Beacon22 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Does anyone know of a way to upgrade the capacity of the case feeder for the 650? I have an RF100 and a Mr.Bulletfeeder so I'm humming along until I have to feed cases to the case feeder. My issue is the motor has no balls so it only takes 100 or so .38 cases to bind the feeder Up. Ammoload.com makes a pin style rotary case collator that can handle 1500 9mm cases. It is really nice but they sell it for $3,300!!! The feeder doesn't slow me down tremendously, it's more of just an annoyance I would like to fix if there is anything available or if someon knows of a cheaper commercial unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I would call Dillon. The casefeeder should hold more than that. Mine handles 400+ 9mm without issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polizei1 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 What if you rigged something up...almost like a big casefeeder that has a dump-truck type release on it. That way, you could flip a switch to release the "door" which would release additional cases into the casefeeder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beacon22 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 What if you rigged something up...almost like a big casefeeder that has a dump-truck type release on it. That way, you could flip a switch to release the "door" which would release additional cases into the casefeeder. I like that idea but I gotta figure this weak motor thing out as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beacon22 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 I would call Dillon. The casefeeder should hold more than that. Mine handles 400+ 9mm without issue. Maybe it is my feeder and not the norm... I can really only get around 100 .38spl cases in there before it binds and maybe 150-200 9mm cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beacon22 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 I would call Dillon. The casefeeder should hold more than that. Mine handles 400+ 9mm without issue. Did you see that case collator from Ammoload.com?? It's pretty cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxerglocker Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I would call Dillon. The casefeeder should hold more than that. Mine handles 400+ 9mm without issue. Maybe it is my feeder and not the norm... I can really only get around 100 .38spl cases in there before it binds and maybe 150-200 9mm cases. That isn't normal... mine will easily hold 400-500 9mm and 300 of .223 rifle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beacon22 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 I would call Dillon. The casefeeder should hold more than that. Mine handles 400+ 9mm without issue. Maybe it is my feeder and not the norm... I can really only get around 100 .38spl cases in there before it binds and maybe 150-200 9mm cases. That isn't normal... mine will easily hold 400-500 9mm and 300 of .223 rifle. And it the shell plate indexes with no problem with that many cases? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxerglocker Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I would call Dillon. The casefeeder should hold more than that. Mine handles 400+ 9mm without issue. Maybe it is my feeder and not the norm... I can really only get around 100 .38spl cases in there before it binds and maybe 150-200 9mm cases. That isn't normal... mine will easily hold 400-500 9mm and 300 of .223 rifle. And it the shell plate indexes with no problem with that many cases? I normally only load 300 9mm at a time but it doesn't miss a beat at 400 no difference. Are you sure it's the motor and the clutch isn't slipping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beacon22 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 I would call Dillon. The casefeeder should hold more than that. Mine handles 400+ 9mm without issue. Maybe it is my feeder and not the norm... I can really only get around 100 .38spl cases in there before it binds and maybe 150-200 9mm cases. Yeah, the motor won't do anything when I load up with cases. That isn't normal... mine will easily hold 400-500 9mm and 300 of .223 rifle. And it the shell plate indexes with no problem with that many cases? I normally only load 300 9mm at a time but it doesn't miss a beat at 400 no difference. Are you sure it's the motor and the clutch isn't slipping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiggerJJ Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 tighten the clutch, the 2 hex head screws in the middle of the case feed plate... jj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Take two plastic cups, mark one "bullets" one "brass" and mark a line inside of each where 100 of them fill to. Every time you add primers, add a scoop of each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 tighten the clutch, and make sure you didn't loose the roll pin that drives the plate. I can run mine with brass spilling out out the top. that's when I know I have too much in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmysterious Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Are you using the High setting? If you're using Low that could be the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beacon22 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Are you using the High setting? If you're using Low that could be the problem. No, I'm using the high setting and I tried tightening up the clutch but it still has a very low capacity (around 100 cases). Anything more than that and the motor just stops. I guess I have to call DIllon. Maybe I have a bad motor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxerglocker Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Are you using the High setting? If you're using Low that could be the problem. No, I'm using the high setting and I tried tightening up the clutch but it still has a very low capacity (around 100 cases). Anything more than that and the motor just stops. I guess I have to call DIllon. Maybe I have a bad motor? I would agree, sounds like the motor is bad. Check one more thing first if you can. Check if you have high resistance going through the micro-switch actuated within the case drop tube. If high the voltage will be low going to the motor. You could also just bypass the switch altogether and see if that improves the motors performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beacon22 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Are you using the High setting? If you're using Low that could be the problem. No, I'm using the high setting and I tried tightening up the clutch but it still has a very low capacity (around 100 cases). Anything more than that and the motor just stops. I guess I have to call DIllon. Maybe I have a bad motor? I would agree, sounds like the motor is bad. Check one more thing first if you can. Check if you have high resistance going through the micro-switch actuated within the case drop tube. If high the voltage will be low going to the motor. You could also just bypass the switch altogether and see if that improves the motors performance. Thanks for the recommendation but I think I'm going to call Dillon because I know they will stand behind the motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagonpilot Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I have run mine with 400 .38 specials in it with no issues. Tried both low and high speed, mostly cause I am not sure what difference the speed makes. I actually had my very first case load upside down from the feeder. Happened to see it in the tube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almostold Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I can only run about 100 45's - motor stops dead if more - I will chk the clutch but plz tell us what Dillon says about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenr Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Mine acts the same too. Please post what Dillon says. The setup video says that you can only put a put brass in that would fill a coffee can. That turns out to be about the number that is mentioned in these posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Does the vid specify what size coffee can ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellow Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I can run 7-800 9mm cases in mine without any problems. Haven't tried to run more, but I don't think 1000 pcs would be a problem either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cecil Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 (edited) i run my case feeder on low... am i using the wrong speed ? its a xl650... with case feeder.... i load for 9mm only Edited January 5, 2013 by cecil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beacon22 Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 I'm calling Dillon on Monday for the heck of it but a buddy of mine also found a beefed up motor that would be a direct drop-in replacement and run at 5rpm vs. the current 4rpm of the stock motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxerglocker Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 RPM means nothing in this case... TORQUE is what matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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