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Things change. It was changed before me and there isn't much I can do about it. Some things were probably better back then but a damn sight more has improved over the years.

I'm new to the industry and I'm trying to work and adhere to what is current and what is going to improve standards.
you'll always get tghis banter off us old farts. jeez, it took me years to get used to these new-fangled meters with digtoes read out. kept tapping mine to try and see a needle move.
 
we never had these new-fangled talking screwdrivers 50 years ago. and we never had loose terminations either. is it a catch22? the invention of the drivers propagates loose terminals, or is it loose terminals propagate the tools. don't matter a damn now anyway. we fit metal CUs, so poor termination is cured at a stroke.

Yep 50 years ago we moved from newspaper to this;
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it's not about that telectrix, it's about wanting to provide a professional and safe service. No matter how good you think you are, you don't have a torque mechanism in your wrist and I bet you have over or under tightened a mcb before. No ones perfect but we can all try to be

Buying a torque screwdriver won't allow to provide a professional or safe service & if you think buying a torque screwdriver will help you become perfect at the job then God help you.
Give it a couple of years & they'll no doubt change their minds and say they shouldn't be used.
 
Buying a torque screwdriver won't allow to provide a professional or safe service & if you think buying a torque screwdriver will help you become perfect at the job then God help you.
Give it a couple of years & they'll no doubt change their minds and say they shouldn't be used.
They push trainees into buying torque screwdriver sets during the Part P courses don't they?
 
Buying a torque screwdriver won't allow to provide a professional or safe service & if you think buying a torque screwdriver will help you become perfect at the job then God help you.
Give it a couple of years & they'll no doubt change their minds and say they shouldn't be used.

Why won't it help me to provide a safer and professional service? It's a way of accurately and consistently measuring whats happening. If not for my own security and peace of mind but for any circumstances where a discrepancy may occur and proof of quality of work is required.
 
Why won't it help me to provide a safer and professional service? It's a way of accurately and consistently measuring whats happening. If not for my own security and peace of mind but for any circumstances where a discrepancy may occur and proof of quality of work is required.
Nothing like the feel of a good old tweak with the driver to make you feel secure, there are some who admit to using an electric screwdriver to make connections:fearful::fearscream:
 
Nothing like the feel of a good old tweak with the driver to make you feel secure, there are some who admit to using an electric screwdriver to make connections:fearful::fearscream:
i do use one. and it's got torque settings. :p
 
Why won't it help me to provide a safer and professional service? It's a way of accurately and consistently measuring whats happening. If not for my own security and peace of mind but for any circumstances where a discrepancy may occur and proof of quality of work is required.
if you feel comfortable using one, then by all means, that's your preference. same as some like the notches in sidecutters for stripping, some don't.it's all down to persolnal likes.
 
Why won't it help me to provide a safer and professional service? It's a way of accurately and consistently measuring whats happening. If not for my own security and peace of mind but for any circumstances where a discrepancy may occur and proof of quality of work is required.

Maybe you need to learn to tighten screws properly with a real screwdriver first, Incorrectly tightened connections are down to the operator not the tool used.
What's going to happen when your nice little torque screwdriver is in for calibration or won't reach the torque specified by a manufacturer ? Are you going to stop doing the job ? ( Very good old saying: Only a bad workman blames his tools for poor work). I've been doing this c**p for over 40 years & never had a problem with either loose or overtightened screws. Whether that be on CU's or accessories and truth be told I seriously doubt that Pete, Tel or any of the other guys have either.
 
I'm sure your a fine electrician, sure sounds like your the perfect example.

I have never had any issues with loose or over tightened terminals however I am new to the industry and Iv heard it mentioned before about torque settings and iv also seen a few sparks using them. I was just intrigued.

I better go and speak with quickfit and tell them to get rid of the torque impact guns and use a socket/wrench and some old fashioned man power. :p
 
as i said before, it's what you personally feel comfortable with.
 
Installed some Hager RCBO's today. Dusted off me torque driver, give it a whirl I thought, prompted by this thread. Read the manufacturers instructions for the torque settings...................................tumble weed............................nothing, didley squat, zilch. So tightened it to a tight thing, then a little more.

The product data sheet on their web site has the details, not useful unless you got a 4g signal :)
 

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