Lyman gen 6 problem

[shootingstew]

Anyone had any problems with their lyman gen 6 scales not calibrating and found a solution ?

They have worked fine for the last 3 years no issues what so ever and I don't hammer them just reload for vermin.

Now yesterday I went to use them and when calibrating they are showing 50.76, it's always been 50g bang on.

I have stripped and cleaned them still not sorted and as far as I believe no one repairs them so that means near £300 down the drain.

 

[Tubby10]

Lyman are excellent to deal with and usually help out. I have a gen2 that they have helped me keep running.

 

[Cloudhopper]

I've run a Gen 6 for the last 7 years. I've found it somewhat temperamental at times. If you tilt the unit at all it will change the reading. I calibrate in grains and I believe 50g = 771.6grns. Sometimes it will under-read by a few 10ths of a grain. I correct this by sliding a piece of card under the front of the unit so it's tilted back. It won't work at all if you place a mobile phone anywhere near it.
Hope this helps!
CH

 

[Bavarianbrit]

I have a Lyman 300 small electronic scale which jumped off my bench without my help of course two months ago. I tried to recalibrate it using youtube experts = no good. Bought a £10 chinese jobby which was not so accurate then I found the original carton with the Lyman instructions still in it so before binning it all I had a quick read did what it said and it came back into working mode. Then it played up again a few weeks later as I had used those chinese batteries, replaced them with two new good make AAA ones and it is back working as it should.

 

[shootingstew]

Hi all

Quick up date to help all.

In the end it was powder under the weigh bar, I had to remove the weigh bar as the powder was stuck to it.
There is a rubbery/ sticky coating on the bottom of the bar.

Scales are working fine again.

Also any problems contact lyman USA brill to deal with and very helpful.