Economical electric scale.

[Limited GM]

In every group there's some guy who's bought good stuff and then found a cheap off brand that works just as well.

anyone found an accurate affordable elec scale?

[XC700116]

http://www.oldwillknottscales.com/my...FQ5gMgodwFkAsA

Very accurate and repeatable without the flaky bs of a lot of digi scales

[BuffCyclist]

http://www.oldwillknottscales.com/my...FQ5gMgodwFkAsA

Very accurate and repeatable without the flaky bs of a lot of digi scales

I second this. I love my MyWeigh GemPro 250, very accurate and repeatable. Not sure if I'd call $140 affordable but compared to $400 or higher, sure. I only recently discovered mine to be temperature sensitive. If it is cold (temperature, not electronics just turned on), the reading will drift even if I recalibrate it. Now I keep it inside (instead of my garage) and haven't had any other problems.

Their lifetime warranty is what sold it for me.

I also heard great things of the Brian Enos scales for ~$75, but no direct experience with them.

[Irving]

I second this. I love my MyWeigh GemPro 250, very accurate and repeatable. Not sure if I'd call $140 affordable but compared to $400 or higher, sure. I only recently discovered mine to be temperature sensitive. If it is cold (temperature, not electronics just turned on), the reading will drift even if I recalibrate it. Now I keep it inside (instead of my garage) and haven't had any other problems.

Their lifetime warranty is what sold it for me.

I also heard great things of the Brian Enos scales for ~$75, but no direct experience with them.

How cold is "cold?" My garage is heated and usually only gets as cold as 50 degrees.

[Brian]

I have no actual experience, so take anything I say with a grain of salt. However, I did a lot of reading/research and the gempro 250 does seem to be what a lot of people recommend for a "cheap" elec. scale. It's also only approx $120 on amazon, so there's another $20 you could save over the link above. Mine arrived a couple days ago.

It's also the only current scale Enos has on his website for sale, though he has it marked up a bit more.

[BuffCyclist]

How cold is "cold?" My garage is heated and usually only gets as cold as 50 degrees.

It wasn't colder than 50. The interesting thing was I used it out there all winter without problems and suddenly it started doing this. A 168gr bullet, after calibration with the included 20g weight, weighed 272gr. Burris on their website, it says to keep the scale in a room between 65-85F, or it will drift, just like mine was doing. After warming up for a few hours, it was holding steady again.

[KS63]

I just got my Gempro 250 in the other day. I let it warm up for a few hours before I use it. It's the most repeatable and accurate scale I've used. One of the best pieces of equipment I've bought. And it reads to .02 grains.

[BuffCyclist]

Let me reiterate/clarify, my issue was with the temperature of the room the scale was in, so the physical temperature of the scale was below their recommended operating temperature (65*F - 85*F). This has nothing to do with turning on the scale and letting the electronics "warm" up to their steady state temperature. I have honestly never seen a difference in a reading between immediately after turning the scale on and turning it on then waiting hours or even days.

[Great-Kazoo]

Let me reiterate/clarify, my issue was with the temperature of the room the scale was in, so the physical temperature of the scale was below their recommended operating temperature (65*F - 85*F). This has nothing to do with turning on the scale and letting the electronics "warm" up to their steady state temperature. I have honestly never seen a difference in a reading between immediately after turning the scale on and turning it on then waiting hours or even days.

I turn my rcbs rangemaster 750 on prior to any loading. I run it off 110v vs. the battery. The shop temp varies until i get some heat (28K btu propane ) going. The only time i see variations in weight is when a fan is on, or there is lots of movement, in the area.

The 750 runs approx $100, depending where you buy.

[Hoser]

Brian Enos sells a pretty solid scale. Better than the Dillon scale.