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Posted: 8/25/2011 4:57:00 AM EDT
| Does anybody make a powder cop that gives an audible warning rather than something you need to watch? It needs to be able to work on a Hornady LnL AP. |
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Adding a small microswitch and a piezo buzzer to a cop die shouldn't be too difficult.
Something like this maybe. |
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RCBS makes a powder lock out die, locks up the press if it doesn't detect powder. http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=536792 |
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RCBS makes a powder lock out die, locks up the press if it doesn't detect powder. http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=536792 How does this work, How can it stop my press ram from coming back down and indexing to the next station? |
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How does this work, How can it stop my press ram from coming back down and indexing to the next station? The die has a center rod that must be lifted to the right height by the powder (user-adjustable) before it will allow the case mouth to enter the die. It locks up the press on the up stroke (handle being pulled down). I suppose if you wanted to, you could ignore the fact that you couldn't complete the ram travel, come back down, index, and keep going - but if you're not going to catch that, a little buzzer isn't going to help you much, either. Watch a good demonstration of the lock-out die here and here |
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Quoted: I agree that this is the best method. All the other methods either require you to watch a stick moving, or require you to ignore the buzzer SOMETIMES. That's just silly.Quoted: How does this work, How can it stop my press ram from coming back down and indexing to the next station? The die has a center rod that must be lifted to the right height by the powder (user-adjustable) before it will allow the case mouth to enter the die. It locks up the press on the up stroke (handle being pulled down). I suppose if you wanted to, you could ignore the fact that you couldn't complete the ram travel, come back down, index, and keep going - but if you're not going to catch that, a little buzzer isn't going to help you much, either. Watch a good demonstration of the lock-out die here and here This thing WORKS. If there's no case in the station, no lock. If it's double or no charge, it locks up the press.
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RCBS makes a powder lock out die, locks up the press if it doesn't detect powder. http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=536792 Thank you. One is on its way to my house! 
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