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Just tried out my torque driver, on an old consumer unit.

Driver has three settings.

Setting 1 just enough to tighten up screws (impact didn't cut in), checked with torque screwdriver - and would need to hand tight further.
Setting 2 - impact cut in and now unable to loosen screw off by hand.
Setting 3 - just destroyed screw and rail.

Have now renamed my torque driver setting too - woose, hulk, and torque the destroyer (aka WTF).

BTW Have only ever used torque drive for screwing into hard wood (setting 2) and removing 'difficult' screws (setting 2). Setting 3 I think should only be used if you are planning on drilling to the centre of the earth. They do make one hell of noise.
 
Just hacking off those beautifully installed MIs and levering those old MEM boards was not nice to watch. :c didn't like the impact driver use on the terminals either.
 
This was the electric driver I recall being OK for terminals as it stops driving at 0.4Nm. Not cheap mind:
https://cpc.farnell.com/wiha/42267/screwdriver-speede-set-2-uk-spec/dp/TL19981

It seems the MkI relied on an o-ring to keep blades in place and that o-ring had a tencdency to fall out. The Mk2 has probably overcome its predecessor's rather poor design, but I still can not see any justification for the price.

I'm sure it'd be worth every penny to anyone who spends 40 hours a week removing and refitting switch plates and sockets, but most people would likely opt for a £10 or £20 electric screwdriver.
 
The belt clips are a nuisance, and I don't want to trust to them when up a ladder...the weight on a belt is quite considerable. I have a holster bolted to my wooden leg instead.
How did i get the wooden leg? Well, I decided to augment my piratical income by becoming a builder. I took the short course. This involved buying:
a) a pair of rigger's boots
b) a site-radio with 200W output
c) a nail gun

Not being a wimp. I took the guard off the nose of the gun, then stuffed into the big pocket in my DeWalt trousers (which I already had from pretending to be a plumber)...
anyway, the surgeon was very impressed how the nails had gone right through the flesh and bone, leaving him only a slight trimming job...
 

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