Lighted Powder Measure

KJr · November 8, 2009, 10:21 PM

When I am charging my casings, I slow down and watch the powder flow into evert case. I am considering adding a very small (maybe a lazer pointer) light directed to the back of the bottom of the powder tube, to assist in viewing the powder flow. Has anyone else tried this and did it work?

FrankenMauser · November 8, 2009, 11:15 PM

Don't use a laser pointer. Go with a bottom-of-the-line 3mm LED (600-2000 mcd). If you use a 'super bright' (9k-15k mcd) it'll give you headaches. With a properly wired LED, you can run the thing off a pair of AAA batteries for years, with intermittent usage.

If you really want to challenge yourself, you could even go with some super-dim SMD LEDs, and build an array. (Surface-Mount, microscopic, hard to solder, good knowledge of compatibility requirements needed, not for the average person.)

**Unclenick** · November 9, 2009, 03:46 AM

You could buy one of those little goose neck white LED flashlights and tape or Velcro it to the measure, then bend the light to the appropriate position. To answer your question, no. It never occurred to me to watch it fall. I would also caution you that changing the drop speed will alter how the stuff packs into the case. Perhaps alter how the measure meters the powder weight? Double-check it isn't giving you a problem with any of that?

November 8, 2009, 10:21 PM	#1
KJr Member Join Date: September 19, 2009 Location: Troutman, NC Posts: 55	Lighted Powder Measure When I am charging my casings, I slow down and watch the powder flow into evert case. I am considering adding a very small (maybe a lazer pointer) light directed to the back of the bottom of the powder tube, to assist in viewing the powder flow. Has anyone else tried this and did it work? __________________ Thank You KJr

November 8, 2009, 11:15 PM	#2
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	Don't use a laser pointer. Go with a bottom-of-the-line 3mm LED (600-2000 mcd). If you use a 'super bright' (9k-15k mcd) it'll give you headaches. With a properly wired LED, you can run the thing off a pair of AAA batteries for years, with intermittent usage. If you really want to challenge yourself, you could even go with some super-dim SMD LEDs, and build an array. (Surface-Mount, microscopic, hard to solder, good knowledge of compatibility requirements needed, not for the average person.) __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

November 9, 2009, 03:46 AM	#3
Unclenick Staff Join Date: March 4, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 21,060	You could buy one of those little goose neck white LED flashlights and tape or Velcro it to the measure, then bend the light to the appropriate position. To answer your question, no. It never occurred to me to watch it fall. I would also caution you that changing the drop speed will alter how the stuff packs into the case. Perhaps alter how the measure meters the powder weight? Double-check it isn't giving you a problem with any of that? __________________ Gunsite Orange Hat Family Member CMP Certified GSM Master Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Benefactor Member and Golden Eagle

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