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Went to use my Chargemaster today and it worked well for exactly 6 cartridges and then went nuts. I have only used it for less than 100 cartridges and had it less than a year and almost reduced it to a pile of rubble.Of course this happened after RCBS closed. F@#%@n POS machine!
I would push 5 and it would read 6 so if I was loading 56.5 grains of powder it was saying 66.6 grains of powder. 2's were 3's and 8's were 9's. Anyone experienced this and is there a diagnostic program on it?
Let's see I work night shift this weekend and come Monday morning if you work @ RCBS you dont want to answer my call!!!!
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Ditto. RCBS stands behind their products.
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Went to use my Chargemaster today and it worked well for exactly 6 cartridges and then went nuts. I have only used it for less than 100 cartridges and had it less than a year and almost reduced it to a pile of rubble.Of course this happened after RCBS closed. F@#%@n POS machine!
I would push 5 and it would read 6 so if I was loading 56.5 grains of powder it was saying 66.6 grains of powder. 2's were 3's and 8's were 9's. Anyone experienced this and is there a diagnostic program on it?
Let's see I work night shift this weekend and come Monday morning if you work @ RCBS you dont want to answer my call!!!!
Kevin Mine did the exact same thing. Must have been a bad batch. Call RCBS, they'll fix you up.
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Same thing happened to me. Before you raise too much Cane , tell the lady from RCBS your problem she will very politely ask you to send it back and she will send you a new one. It's a mechanical devise, sometimes they malfunction. Be glad you are dealing with a company that stands behind their products.
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I've never had a problem with RCBS; they really do stand behind their products.
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I also had to send my Chargemaster 1500 back for replacement due to the number pad not working correctly.
I would press 4 and get the decimal.
I would press 5 and get a zero.
Sent it back and they replaced it with a new one. Was torqued that I had to spend $35.00 for shipping it to them for what I thought (knew) was a design flaw but at least they replaced it FOC.
New one works fine.
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I sure have got my $$ worth out of mine. Had it for 3+ years and loaded 10,000+ rounds without a hitch.
I am sure the replacement will suit you well.
It isn't energy that kills. It's holes!
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The on and off buttons, as well as the zero and calibrate buttons, do not work well on mine. In fact, I usually leave it on all the time as it sometimes takes me 5 minutes to get it to turn on. I really should call them and then send it back. Now that I am in the middle of load development for a deer hunt next month, I will have to struggle through until I am through with that.
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