15 yearold RCBS Chargemaster quit

[BamaMike63]

I've had my Charge Master for, I think, 15 years. It just quit. I plugged it into another outlet, and Nothing happened. 15 years is pretty good.
What are you all using? How are the RCBS Chargemasters currently on the store shelves?

Call RCBS and they will probably replace it for free.

 

[MarkInPA]

The new Hornady is supposed to get good reviews.

 

[Knight]

What model Hornady?

 

[ducky]

Call RCBS and they will probably replace it for free.

They won't warranty replace a 15 year old Chargemaster. Lone Mountain just repaired mine last year, they only had it about three weeks. I did buy a backup so now I have a Chargemaster and Chargemaster Lite.

 

[MarkInPA]

What model Hornady?

 

[Greatgrandad]

Mine quit a couple years ago. Called RCBS, they referred me to an outfit in Phoenix that repairs them. They wanted $175, no way.

I opened it up, all that was wrong was the female connector went bad. I bought a pack of six on Amazon for under $10. Drilled a hole in the side, soldiered a couple wires to the board, and was up and running. Been running ever since.

I looked at the new high in Chargemaster at the NRA Convention, way too sensitive. Just touched the table and it started drifting.

That sounds like the things I do. As someone who has an electronics background from many moons ago, I am always trying to figure out why something quit and repair it, if possible. However, so many things today are SMT and micro, its not always possible. Rarely do I just throw it out without a good attempt to repair first.

 

[MarkInPA]