21 May 2011, 01:21
Donald NelsonIsn't this funny?
About two months ago my Lyman DPS 1200 started forgetting how to return to zero after a charge was dispensed. So I packed it up and returned it to Lyman for repairs. I was sent a nice letter telling me there have been 3 upgrades since my unit was made and they did not have parts for it.
However for $150 they would send me a brand new version. Well I decided to buy the PACT unit instead.
Low and behold I get a call last week from Lyman asking what I want to. I said send it back. She says to try it because they tested it and no problems.
I get it today and sure enough after about 1/2 an hour of testing it works perfect. The letter with the unit said they calibrated it and tested.
Funny they tried to sell me a new unit first!
21 May 2011, 02:18
wasbeemanThe letter offering the upgraded exchange was probably mailed before the returned unit was even unboxed.
Sadly, it's called "merchandizing".
23 May 2011, 06:07
Donald NelsonUsed it again today and it worked like new. I am thinking they did something to it.
Their service techs seem to be block heads.
I sent them an Auto Scale for parts replacement and calibration. They sent it back complete but malfunctioning. After some use I figured out the problem and fixed it myself. I bought another Auto-Scale off of Graybeard's. The original owner told me it never shut off at exactly zero. I was able to determine what caused that too. I like the Auto Scale but I would not want to send another back to Lyman.
25 May 2011, 00:45
phurley5I have loaded many thousands of rounds with two Lyman Autoscales and two Lyman DPS 1200's, with a 1500 Electronic Scale for free lancing new loads. No problems with any of them except for a hung up dispensing tube with long grain powders occasionally that finger pressure twisting will fix. Good shooting.