When I first discovered I had problems with my chargemaster I watched a whole bunch of videos and on one of them the content provider mentioned that on of the guys that was tinkering with chargemasters had a list of all the different functions that could be changed and had provided that list to others. I am having a heck of a time finding it. Could anyone here point me in the right direction? thanks Mark
Reprograming RCBS chargemaster 1500
- Thread starter ebb
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Instructions provided by RCBS around 4/2/11 for Chargemaster 1500 Speed Adjustment:
1. Turn the Chargemaster 1500 unit on.
2. When 0.0 gn is on the display, press BOTH the ENTER and the EDIT MEM keys on the
dispenser at the same time. Hold for a second and then release. If done properly ADJUST
PARAMETERS should scroll across the display followed by HSP_A1 00015.68 (This number
represents the number of grains away from your entered charge when the tube will shift
from fast speed to medium speed. That is at 15.68 gn from your target charge the
dispenser will shift from fast to medium speed.) To speed up the unit, this number needs to
be decreased, and to slow down the unit, this number needs to be increased. (On a slow
unit, I would change this number to 11.00 gn this is done by pressing the following keys: 1
1 0 0 ENTER (pressing the enter key sets that value and moves to next setting in program
in this case, to medium speed to slow speed setting)
3. HSP_B1 00003.42 should scroll across the display now. This number represents where
the unit will shift from medium to slow speed. Use the same process as in step 2 to enter
updated values. For a slow unit I would change this number to 2.50 gn this is done by
pressing the following keys: 2 5 0 ENTER (pressing the enter key sets that value and moves
to the next setting in the program. In this case, the slow speed to trickle speed transition)
4. HSP_C1 00001.08 should now scroll across the screen. This number represents where the unit will shift from slow speed to trickle. Use the same process as before to enter the value. For a slow unit I would change this number to .90 gn. This is done by pressing the following keys: 9 0 ENTER
5. This is all the adjustment that needs to be done to the unit. You then need to press the
ENTER key to cycle through the rest of the program without changing any of the values
(approx. 22 times). Once complete, the unit will start its normal initial countdown process.
Next, test the dispenser by entering a target charge (i.e. 44.5 ENTER, and pressing DISP).
Disregard the first charge and throw a few charges at these settings to see if they satisfy
your needs. If not, return to step 2 and repeat the process to program in different values.
Due to powder grain size variations, you may have to adjust the unit for each different powder used.
Here is another full list of parameters, accessed sequentially by pressing
"EDIT MEMORY" and "ENTER" simultaneously, and then pressing "ENTER" to advance through the list. This list includes the original factory setting for reference.
To change a parameter, type the new number once the old number is displayed. Record all factory data
first because there is no "FACTORY RESET" available. * marks parameters used in the above notes. (XXX)
indicates my factory data.
*HSB_A1 (15.68) Grains under target weight to go from full to high speed for low weight
*HSB_B1 (3.42) Grains under target weight to go from high to slow speed low weight
HSP_C1 (1.08) Grains under target weight to go from slow to final trickle speed low weight
*MSP_A2 (39.20) Grains under target weight to go from full to high speed for medium weight
*MSP_B2 (8.55) Grains under target weight to go from high to slow speed medium weight
MSP_C2 (2.25) Grains under target weight to go from slow to final trickle speed medium weight
*SSP_A3 (196.00) Grains under target weight to go from full to high speed for heavy weight
*SSP_B3 (42.75) Grains under target weight to go from high to slow speed heavy weight
SSP_C3 (11.32) Grains under target weight to go from slow to final trickle speed heavy weight
SEL (065) ???
*F_A (050) Grains for a Heavy Charge
*M_A (035) Grains for a Medium charge
*S_A (006) Grains for a slow charge
*W_F (200) Rotation for Full speed
*W_M (100) Rotation for Medium speed
W_S (036) Rotation for slowest speed
*S_F (012) Scale sensitivity timeout time in m/s fast speed
S_M (024) Scale sensitivity timeout time in m/s medium speed
S_S (128) Scale sensitivity timeout time in m/s slow speed.
FR1 (040) ?
FS1 (016) ?
FR2 (080) ?
SR1 (032) ?
SS1 (008) ?
SR2 (040) ?
DEC (000) ?
AT (000) ?
1. Turn the Chargemaster 1500 unit on.
2. When 0.0 gn is on the display, press BOTH the ENTER and the EDIT MEM keys on the
dispenser at the same time. Hold for a second and then release. If done properly ADJUST
PARAMETERS should scroll across the display followed by HSP_A1 00015.68 (This number
represents the number of grains away from your entered charge when the tube will shift
from fast speed to medium speed. That is at 15.68 gn from your target charge the
dispenser will shift from fast to medium speed.) To speed up the unit, this number needs to
be decreased, and to slow down the unit, this number needs to be increased. (On a slow
unit, I would change this number to 11.00 gn this is done by pressing the following keys: 1
1 0 0 ENTER (pressing the enter key sets that value and moves to next setting in program
in this case, to medium speed to slow speed setting)
3. HSP_B1 00003.42 should scroll across the display now. This number represents where
the unit will shift from medium to slow speed. Use the same process as in step 2 to enter
updated values. For a slow unit I would change this number to 2.50 gn this is done by
pressing the following keys: 2 5 0 ENTER (pressing the enter key sets that value and moves
to the next setting in the program. In this case, the slow speed to trickle speed transition)
4. HSP_C1 00001.08 should now scroll across the screen. This number represents where the unit will shift from slow speed to trickle. Use the same process as before to enter the value. For a slow unit I would change this number to .90 gn. This is done by pressing the following keys: 9 0 ENTER
5. This is all the adjustment that needs to be done to the unit. You then need to press the
ENTER key to cycle through the rest of the program without changing any of the values
(approx. 22 times). Once complete, the unit will start its normal initial countdown process.
Next, test the dispenser by entering a target charge (i.e. 44.5 ENTER, and pressing DISP).
Disregard the first charge and throw a few charges at these settings to see if they satisfy
your needs. If not, return to step 2 and repeat the process to program in different values.
Due to powder grain size variations, you may have to adjust the unit for each different powder used.
Here is another full list of parameters, accessed sequentially by pressing
"EDIT MEMORY" and "ENTER" simultaneously, and then pressing "ENTER" to advance through the list. This list includes the original factory setting for reference.
To change a parameter, type the new number once the old number is displayed. Record all factory data
first because there is no "FACTORY RESET" available. * marks parameters used in the above notes. (XXX)
indicates my factory data.
*HSB_A1 (15.68) Grains under target weight to go from full to high speed for low weight
*HSB_B1 (3.42) Grains under target weight to go from high to slow speed low weight
HSP_C1 (1.08) Grains under target weight to go from slow to final trickle speed low weight
*MSP_A2 (39.20) Grains under target weight to go from full to high speed for medium weight
*MSP_B2 (8.55) Grains under target weight to go from high to slow speed medium weight
MSP_C2 (2.25) Grains under target weight to go from slow to final trickle speed medium weight
*SSP_A3 (196.00) Grains under target weight to go from full to high speed for heavy weight
*SSP_B3 (42.75) Grains under target weight to go from high to slow speed heavy weight
SSP_C3 (11.32) Grains under target weight to go from slow to final trickle speed heavy weight
SEL (065) ???
*F_A (050) Grains for a Heavy Charge
*M_A (035) Grains for a Medium charge
*S_A (006) Grains for a slow charge
*W_F (200) Rotation for Full speed
*W_M (100) Rotation for Medium speed
W_S (036) Rotation for slowest speed
*S_F (012) Scale sensitivity timeout time in m/s fast speed
S_M (024) Scale sensitivity timeout time in m/s medium speed
S_S (128) Scale sensitivity timeout time in m/s slow speed.
FR1 (040) ?
FS1 (016) ?
FR2 (080) ?
SR1 (032) ?
SS1 (008) ?
SR2 (040) ?
DEC (000) ?
AT (000) ?
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