Of all the stupid things to happen!

**Brick** · March 18th, 2012, 07:13 PM

It seems my RCBS 750 Rangemaster scale has given up he ghost!

Turned it on to calibrate and setup for a reloading session, but when I pressed the cal (calibrate) button the damn thing turned itself off! 5 iterations of the same thing convinced me, its goose is cooked!

Now I have to use my old Ohaus 5-0-5 until I get a new digital.

**P89** · March 18th, 2012, 07:40 PM

Old school still gets the job done.

**WVBob** · March 19th, 2012, 07:08 AM

My 5-0-5 has been working just fine for 35 years. I'm with P89, old school works.

**noylj** · March 21st, 2012, 02:01 AM

God, a beam?
How old is the RCBS?
Call them and see what it costs for fix.
I still have my Ainsworth digital I bought in the late '70s to bury that damn beam. Still working fine.

**Tomcat088** · March 21st, 2012, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by Brick

It seems my RCBS 750 Rangemaster scale has given up he ghost!

Turned it on to calibrate and setup for a reloading session, but when I pressed the cal (calibrate) button the damn thing turned itself off! 5 iterations of the same thing convinced me, its goose is cooked!

Now I have to use my old Ohaus 5-0-5 until I get a new digital.

This sounds like the "short problem" that they've been having with some of their keypads. RCBS has great customer service. People have had a few problems with keypads on their Chargemasters, and I wouldn't be surprised if they were having issue with the Rangemaster keypad. I know for a fact that they replaced lots of Chargemasters, or worked on them while they were OUT of warranty, for free. This sounds like a similar issue. I don't know how old the unit is, what kind of shape it's in or anything, but I'd give them a call. I bet you they'll tell you to send it in to them, and I wouldn't be surprised if they fixed it for free, or offered you a new one at a very discounted rate. RCBS is very good to deal with, so I'd definitely make sure to call them; don't get your hopes up too high, but you might be pleasantly surprised.

**Brick** · March 21st, 2012, 05:45 PM

You know I don't exactly remember when I bought the thing! It might be as much as 7 years old if I bought it shortly after moving here.

Well I sent a message off to RCBS a few days ago to see if the unit was repairable. They tell me it is ...for a fee of $45.

I expect my new Hornady LNL Bench Scale to be here from Midway in a few days. Meanwhile my old Ohaus 5-0-5 still works.