Rcbs pro melt

[Roger Allen]

I couldn’t believe that the pro melt didn’t kick on and off. It seems to mold temp really well. Insulated idk? It’s great. Only thing I can complain about but is nature of beast is head pressure vs flow rate, it must be manipulated as you lower the level of lead in the pot

 

[Winelover]

I don't find that to be the case with mine. Then, I never let it get below 1/4 of the pot. Occasionally, I have to adjust the flow for different size/styles of moulds. The other day I was casting with a Lyman two cavity 9 mm mould and I had to turn the flow down a bit.

 

[Walter Laich]

the adjusting of the flow rate has become second nature to me.

course if I forget to reset after filling pot things can get exciting for the first pour after that

 

[KHornet]

Like a lot of others, I have had my RBCS for so long I
cant remember when I bought it.

Paul

 

[Paul Gauthier]

I had always said I would never get a pro melt because of the outrageous cost. However I did acquire one about 6 months ago or so, at a small gun show in Lunenburg, Ma. Never used, was missing the valve rod. Fellow wanted $125.00 for it, I offered $75.00 and he said ok. RCBS kindly supplied a valve rod at no cost and all was good. I already had a Pid and the two of them together work wonderfully.

 

[USSR]

RCBS kindly supplied a valve rod at no cost and all was good.

I've always said, RCBS has the best customer service in the industry.

Don

 

[Wiresguy]

I bought a new Pro Melt about 4 years ago.

Got everything set up to cast and it didn’t work. I called RCBS customer service and we went through some troubleshooting. Finally the guy asked me “Say, do you have the unit plugged into a GFCI outlet?” “Yup” He told me to use a regular outlet and it has been working just fine ever since.

A couple of years ago I added a PID and love it. I cast while standing and have the Pro Melt on a riser with the PID underneath it. The Lyman Mag 20 I bought in 1985 receives the ingots/sprues and allows me to feed the Pro Melt with minimal temperature disruption.

It sure is nice to have good tools

 

[Winelover]

I don't add my sprues/ingots till the pot level drops to 1/3 -1/4 mark. By that time, I'm looking forward to the downtime of getting the pot up to casting temperature.

 

[Roger Allen]

Yeah I plugged mine into a gfi when I first got it and it tripped. Ran a extension cord into the house and proceeded to run it perfectly. No heating up of the cord I did check that

 

[Wiresguy]

Yeah I plugged mine into a gfi when I first got it and it tripped. Ran a extension cord into the house and proceeded to run it perfectly. No heating up of the cord I did check that

Well, that was the odd thing - the GFCI did NOT trip. The Pro Melt just wouldn't heat up. Anyhow, it was a relief to have it working, especially since I had a different brand that also didn't work. BTW, that one didn't work at all, didn't matter if it was plugged into GFCI or not.