IGOTGLOCKED Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 So I went down to my reloading / gun room this morning to run some loads for tonight's match. As usual I turn on my Dillon digital scales to let them warm up as I fill the powder hopper as usual. Next I calibrated the scales, or at least tried to... They were acting wacky which has never happened and have always been spot on. The calibration weight kept changing readings then the scales began cycling on and off. At that point I began considering an exorcism! Then I reached around the back to be sure the power plug was fully connected and saw my cell phone laying right next to the scales. Consequently just a reminder to keep mobile devices away from scales Cheers from IGG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoyGlock Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Yup same experience and more obvious when a call or mssge is incoming. Took me awhile to discover. Back to analog balance beam now and Im happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerritm Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 The ceiling fan above my loading bench affects mine. It is a Berry digital scale. If the fan is on the numbers bounce around and it is not consistent. gerritm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 1 hour ago, gerritm said: The ceiling fan above my loading bench affects mine. It is a Berry digital scale. If the fan is on the numbers bounce around and it is not consistent. gerritm These scales are very sensitive to air currents... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGOTGLOCKED Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share Posted February 16, 2018 12 hours ago, BoyGlock said: Yup same experience and more obvious when a call or mssge is incoming. Took me awhile to discover. Back to analog balance beam now and Im happy. Lol! That would solve it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGOTGLOCKED Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share Posted February 16, 2018 41 minutes ago, ChuckS said: These scales are very sensitive to air currents... Indeed I try to keep the wind cover closed as much as possible and have turned the hvac vent 90 degrees to help. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrispies Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 I’ve got an ancient RCBS digital and have never noticed anything but I also don’t keep my phone near the scale. It’s worth looking into though. Thanks for the headsup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGOTGLOCKED Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share Posted February 16, 2018 5 minutes ago, jkrispies said: I’ve got an ancient RCBS digital and have never noticed anything but I also don’t keep my phone near the scale. It’s worth looking into though. Thanks for the headsup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koteris Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 I've had trouble with the cell phone, and even more with the fluorescent light that used to sit over my bench. Now the phone stays across the room and I switched to LED light. Probably should have just bought a nice beam scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGOTGLOCKED Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, koteris said: I've had trouble with the cell phone, and even more with the fluorescent light that used to sit over my bench. Now the phone stays across the room and I switched to LED light. Probably should have just bought a nice beam scale. I used to have fluorescent lighting in my previous reloading room and had to switch them out. Fortunately our new house is 100% LED. Problem fixed! Edited February 17, 2018 by IGOTGLOCKED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyVey Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 I worked for decades in a chemical lab and for the last twenty + years or so we using digital scales. Never heard of any interference from fluorescent lights or cell phones. Our scales are placed very much under the lights for best visibility....I agree that any air movement from a fan, open window etc. will be bad! But this applies to either digital or mechanical scales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Want2BS8ed Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 I worked for decades in a chemical lab and for the last twenty + years or so we using digital scales. Never heard of any interference from fluorescent lights or cell phones. Our scales are placed very much under the lights for best visibility....I agree that any air movement from a fan, open window etc. will be bad! But this applies to either digital or mechanical scales.Just guessing here but a commercial lab grade scale is likely to have better shielding than most of the reloading specific scales marketed to the average joe...MSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyVey Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 21 minutes ago, Want2BS8ed said: Just guessing here but a commercial lab grade scale is likely to have better shielding than most of the reloading specific scales marketed to the average joe... M Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk You may be right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGOTGLOCKED Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 2 hours ago, RudyVey said: I worked for decades in a chemical lab and for the last twenty + years or so we using digital scales. Never heard of any interference from fluorescent lights or cell phones. Our scales are placed very much under the lights for best visibility....I agree that any air movement from a fan, open window etc. will be bad! But this applies to either digital or mechanical scales. I will assure you it clearly interferes with them. I suspect your scales are significantly more sophisticated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGOTGLOCKED Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Want2BS8ed said: Just guessing here but a commercial lab grade scale is likely to have better shielding than most of the reloading specific scales marketed to the average joe... M Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yuppers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banacek Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Anybody have issues with fluorescent lights with noisey ballasts? I switched to LED lights and my RCBS loadmaster seems to be more consistent but not sure if that is just psychological. The main reason I switched was my Dillon case feeder, everytime the toggle switch was hit the lights would flicker (plugged into the same outlet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S. Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Banacek said: Anybody have issues with fluorescent lights with noisey ballasts? I switched to LED lights and my RCBS loadmaster seems to be more consistent but not sure if that is just psychological. The main reason I switched was my Dillon case feeder, everytime the toggle switch was hit the lights would flicker (plugged into the same outlet). Yes, fluorescent lights (or more likely the ballast) have been known to interfere with some scales. Edited February 18, 2018 by Tom S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGOTGLOCKED Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 4 hours ago, Banacek said: Anybody have issues with fluorescent lights with noisey ballasts? I switched to LED lights and my RCBS loadmaster seems to be more consistent but not sure if that is just psychological. The main reason I switched was my Dillon case feeder, everytime the toggle switch was hit the lights would flicker (plugged into the same outlet). I always heard when the ballasts made noise they were going bad which was also unhealthy to be around them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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