don't seem to last forever but it depends some on which type you had for your CM.
Years ago RCBS only used fixed voltage types and here in NZ we had to get the more expensive 230V version.
Shortly before I got my CM RCBS went to a universal voltage wallwart which are more known for failure however technology has improved and they are pretty reliable now.
Outta curiosity I opened my CM a year or 3 back to find some electrolytic caps on the incoming supply from the wallwart.
CM were known to misbehave in electrically noisy environments so I wanted to see if there was any internal shielding but IIRC there wasn't.
Since I got mine I've had the wallwart cord through a toroid core for a few wraps to help remove and electrical noise coming from the wallwart and this CM has given no troubles.
Touch wood......
Do the newer models allow you to change the settings for dispensing? I have tweaked my old Chargemaster 1500 to suite the powder I mainly use. Dispense time may have increased some but, the accuracy has improved.
Tim
shoot4fun
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My original 1500 quit and a call to RCBS proved 50/50. The tech advised only one year warranty on electronics and they didn't have parts for the 1500 anyway. Said was likely a Wall mwart problem so I got out my trusty VO meter (I trust this is how you verified yours good?) and did some checking. He emailed me a link to the proper Wall wart on Amazon and the issue was resolved for $20.
EDIT:
https://www.amazon.com/Super-Power-Supply®-Adapter-5-5x2-1mm/dp/B00HMO4WLACheck the power supply first. (check the the simplest explanation first )
Found the email from RCBS with adaptor info!
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Killing Time
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The Chargemaster Link like I have is basically their base model. There are not settings to adjust anything that I’m aware of. Just calibrate, enter you weight and press go. But it makes reloading so much easier either way.
Clancy
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Yea I’m sure when it won’t power on it’s me… fool was appropriate.
You fanboys are something else.
Twice? You folks that can't use a AT are something else too...
TheCZKid
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Mine had issues, was able to fix it, see this link, has some good info. I put in some photos of what I worked on, it was a cold solder joint, now it works, free fix if you have a soldering gun and some time.
Chargemaster 1500 Repair Service - Lone Mountain Comm AZ
My Chargemaster 1500 just began to have an issue - the top half of the key-pad on the top unit no longer works. The two top rows, but the bottom rows still respond. I found a couple possible fixes I'm going to try first, here's 2 YouTube videos I watched, and I'll try the dielectric grease...
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