Acculab VIC123 scale

My brother uses Vic123 he is old bencherest shooter and loves his, a good friend shoots 1000s rounds at Connaught ever year and he uses the Vic123 1/10 grain at 1000 can make you out 3 or 4"
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Just took a look online and there are a couple of places that have these for a good price

http://www.scalesonline.com/detail.aspx?ID=477 ($261 US)

and

http://www.affordablescales.com/scales_specs.asp?specs=558&Acculab_VIC-123 ($237 US)
 
I am looking at the same scale:

I just priced one from a supplier in the Toronto area:
VIC 123 $550.00
USB Kit comes with software $107.00


Sinclair International sells the same one for $320 US
http://www.sinclairintl.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=REPMMP&type=store

Aside from an accurate scale the counting and % functions will save a lot of time for sorting bullets and brass, especially if you send the data to your computer via the USB cable.

Even after shipping and exchange sinclair is $100 cheaper.
 
Thanks CyaN1de , I did not see your post till after I made mine, your links have much better prices than either the local toronto supplier or Sinclair...by the way you just cost me a lot of money :eek:
 
armorman said:
Ok....I'm frustrated with my current set-up and have to upgrade. I'm looking for something that's ultra accurate and that doesn't bounce numbers around. My current electronic scale never 100% settles down on a number and usually just bounces between 1/10ths of a grain higher or lower than the weight I want. That's not accecptable for someone who wants benchrest accuracy at 1000 yards. I'm not interested in the Chargemaster 'cause I'm not in a big panic to charge 100 or 200 cases at one reloading session. I prefer accuracy to quantity. Anyways, I've heard that these scales are accurate and I would like some feed back from anyone who has used one. Any comments or suggestions are appreciated.
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If you have a very sensitive scale the last digit may oscillate around its rest point if there is a draft of air near the pan. Have you tried shielding it with some cardboard? If you do have a draft then a more expensive scale may oscillate as well. Better check this out first.
 
Gun5tuff said:
If you have a very sensitive scale the last digit may oscillate around its rest point if there is a draft of air near the pan. Have you tried shielding it with some cardboard? If you do have a draft then a more expensive scale may oscillate as well. Better check this out first.
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No I haven't.....I can't feel a draft though. No furnace running or windows open.
 
I've read a few posts where people have had problems with their ChargeMasters and it was due to them being on the same outlet/line as something like a water pump or water heater, furnace etc. They hooked up a UPS (like something you would buy for a computer) and the problem went away. I don't know if this would help in your case or not.
 
With these scales you MUST have a SOLID table and power line conditioning. (surge suppressor is not line conditioning)

Check out Posts #12 and #14 here. http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/6mmbr/vpost?id=821075&trail=16

A few people were having significant problems with these scales. One thing is these scales are not designed to hold a load for hours on end and not drift. Do your weighing and remove the weight, repeat.
 
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I have been playing around with my Acculab VIC-123, and I came across a great product for those of you who weigh and sort brass/ bullets. Balance Talk XL 5.1 is software utility that allows your scale to talk directly to Excel. All you need is the USB cable that comes as an accessory to the VIC-123. After each item stabalizes you just hit the print button on the scale and the wt is sent to Excel, I find it really fast. Since the software is old, is is available as an OEM product for $25.

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http://firemicrosoft.net/buy_cheap_BalanceTalk_XL_5.1.php
 
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