550B dropping powder with no brass
Quote from Reloader on January 20, 2014, 11:28 pmI set up my Dillon 550B without problem and have been loading just fine. I'm still new to reloading, so I like only doing one at a time in the press. When there is no brass in station 2, the powder one, it drops a full load of powder. It makes a mess and I'm wasting my powder. What would cause this all of a sudden and how do I fix it?
I set up my Dillon 550B without problem and have been loading just fine. I'm still new to reloading, so I like only doing one at a time in the press. When there is no brass in station 2, the powder one, it drops a full load of powder. It makes a mess and I'm wasting my powder. What would cause this all of a sudden and how do I fix it?
Quote from Reloader on January 21, 2014, 4:12 pmDo you have the right powder funnel in powder die? The funnel is it bottoming out on shellplate causing it to activate? Someting is causing powder funnel to activate measure look at manual to see what you have wrong
Rocky
Do you have the right powder funnel in powder die? The funnel is it bottoming out on shellplate causing it to activate? Someting is causing powder funnel to activate measure look at manual to see what you have wrong
Rocky
Quote from Reloader on January 22, 2014, 4:59 pmIt sounds like the wing nut is not set up correctly on the return rod. The rod does not push the powder bar over, it only pulls it back if it has been pushed over by the case pushing up on the powder funnel. Compare your failsafe return rod setup to the manual.
It sounds like the wing nut is not set up correctly on the return rod. The rod does not push the powder bar over, it only pulls it back if it has been pushed over by the case pushing up on the powder funnel. Compare your failsafe return rod setup to the manual.
Quote from Reloader on February 5, 2014, 1:15 amI have a related question- why does the powder measure drop a few extra granules of powder after a charge is dropped? I have the correct funnel, the return rod and butterfly nut are working correctly, and my weights seem on. It's a bit annoying to have to brush off the residual powder. I am working up some new loads so I am going slower than usual.
I have a related question- why does the powder measure drop a few extra granules of powder after a charge is dropped? I have the correct funnel, the return rod and butterfly nut are working correctly, and my weights seem on. It's a bit annoying to have to brush off the residual powder. I am working up some new loads so I am going slower than usual.
Quote from Reloader on February 5, 2014, 4:00 pmStatic electricity is the most likely culprit. Cut a long, narrow strip from a dryer anti-static sheet. With the powder hopper empty, insert it inside the hopper down to the metal. Fold the excess over the top of the hopper tube, secure it to the outside of the hopper tube with tape. Now p[our your powder into the hopper tube. Grounding the machine will work also.
Static electricity is the most likely culprit. Cut a long, narrow strip from a dryer anti-static sheet. With the powder hopper empty, insert it inside the hopper down to the metal. Fold the excess over the top of the hopper tube, secure it to the outside of the hopper tube with tape. Now p[our your powder into the hopper tube. Grounding the machine will work also.
Quote from Reloader on February 28, 2014, 2:10 amBoth suggestions are spot on. Static can be a problem on all plastic powder drop tubes and should be grounded. If you reload in the basement like me, run a fine copper wire from the machine frame to a copper pipe or other earth grounded metal object such as a grounded AC power box. DON'T INVOLVE ANY WIRE OTHER THAN A BARE COPPER LINE HELD BY A GREEN SCREW!!!!
The use of a dryer sheet is a sure fire cure! Great suggestion! It can be simpler than you may think. Wiping down the external plastic tube with the dryer sheet also works. Just don't raid the wife's new sheets. A used sheet which she throws away works just fine.
Keeping costs down and a clean work environment with a clean press improves our loads and enables us to enjoy our sport more.
Police your brass (giggle),
Larry
Both suggestions are spot on. Static can be a problem on all plastic powder drop tubes and should be grounded. If you reload in the basement like me, run a fine copper wire from the machine frame to a copper pipe or other earth grounded metal object such as a grounded AC power box. DON'T INVOLVE ANY WIRE OTHER THAN A BARE COPPER LINE HELD BY A GREEN SCREW!!!!
The use of a dryer sheet is a sure fire cure! Great suggestion! It can be simpler than you may think. Wiping down the external plastic tube with the dryer sheet also works. Just don't raid the wife's new sheets. A used sheet which she throws away works just fine.
Keeping costs down and a clean work environment with a clean press improves our loads and enables us to enjoy our sport more.
Police your brass (giggle),
Larry
Quote from Reloader on July 22, 2014, 8:56 pmI store my powder measures empty, with a used dryer sheet in them. Never have problems with static cling on my powder measures.
I store my powder measures empty, with a used dryer sheet in them. Never have problems with static cling on my powder measures.