Digital Scales - Any good?

[Dom]

The first digital scale I had was just the scale, an RCBS model. That thing was touchy and I had to recalibrate often. I learned to let it warm up for at least 5 minutes, even when it sat in room temperature.

The current model I have I absolutely love, the RCBS 1500 Combo. I still let it warm up though, and yes, keep air movement down. Haven't had any issues with power or static, but would agree that's not good. So Jack, I'd recommend you let it warm up for a while before turning it on, and after on let it warm up also.

Do they save time? You betcha. Like Rocky said there is a delay in 'settlement', but I think that happens to most of them. Once I punch dispense and it settles, I dump that powder in a ready case, replace pan, it zeroes, and I hit dispense. During this time I'm seating the bullet, measuring it, etc. Most times by this time the next charge has already had time to settle sufficiently to give me a good readout.

The combo is much faster than a powder drop, to the scale, and then trickle and settle. Hope this helps, Waidmannsheil, Dom.