Budget scale?

[new2mud]

I’ve had a couple of cheap no name digital scales before getting my Chargemaster and may take on it is that once the warm up drifting phase has settled down, they are fine. Perhaps they are off by .1-.2 grains vs a higher end scale, but as long as you are comparing like for like (eg comparing your charges against others measured on the same scale), it works great. They have been consistent against themselves.

 

[new2mud]

^^^ oh, and I still use the cheap-o scales from time to time—when I don’t feel like pulling out the Chargemaster. Again—they are consistent...you just need to be sure of your reference point.

 

[Quin]

I have a cheap Frankford Arsenal digital. Its quick and works fine for what I paid. The only thing I don't like is the level of precision - it seems to jump up .2 grains or so when trickling powder and reweighing charges seems to sometimes result in .2 grain difference. I primarily use it for quickly weighing the occasional dropped charge to make sure things are okay.
But if I'm weighing every charge, I've gone back to using an RCBS beam (which has its own set of issues). Its definitely slower but I feel like I can get a more precise weight with a beam than with a cheap digital.

 

[MuleyFever]

I have a cheap Frankford Arsenal digital. Its quick and works fine for what I paid. The only thing I don't like is the level of precision - it seems to jump up .2 grains or so when trickling powder and reweighing charges seems to sometimes result in .2 grain difference. I primarily use it for quickly weighing the occasional dropped charge to make sure things are okay.
But if I'm weighing every charge, I've gone back to using an RCBS beam (which has its own set of issues). Its definitely slower but I feel like I can get a more precise weight with a beam than with a cheap digital.

What are the issues with the beam?

 

[Quin]

What are the issues with the beam?

Well, its sloooow. Takes a while to settle downand get a reading. I've found the reading is affected by whether the powder is on one side or the other of the pan or rhe other so I generally remove the pan, shake it and then reweigh further slowing the process. Any bumps to the table or the beam can put it off its zero. I was just trying to point out electronics and beams both seem to have their plusses and minuses.

 

[tdhanses]

Well, its sloooow. Takes a while to settle downand get a reading. I've found the reading is affected by whether the powder is on one side or the other of the pan or rhe other so I generally remove the pan, shake it and then reweigh further slowing the process. Any bumps to the table or the beam can put it off its zero. I was just trying to point out electronics and beams both seem to have their plusses and minuses.

I’ll never go back to a beam scale.