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And being reliant on springs etc for their accuracy they should always be set to their lowest setting when not in use and stored/used at the specified operating temperature.

Unfortunately I don't own a torque screwdriver, but I do always store my torque wrench at its lowest setting for this reason. I presumed it was common knowledge.
 
You all must understand that I sometimes throw in a curveball to keep you on you're toes.

...Works as verbal directive,singular...but as literate audience is taken as plural,you would have to write "you lot,on you're toes" or "all of you,on you're toes"....unless this was just for me,in which case,i apologise,and will keep,as suggested,on my toes.

....For a man that did banger racing as a youth,i've certainly found duller ways of having fun...:icon12:
 
...Works as verbal directive,singular...but as literate audience is taken as plural,you would have to write "you lot,on you're toes" or "all of you,on you're toes"....unless this was just for me,in which case,i apologise,and will keep,as suggested,on my toes.

....For a man that did banger racing as a youth,i've certainly found duller ways of having fun...:icon12:

No no no no, surely it would be "your". You're is you are, as in, "you're illiterate".
 
As far as I know, the other problem with them is you have to have them calibrated. I do't know hoe often, who does it, what it costs, or even if it is true. I also heard some schemes are asking to see them and their calibration certificate.

I used one once on a job for someone who had one, and I was surprised how tight the manufacturer's stated torque for the MCBs i was using was.

I would like one, because I am a tool junkie, but I can't justify the price.

However, I just broke another bit from my WIHA slim vario set today to go along with the other lost and broken ones. I might get the WERA ones next, but it won't be the torque ones.

I had the torque setting in my wrist, elbow and ear synchronised and it works perfectly!

Agreed!

Anybody who can't tighten a screw properly with an ordinary screwdriver should never be allowed anywhere near one.

Bolting cylinder heads and the like down are where torque devices come into their own but a screw in an MCB????? WTF!!
 
Agreed!

Anybody who can't tighten a screw properly with an ordinary screwdriver should never be allowed anywhere near one.

Bolting cylinder heads and the like down are where torque devices come into their own but a screw in an MCB????? WTF!!

Aye....and using battery drills to tighten mcb connections....yuk!
 
Agreed!

Anybody who can't tighten a screw properly with an ordinary screwdriver should never be allowed anywhere near one.

Bolting cylinder heads and the like down are where torque devices come into their own but a screw in an MCB????? WTF!!

Same goes for erecting modular Main MV/LV Switchboards and the like, where most bolted connections are manufacturer stipulated and need to be adhered too, especially on the main bus bars construction.

Can't really see the point with MCB cable connections, although it may go a long way in helping to eliminate the loose connection problems often talked about on here!!
 
Same goes for erecting modular Main MV/LV Switchboards and the like, where most bolted connections are manufacturer stipulated and need to be adhered too, especially on the main bus bars construction.

Can't really see the point with MCB cable connections, although it may go a long way in helping to eliminate the loose connection problems often talked about on here!!

I would venture that the bulk of these "problems" are down to poorly formed threads in busbars and on terminal screws which are made from poor quality materials in the first place! Compare them with those old fashioned things that some of you are so fond of needlessly replacing sometime!

The rest is down to people who first don't know how to select the right screwdriver for the job, how to use it properly and how to look after it properly.
 

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