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So I setup to do some reloading today and could not get my trusty old RCBS scale to read accurately. I put my scale in a place I never use because the tarp gets in the way. However today I decided to pull the tarp back far enough to use the scale there. I zeroed everything out to verify it was working correctly but I kept getting differing results. It would not hold the zero. I fooled with it a good 15-20 minutes and getting frustrated. Finally I noticed as my hand got closer the scale the reading changed! WHAT! Then I moved the tarp a little and the readings changed again. The plastic tarp was holding some kind of static electric charge that was affecting the accuracy and safety of the scale. Has anyone run into this before?
These pictures show how much the scale changed by moving the tarp a little bit.
These pictures show how much the scale changed by moving the tarp a little bit.