RCBS M500 - How to Use the Pointers

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Do not attempt to set the poise at any position; only set in a position where it is
rmlyseatedinanotch.
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Thepointercontainsthreeseparatepointersforeasyreadingofoverandunder
loads.Thecenterpointeriswhatisusedwhenbalancingthescaleandestablishes
aZEROBalance.Thetopandbottompointersrepresentapproximately0.5to0.7
grainaboveandbelowtargetload.Thetopandbottompointersallowtheuserto
quicklyweighloadsknowingthatifthebeampointerisoscillatingbetweenthetop
andbottompointerstheloadiswithin+/-0.5to0.7grains.Havingtopandbottom
pointersalsoeliminatestheneedtomovethesmallpoisetocheckpowdercharge
variations.NOTE:WHENSCALEISZEROBALANCEDITISGOODPRACTICETO
VERIFYTHEEXACTLOADREQUIREDFORTHEBEAMPOINTERTOREACHTHE
TOPANDBOTTOMPOINTERS.
Photo19:Smallpoisesetat3.7grains
Photo20:Centerpointerat0.1grainabovereferencetargetload