Today I restocked my supplies, and loaded 400 .45Auto and then 800 .38spl. At the end of loading the 38s the press was a bit dirty and sometimes did bind a bit during cycling.
That was the point when my proAutoDisk chain snapped, twice. I never overtensioned it. But on the second time I just saw what happened. It did happen again afterwards, but I realized it quickly enough to not snap the chain again.
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When the press binds at the top return point, the freely hanging chain swings, sometimes landing on the primer chute. Now the chain is shorter that out should be, of you lower the ram, it will snap.
When the press was clean and lubed in the morning, this didn't happen. So keeping the press clean and lubed will prevent the chain snapping.
Pro1000 chain snapping
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Fyodor
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Pro1000 chain snapping
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