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June 2, 2011, 10:39 PM | #1 |
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RCBS 5-10 scale question
I am getting my feet we with reloading and picked up a used RCBS 5-10 scale as a add on to a trade i made. I believe everything is here but the instruction manual.
Here is a pic Can anyone verify if everything else is here? Any place I can download a online instruction manual? Any good tips/sites/links on how to use this darn thing? Thanks
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June 2, 2011, 10:51 PM | #2 |
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June 2, 2011, 11:22 PM | #3 |
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It seems you have everything. You might have more confidence in your scale, since it's used, if your were to beg/borrow/buy a check/calibration weight.
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June 2, 2011, 11:27 PM | #4 |
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RCBS 5-10 scale
Yes sir, all that you need is there . I have one exactly like that and I couldn't get along witout mine. Make sure to check it against a known weight to be sure it is on, once zeroed.
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June 2, 2011, 11:55 PM | #5 |
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I got this because all I have is a franklin arsenal digital scale and a lee powder measure kit.
I was using the chart with the powder measure kit, putting it on the digital scale and it seems to be correct. If I compare a charge on the digital scale to the beam scale and they come out the same can i assume that it is correct? Keep in mind I don't know how to use the thing yet. I do believe I have it zero-ed in. I got the large poise at zero The micro poise is at zero put the pan on adjusted the leveling foot till it balanced at zero
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June 3, 2011, 12:18 AM | #6 |
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I miss my 5-10, good scale. You have everything you need for that scale, sir, looks good.
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June 3, 2011, 09:41 AM | #7 |
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You are zeroing it correctly, or at least the way I was taught to zero it. Keep in mind that the only way to be absolutley sure the scale is accurate is by using a calibration weight. I have used that model scale for over 30 years and it always did its job well but last week I finally replaced it with a RCBS Chargemaster combo.
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June 3, 2011, 09:57 AM | #8 |
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It's complete. They're good scales, I've been using one since the 1980s.
They can be a bit of a pain to adjust if your eyesight is starting to go, though.
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June 3, 2011, 10:00 AM | #9 |
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When Cleaning Use alcohol and a Q_tip. Clean the knives and agates with a twist as to
Pull any dirt out and away. NEVER put any oils on it. My 5-10 and 10-10 are as accurate as my .0001 Digital scale that I use as insurance every time I change the scales set-up. they are nice scales.....Oh, and Keep it covered If at all possible. |
June 3, 2011, 10:28 AM | #10 |
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Good scale. Only issue is the magnetic dampening- sometimes the pointer will stop a bit off, just touch the beam and start it swinging again, most of the time it will go to center.
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June 3, 2011, 09:27 PM | #11 |
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Clean the knives accordingly as posted earlier .
A dust partical can make em stiky as you describe or when weighing small amounts (under 5gr.)may not be enuff to get the beam swinging . I use a big plastic container to cover all my scales
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I've been using that "finger-drumming" method on this old Texan balance since 1969, and still use it occasionally to check the Green Monster (lower right) to see if Isaac Newton & James Clerk Maxwell are still shaking hands in the physics afterlife. : (Yeah, and I dust it off before I use it.) Last edited by mehavey; June 3, 2011 at 10:40 PM. |
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