Auto Trickler V3 problem

[cast1]

So my V3 with the area 419 upgrades will sometimes freak out when the trickler is running. It makes this buzzing sound and spews powder all over the scale, resulting in a mess and an overthrow. Also, if I leave the charge sitting there for a couple hours, the weight will drift, usually up, then my zero is off by .02-.04 when I dump the charge.

Anybody else had either of these issues???

 

[Rocketmandb]

So my V3 with the area 419 upgrades will sometimes freak out when the trickler is running. It makes this buzzing sound and spews powder all over the scale, resulting in a mess and an overthrow. Also, if I leave the charge sitting there for a couple hours, the weight will drift, usually up, then my zero is off by .02-.04 when I dump the charge.

Anybody else had either of these issues???

Drift will always be a thing - just rezero when that occurs. Can you post a video of the "spew" problem?

Also, while there's a thread looking at V3 issues (sorry to hijack - a little), I've been having an issue lately where when the unit is in the trickle stage, it doesn't slow down soon enough, and it overthrows. Has anyone run into this?

 

[acourvil]

Re the buzzing, you probably have a cable going bad. Buy some spares and swap the current one out. Those little wires get broken, esp[ecially if you are moving the unit/components.

 

[cast1]

Adam emailed and said it was vibration. It does sound like chatter on a lathe. Gonna polish it up and see.

 

[Baron23]

Adam emailed and said it was vibration. It does sound like chatter on a lathe. Gonna polish it up and see.

Uh, polish what exactly?

 

[cast1]

Uh, polish what exactly?

Powder tube and bushings on the trickler. Then probably use some graphite lube.

 

[HemiPowrd]

I've heard the vibration before, but never really had an issue. I just assumed it was normal for a stepper motor.

 

[Schütze]

Lot’s of cheap trickler’s around, everyone is switching to the ingenuity trickler.
I just set mine up last week, love it.

 

[kriller134]

I had this happen too. Switched to an IP trickler and never looked back.

 

[cast1]

I had this happen too. Switched to an IP trickler and never looked back.

I have that, but the downside is lots of powders don’t work with the disks.

 

[Schütze]

Try a very small amount of oil on the brass bushings, less than a drop. Wipe the inside of the cup clean with a alcohol soaked rag. I did this to mine, no issues.
Brass bushings need oil for lubricant, they are porous like a sponge.
Some starter motors make this noise, if you oil the bushings it goes away for a long time. If you grease them it lasts only a very short time.