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A&D FX120i labscale reloading upgrade with V2 auto trickler review.
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I'm using the new V3 trickler base. It works well and seems to work better than the original.
With the V2 the base would some times move due to the torque action of the trickler spinning. The V3 feels more solid and stays put. Its quite lighter in weight than the A419 housing. I like the V3 base/housing
With the V2 the base would some times move due to the torque action of the trickler spinning. The V3 feels more solid and stays put. Its quite lighter in weight than the A419 housing. I like the V3 base/housing
I wouldn’t know till my kits arrive tomorrow. But being that said, I took the gamble and ordered the 419 trickler base anyways. The new 419 version base is said to be improved by adding more weight for stability. Sure enough, there’s some heft to it. And the machining on these blocks are outstanding. I’m already thinking of getting some of 419 reloading case trays too.
I was surprised it still had some heft, but mine came missing the rear adjustable leg... Luckily I had bought the Area 419 base and I'm glad I did. It was a little bit of a pain attaching the trickler canister to the base due to Adam using very small Allen type screws for that portion. Other than those 3 screws it was easy to attach.
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It fits pretty snug, but just a little bit of a pain with the Allen head type screws to tighten it down.
Just spoke with the folks at CE. My June 4 V3 kit order will likely ship next week. The parts from Autotrickler were sent to CE today. Christmas in August!.... just got the invoice.
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Watch this video for calibration:
After calibration with your calibration weight, then put the glass locator on the scale and zero it with it on it. Hope that helps.
My 2 full V3 kits arrived today. Unfortunately don’t have time to put it together tonight. Well maybe later.. lol. Anyways, props to DWS for great and fast service. And great packing too. Order placed July 17th, arrived at my door Aug. 2. Will post more pictures later when all is setup.
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The V3 locator tapes down to the pan. This will throw off the cal weight.
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The V3 locator tapes down to the pan. This will throw off the cal weight.
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Call them. And ask for John. Very knowledgeable. And great service.. CE and DWS is on Adams website to get the scales, and/ or the Autothrow/trickler combo.
So I came home late from family Friday’s outing. But I managed to atleast unpack. Damn, that was a lot of packing stuffing lol. Not complaining though. DWS pack that well and tight. Anyways, wow, that craftsmanship and engineering Adam put into this is outstanding. Smart guy. Props out to Adam for such innovative design. Btw, that class 1 100 gram weight I got from DWS came with some latex gloves. Guess their telling me don’t pick it up with my bare hands, use gloves, lol..
150 rounds. When I was running 3 CM lites. Depending what cal. Not for 1 cal though. For instance, 100 .223 and 50 .308.
Started to put my V3 kits together. Came home late from a long day. And what a day with what’s going on again in US of A. My deepest condolences to the family who lost love ones in the El Paso Walmart.
Just did a load dev session with the V3. As others have said, with the BT/app, it sure makes it easy....
CE Products has a preorder right now for the FX120i and Autotrickler V3 accessories for $50 now and $890 additional when it ships in September. I am thinking this is the best price for the V3 and accessories right now. Am I right?
For a complete setup with scale, call DWS first. CE is swamp with orders. Unless you don’t mind waiting. But prices are comparable between the two.
Got the tracking number today with ETA of Friday, Aug 16
I put in a pre-order with CE. I know I'll be quite a few down the line but that'll give me time to sell the RCBS Chargemaster and work an OT or two to pay for it
Also just got tracking number with Delivery set for this week.
Ha, mine arrived yesterday evening. I didn't know so it sat in the mailbox all night!
Ordered the complete kit on June 4. It will be delivered today. My guess is that you will have yours in about 2 weeks. Hard to wait I know. I have been waiting to start load workup for 6mm CM. Going to the range tomorrow!
My A&D scale + AutoTrickle&Throw package arrived from CE today. It actually came with the 100 gram calibration weight which was a surprise. It took me about 2 hours to set it up but I was multi-tasking. The instructions were pretty clear, both the scale manual and the autotrickler manual. I didn't have to change many of the settings (I wonder if CE did the configuration work or that's just the default out of the factory). All-in-all a pretty fancy piece of kit.
FYI to anyone ordering. If you order the Full kit from CE, it comes with a 100g weight
I’m feeling lucky. Ordered mine 21st July and it arrived today in Invercargill, New Zealand.
Also it didn’t get held up in customs as expected and that saved me about $115 in duty!
I ordered mine directly from Adam. Very pleased.
Also it didn’t get held up in customs as expected and that saved me about $115 in duty!
I ordered mine directly from Adam. Very pleased.
I wish I kept atleast one set of my 3 CM light calibration weight. But when I was offered $600 for all 3 from a local buyer, I wasn’t thinking about it. So, since I didn’t have any to calibrate, I ordered a 100 gram class 1 weight for 120$ with my v3 orders. Well, atleast it comes in a nice case.lol..
Yeah, someone did an unboxing and I noticed it came with the 100g weight. If I hadn't have seen that Id have 2 weights now. Glad I caught it in time, saved me a bit of cash.
I wonder why the non-linear S&R vs Order Dates?
It shouldn't take the integral f(x) by separation of parts to figure out
Receipt of Funds vs Ship To Next.
Hell, what can you figure from folks that buy milk in bags.
