Hornady auto charge soiled the bed

308Loader · October 9, 2017, 05:44 PM

Hello again all. was loading up some 223 plinking rounds when suddenly my auto charge s#!t the bed. Started up just fine, calibrated, set the charge weight... tossed 40 of 100 charges then wouldn't dispense any more charges. powered it down, unplugged it for a second and tried again. Setup was fine but still wouldn't dispense a charge. I did this 3 times then went back to my old lee powder measure to finish the lot. Any ideas? The thing isn't the greatest but works well when it isn't over trickling, its kind of convenient to have. Throw and weigh a charge while seating a bullet on the last case charged, saved some time on making range ammo. Further more this thing wasn't cheep ($). Thought id ask here before contacting Hornady, maybe you all have seen this problem?

Thanks in advance for any input.

1stmar · October 9, 2017, 05:47 PM

Have you tried manual mode and auto ?

308Loader · October 9, 2017, 06:06 PM

yes, both are no-go. I'm re-reading the instructions tonight incase I missed something. Just odd it went from working well to poo, no intervention from me.

1stmar · October 9, 2017, 06:12 PM

Won't find much there. You can try hanging it from normal to power mode by holding the dispense button down for 2 seconds. Wonder if the motor burned up. Have mine for probably 3 years. Love it. The only over charges I used to get was w 4064. Adjust the trickle start time to .6 and works well.

Good luck, let us know how you make out

RC20 · October 9, 2017, 07:26 PM

One trick I have if I want exact charges, is to figure out where it tends to, a bit over or under, then set it for under and reach in the tube with a tiny screw driver and pull a few grains out.

Bulk runs no, a then over or under is no issue but sometimes I am tuning in and have 3/10 below, on and 3/10 over. Then I like all of them to be spot on.

I would change the title to quit, failed, went south, zarked etc.

308Loader · October 10, 2017, 05:38 PM

how do I change the title, sorry if I offended anyone

. s--t the bed is a common term for broken where I'm from. obviously I don't want to curse, so I haven't spelled out the s word.

Is their a factory reset on these like most programmable electronics?

hounddawg · October 10, 2017, 06:11 PM

Can you hear the motor running? The first RCBS I received straight from the box would you could hear the motor run but the tube turned sporadically and mostly not at all. I returned it of course and Midway sent me a new one.

I am not sure what connects the motor to the tube but on mine I suspect something in the coupling was messed up. If your motor is running and it is out of warranty might be worth a look see inside

308Loader · October 10, 2017, 06:18 PM

I here nothing. It just sits their like its waiting for an empty pan, or the word go.

hounddawg · October 10, 2017, 06:29 PM

well that is in the electronics then, not just loose a screw. Call the factory, see what they recommend

October 9, 2017, 05:44 PM	#1
308Loader Senior Member Join Date: August 24, 2014 Location: Minnesota Posts: 639	Hornady auto charge soiled the bed Hello again all. was loading up some 223 plinking rounds when suddenly my auto charge s#!t the bed. Started up just fine, calibrated, set the charge weight... tossed 40 of 100 charges then wouldn't dispense any more charges. powered it down, unplugged it for a second and tried again. Setup was fine but still wouldn't dispense a charge. I did this 3 times then went back to my old lee powder measure to finish the lot. Any ideas? The thing isn't the greatest but works well when it isn't over trickling, its kind of convenient to have. Throw and weigh a charge while seating a bullet on the last case charged, saved some time on making range ammo. Further more this thing wasn't cheep ($). Thought id ask here before contacting Hornady, maybe you all have seen this problem? Thanks in advance for any input. __________________ Just a dude with stuff.

October 9, 2017, 06:06 PM	#3
308Loader Senior Member Join Date: August 24, 2014 Location: Minnesota Posts: 639	yes, both are no-go. I'm re-reading the instructions tonight incase I missed something. Just odd it went from working well to poo, no intervention from me. __________________ Just a dude with stuff.

October 9, 2017, 07:26 PM	#5
RC20 Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 7,014	One trick I have if I want exact charges, is to figure out where it tends to, a bit over or under, then set it for under and reach in the tube with a tiny screw driver and pull a few grains out. Bulk runs no, a then over or under is no issue but sometimes I am tuning in and have 3/10 below, on and 3/10 over. Then I like all of them to be spot on. I would change the title to quit, failed, went south, zarked etc. __________________ Science and Facts are True whether you believe it or not

October 10, 2017, 05:38 PM	#6
308Loader Senior Member Join Date: August 24, 2014 Location: Minnesota Posts: 639	hornady auto charcge stoped working how do I change the title, sorry if I offended anyone. s--t the bed is a common term for broken where I'm from. obviously I don't want to curse, so I haven't spelled out the s word. Is their a factory reset on these like most programmable electronics? __________________ Just a dude with stuff. Last edited by 308Loader; October 10, 2017 at 05:59 PM.

October 10, 2017, 06:11 PM	#7
hounddawg Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2009 Posts: 4,232	Can you hear the motor running? The first RCBS I received straight from the box would you could hear the motor run but the tube turned sporadically and mostly not at all. I returned it of course and Midway sent me a new one. I am not sure what connects the motor to the tube but on mine I suspect something in the coupling was messed up. If your motor is running and it is out of warranty might be worth a look see inside __________________ “How do I get to the next level?” Well, you get to the next level by being the first one on the range and the last one to leave.” – Jerry Miculek Last edited by hounddawg; October 10, 2017 at 06:28 PM.

October 9, 2017, 05:47 PM	#2
1stmar Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,378	Have you tried manual mode and auto ?

October 9, 2017, 06:12 PM	#4
1stmar Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,378	Won't find much there. You can try hanging it from normal to power mode by holding the dispense button down for 2 seconds. Wonder if the motor burned up. Have mine for probably 3 years. Love it. The only over charges I used to get was w 4064. Adjust the trickle start time to .6 and works well. Good luck, let us know how you make out

October 10, 2017, 06:18 PM	#8
308Loader Senior Member Join Date: August 24, 2014 Location: Minnesota Posts: 639	I here nothing. It just sits their like its waiting for an empty pan, or the word go. __________________ Just a dude with stuff.

October 10, 2017, 06:29 PM	#9
hounddawg Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2009 Posts: 4,232	well that is in the electronics then, not just loose a screw. Call the factory, see what they recommend __________________ “How do I get to the next level?” Well, you get to the next level by being the first one on the range and the last one to leave.” – Jerry Miculek