Johnson777717
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Hey folks.
I've been wanting to build a digital weight scale for use with my Reloading Hobby. In case that you are not familiar with "reloading" it's basically reloading brass casings for firearms. In simpler terms, it's making bullet cartridges (Adding the primer, propellant and the bullet).
During the reloading process, the powder must be accurately weighed in GRAINS (1 US pound = 7000 grains, 1 US Gram = 15.43 grains). The accuracy should be around +- 1 grain.
I've been weighing the powder using a counter-weight scale, which isn't all that accurate. Plus, using this scale takes about 3 times longer than using a digital weight scale. These digital weight scales usually sell for over $150 :shock:
I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas about how to build a digital weight scale. The accuracy doesn't have to be within 1 grain for now. I just want to get the basic knowledge and concept down first, before developing something that I would actually use for reloading. Rest assured, when I build the actual scale that I would use for reloading, I would certainly perform a great deal of statistical analysis to gain an understaning of the performance specifications and tolerances.
Thank you for your support!
I've been wanting to build a digital weight scale for use with my Reloading Hobby. In case that you are not familiar with "reloading" it's basically reloading brass casings for firearms. In simpler terms, it's making bullet cartridges (Adding the primer, propellant and the bullet).
During the reloading process, the powder must be accurately weighed in GRAINS (1 US pound = 7000 grains, 1 US Gram = 15.43 grains). The accuracy should be around +- 1 grain.
I've been weighing the powder using a counter-weight scale, which isn't all that accurate. Plus, using this scale takes about 3 times longer than using a digital weight scale. These digital weight scales usually sell for over $150 :shock:
I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas about how to build a digital weight scale. The accuracy doesn't have to be within 1 grain for now. I just want to get the basic knowledge and concept down first, before developing something that I would actually use for reloading. Rest assured, when I build the actual scale that I would use for reloading, I would certainly perform a great deal of statistical analysis to gain an understaning of the performance specifications and tolerances.
Thank you for your support!