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Posted: 6/12/2011 3:04:07 PM EDT
| How do you zero a balance beam scale? Am I doing it right? I weigh an object that I know how many grains it weighs & zero the scale to it. Then I can check the powder my measure puts out & it seems to be the correct weight. Again, am I doing this right? Thanks in advance. |
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It sounds as if you're pretty much GTG there. I use a set of rcbs check weights http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=493216 each time I position the scale for a reloading session. When I'm happy with the power weight being thrown by the dispenser, I check ever fifth round or so to keep the dispenser honest.
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You should be zeroing your scale with empty pan, otherwise, you really don't know where your zero is.
Zeroing it to something only tells you that it's consistent, not that it's accurate, not the same thing. Be very careful, if you didn't buy a check weight, then anything else is only a guess on the weight. How would you know what the item weighed? You should go the Mfrs web, you can usually find the procedure on how to. 'Borg |
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If you are doing something like weighing bullets thinking that will give you an accurate check of your scale...the weight of bullets isn't usually extremely consistent, so you are wasting your time. Get some check weights, zero the scale empty, then check it against the check weights, most of those are pretty close, but may not be exact, but close enough for normal use. Just for educational purposes weigh about 10 bullets of the same weight, you will see they aren't especially consistent in their weight, generally speaking more expensive bullets will be more consistent in weight than cheaper bullets. |
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