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Lyman Pro Touch 1500 problems
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 8:41 pm
by Dahonis
Brand new scale.
Followed instructions and plugged in for 24hrs to allow the scale to settle down.
Calibration is spot on.
However, the digital read out jumps around in readings its unusable.
It flicks around far too much, by around 2-3 grains then drops down again.... Rinse and repeat....
What am I doing wrong? It's on a flat bench, no vibration or gale force winds.
Any ideas please
aaarggh
Re: Lyman Pro Touch 1500 problems
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 9:15 pm
by phaedra1106
Any other electronics near it?, mobile phone etc.?
Mains unit plugged directly into the wall socket or via an adapter or multi-way block?
Try it in another room and see if it does the same.
Re: Lyman Pro Touch 1500 problems
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:35 pm
by Alpha1
Should of bought a beam scale they just work.
Re: Lyman Pro Touch 1500 problems
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 5:13 am
by Dahonis
phaedra1106 wrote:Any other electronics near it?, mobile phone etc.?
Mains unit plugged directly into the wall socket or via an adapter or multi-way block?
Try it in another room and see if it does the same.
Yep, all done as it should be. Tried in another room same result.
I may have a duff unit!!
Re: Lyman Pro Touch 1500 problems
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 5:14 am
by Dahonis
Alpha1 wrote:Should of bought a beam scale they just work.
Helpful as ever......
Re: Lyman Pro Touch 1500 problems
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 7:32 am
by dodgyrog
Return it to Hannams and get a replacement.
Re: Lyman Pro Touch 1500 problems
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 9:38 am
by Dahonis
Will do exactly that. Just wanted to make sure it was not user error
Re: Lyman Pro Touch 1500 problems
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:52 pm
by Alpha1
Re: Lyman Pro Touch 1500 problems
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2018 11:37 pm
by Alpha1
Dahonis wrote:Alpha1 wrote:Should of bought a beam scale they just work.
Helpful as ever......
I gave you good advice you chose to ignore it a beam scale is all ways going to work. Coupled with one of these is the best reloading system you could wish for. I have been using one for years.
http://www.targetmasteruk.com/
Re: Lyman Pro Touch 1500 problems
Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 9:25 am
by JohnE
I purchased a Lyman Pro-Touch 1500 and had nothing but trouble with it and so was offered an alternative from the Lyman range, but again it was troublesome. The difficulty for me seemed to be the touch-screen not responding to my touch. I now use a scale from Frankford Arsenal which has presss-buttons and that works well. Yes the old beam scales are accurate and reliable, but they are slow and expensive, the electronic scales are cheaper and very quick for batching cast bullets etc.
JohnE