Thread: RCBS Chargemaster 1500 problem??

A mate of mine has the exact same problem.
Throughs the majority of the charge but wont turn the tube for the last few grains - but you can hear the motor turning but its like the clutch wont engage.
He might have to send it back as well.

few issues poping up been thinking bout getting a chargemaster in

Originally Posted by Bushrash

few issues poping up been thinking bout getting a chargemaster in

YEP after a year of research and holding off getting one, and finally........

Originally Posted by Baz

YEP after a year of research and holding off getting one, and finally........

Yeah not bloody cool hope ya get it sorted

Originally Posted by crnkin

Mine does exactly the same thing. Got it from natchezz a few months ago. It does it after about 7 dispenses. I just thought they were junk and live with it. I turn it off at the wall then back on and it does another 7 or so.

In saying that I did 50 odd rounds the other night and it only did it twice.

Fuct if im sending it back. Will cost another $150 in freight both ways. Interesting that they dont all do it?

Chris

Mine wont even do 1 full dispense, Should only be freight one way there and if its broke, replaced and sent back free...??? worth the freight for what is supposed to be a top quality product IMO

Originally Posted by Spanners

Fluros are 'said' to cause an issue - mine was couple meters away and no probs

Now IIRC the power supply for them is a weird one - neg centre or something? - different to normal anyway - check the polarity on the unit and the supply.
I use a Old Uniden Cordless Ph power pack and is sweet.

The spot where the pan sits comes out - pull it out and make sure its fitted correctly

The final part of the trickle is tick... tick.... tick... a couple seconds apart, and the tube makes only a very small movement

Power fitting has same polarity as original power supply pug, shows center pin as positive, would doubt it would even run reversed? let alone not blow up... No final tick....tick....tick a couple of seconds apart and with no movement.

Originally Posted by muzr257

A mate of mine has the exact same problem.
Throughs the majority of the charge but wont turn the tube for the last few grains - but you can hear the motor turning but its like the clutch wont engage.
He might have to send it back as well.

Exactly what mine does. Does the TRICKLE button work at all on its own? A bunch of defective ones around?

Where was yours from?

Originally Posted by Baz

Mine wont even do 1 full dispense, Should only be freight one way there and if its broke, replaced and sent back free...??? worth the freight for what is supposed to be a top quality product IMO



Power fitting has same polarity as original power supply pug, shows center pin as positive, would doubt it would even run reversed? let alone not blow up... No final tick....tick....tick a couple of seconds apart and with no movement.



Exactly what mine does. Does the TRICKLE button work at all on its own? A bunch of defective ones around?

Where was yours from?

Yeah mine wouldnt even work when I first got it.

So i googled it and adjusted all the values, I think I made the last trickle value like .3 grains, it quite often over charges so I have to watch it very closely.

For instance if you put in 41.0, it will do the charge, beep, display 41.0, then show what number its up to (say 002) and then will revert to the actual weight, and it will be 41.4.

Does that about every 3rd or 4th throw, but if I put it to trickle at .5 it wont even trickle.

Its quite a plasticy heap of shit really, quite annoyed but I'm not sending it back to the states, at least mine works sometimes though!

Also just snapped my lee turret press after about 80 loads. Not having very good luck with reloading crap.

Chris