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Its not worth the cost and the down time .Anyone recommend a decent company for torque screwdriver calibration that won't break the bank?
Some companies seem to be pretty close to the price of a new one which would start to get expensive over the years.
At your day rate I would have to agree ! But for the average guy its a bitter taste moment .The cost is ridiculous compared to the original purchase cost of the tool. I can get pre-set adaptors for my set but I need 2.26Nm and the nearest they do is 2.0Nm so not a million miles off, and they retail at around £35 which is less than a lot of calibration companies charge.
But I begrudge having to bin a perfectly good tool due to cost of calibration.
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To say it's not worth the cost and the downtime isn't strictly true. If I snap one of the studs on the customer kit it's a revisit at my own cost meaning I lose a day rate, can you afford that? Mate of mine snapped one last week. (and his cable dressing is pants)...
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A lot of people consider an EICR expensive but MFT's aare expensive and have to be calibrated etc which all adds to the cost.The cost is ridiculous compared to the original purchase cost of the tool. I can get pre-set adaptors for my set but I need 2.26Nm and the nearest they do is 2.0Nm so not a million miles off, and they retail at around £35 which is less than a lot of calibration companies charge.
So it's bite the bullet and pay to recalibrate or speak to the manufacturer to see if they do a lower cost calibration or have a trade in option against a new unitBut I begrudge having to bin a perfectly good tool due to cost of calibration.
So if it takes 2 - 3 days or more to get it recalibrated you have 2 - 3 days or more of downtime where you cannot install or repair kit by buying a new one there is no downtime, alternatively buying a second one and recalibrating your existing one when the second on needs recalibrating you can swap over and there is zero downtime for calibrationTo say it's not worth the cost and the downtime isn't strictly true. If I snap one of the studs on the customer kit it's a revisit at my own cost meaning I lose a day rate, can you afford that? Mate of mine snapped one last week. (and his cable dressing is pants)...
alternatively buying a second one and recalibrating your existing one when the second on needs recalibrating you can swap over and there is zero downtime for calibration
Only if you are connecting CUsDidn’t know you needed to recalibrate your 18v impact driver
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