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Ex Demo and Clearance: Precision, Lab and Analytical balances


Precision Balances

A&D EJ-123
Ex Demo (Condition 9/10)
Compact Precision Balance - 120g x 1mg
Readability 0.001g (0.02 grains)
£220.00 INC VAT, EX SHIPPING (RRP £366.00 + VAT)
http://www.andweighing.co.uk/market-sec ... t-balances


Lab Balances

A&D FX-120i-WP
New!
IP65 Dust & Waterproof 122g x 1mg
Readability 0.001g (0.02 grains)
£399.00 INC VAT - FREE SHIPPING (RRP £796.00 + VAT)
http://www.andweighing.co.uk/products-s ... n-balances

A&D FZ-120i-WP-EC
Ex Demo (Condition 9/10)
IP65 Dust & Waterproof - Internal Calibration - 122g x 1mg
Readability 0.001g (0.02 grains)
£499.00 INC VAT - FREE SHIPPING (RRP £874.00 + VAT)
http://www.andweighing.co.uk/products-s ... n-balances


Analytical Balances

A&D GR-120-EC
Ex Demo (Condition 8/10)
Analytical Balance - Internal Calibration - OIML EC Approved - 120g x 0.1mg
Readability 0.0001g (0.002 grains)
£799.00 INC VAT - FREE SHIPPING (RRP £1,640.00 + VAT)
http://www.andweighing.co.uk/products-s ... c-balances


All balances are advertised elsewhere - act quickly if interested.
Ex demo stock is sold in "as is" condition and has a 12 month full performance warranty

Product Rating Guidelines
9-10 Could be sold as new if wiped over/lightly cleaned
7-8 Could be sold as ex showroom stock (may have light scratches)


Recommendations:

The FX-120i and FZ-120i (internal calibration version) balances have been a huge hit with reloaders, providing the lowest cost access to force-restoration weighing technology in a robust package. I have two FX-120i balances myself.
Compared to load-cell/strain-gauge balances the big advantages of these are fast settling, fast and accurate response to small changes (i.e. trickling), good stability, repeatability and linearity.

The analytical balance gives crazy levels of precision, and will resolve much less than the weight of individual kernels of most of the finest powders. You'll need a low vibration/draught environment and good weighing technique to get the best from this. There are a good few US reloaders that use 0.1mg readability balances - a popular model was the Sartorius GD503 which is no longer available.

The EJ-123 is a load-cell/strain gauge balance, which is at the limit of the technology when working to near 1mg resolutions; they do tend to have more issues with drift and detecting small changes than the force-restoration balances, but there are ways to workaround these limitations. Most likely it uses the same internals as the Acculab VIC-123, Adam HCB123, Denver MXX-123 or Sartorius AY123. I believe that one of these models is used by The Gun Pimp here, so they can't be that bad.
Read some reviews by reloaders here (scroll down):
http://www.oldwillknottscales.com/and-n ... j-123.html

I have an FX-120i that I use with a Dandy 2 speed powder trickler and I don't think the accuracy can be beaten by any other solution. My extreme spreads are virtually negligible. I can't recommend either enough.

rox wrote:
A&D FZ-120i-WP-EC
Ex Demo (Condition 9/10)
IP65 Dust & Waterproof - Internal Calibration - 122g x 1mg
Readability 0.001g (0.02 grains)
£499.00 INC VAT - FREE SHIPPING (RRP £874.00 + VAT)
http://www.andweighing.co.uk/products-s ... n-balances

This is a bargain and combined it with a Autotrickler is pretty unbeatable.

I use a Sartorius GD-503 and measure to individual kernels for some applications such as F-Class. You really don't need that level of precision for most forms of shooting, but if you want to eliminate each potential variation in your loading, you will want to get powder throws as consistent as possible and if you want to measure down to fractions of a grain reliably, a force-restoration balance is the best way IMO.

I use it in conjunction with an RCBS Charge Master and additional motorised trickler and the whole process is fast and slick once set up right.

For the money, The FX120i is good value and that's the sort of balance I'd buy now if I was starting from scratch.

A&D FX-120i-WP Now Sold.

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