torque screwdrivers

[Phil]

anyone bought one yet? just wondered if there were any less expensive ones out there than the £100+ pounds at my wholesalers. and any decent reviews on them

 

[iamelectric]

they are a load of nonsense dont waste your money

 

[timbobelfast]

Bought a set of Wiha ones last month. I think they are sound when working in boards.
They are pricey at 130 quid.

Also the skinny tips are handy for working on terminal connectors.

Haven't managed to loose any of the set yet either.

 

[chrish_1977]

I bought a set of wera ones, and got the torque handle too, haven't used anything else since, just change the shaft to whatever you need, and they ain't nonsense, if you read consumer unit/breaker/rcbo instructions it says that they should be torqued

 

[Guitarist]

I bought the wiha ones a year ago and like them. Only problem with the set is that it doesn't come with the +- as standard, so that's extra. Good news is that Elecsa/NIC now sell the bits separately.
In retrospect, I think I'd have bought the non-VDE set, as it takes standard 1/4 inch bits.

 

[Andy78]

I bought the wiha ones a year ago and like them. Only problem with the set is that it doesn't come with the +- as standard, so that's extra. Good news is that Elecsa/NIC now sell the bits separately.
In retrospect, I think I'd have bought the non-VDE set, as it takes standard 1/4 inch bits.

Excellent. Good to know that the people who are recommending that we have these expensive bits of kit conveniently sell them to us as well. :thinking:

 

[timbobelfast]

Yes, all mcb's, rcbo's, cu's and db's have the desired torque settings in their instruction leaflet.
Although if it states 2.0 Nm I always use 2.2Nm etc just to be sure lol

 

[iamelectric]

well their you go its 2.0 and u go to 2.2 so whats the point and how many of yous tighten the screw up with a normal screwdriver afterwards to just make sure , get a grip , you could go back the next day and get a full turn on every screw , waste of money

 

[ruston]

well their you go its 2.0 and u go to 2.2 so whats the point and how many of yous tighten the screw up with a normal screwdriver afterwards to just make sure , get a grip , you could go back the next day and get a full turn on every screw , waste of money

Wish I could give you two likes lol , give you a thanks instead.

 

[ruston]

It's an backside covering exercise because they managed to produce MCB' s that can go on fire , what is the torque on a light switch or cooker terminal?

 

[Andy78]

I reckon its to do with the fact that today's ****ty mcb casings start to come apart if you tighten them properly, so the industry has told everyone to torque them instead of making them properly in the first place.

Do we have to torque every connection now ? no ? just CU terminations ? oh right yeah because a loose connection anywhere else in a system is just fine. What an absolute crock.

 

[ruston]

I reckon its to do with the fact that today's ****ty mcb casings start to come apart if you tighten them properly, so the industry has told everyone to torque them instead of making them properly in the first place.

Do we have to torque every connection now ? no ? just CU terminations ? oh right yeah because a loose connection anywhere else in a system is just fine. What an absolute crock.

In garages cylinder heads and cranks and cons get the torque , the rest get the windy gun lol.

 

[dan86]

In garages cylinder heads and cranks and cons get the torque , the rest get the windy gun lol.

not in mine they don't. certain things get torqued but others get done by hand and experience tells me what's tight enough

 

[timbobelfast]

well their you go its 2.0 and u go to 2.2 so whats the point and how many of yous tighten the screw up with a normal screwdriver afterwards to just make sure , get a grip , you could go back the next day and get a full turn on every screw , waste of money

Obviously not a tool required by the average hoose basher like yourself.

Torque screwdrivers & why you need to get one! | Professional Electrician & Installer

 

[ruston]

not in mine they don't. certain things get torqued but others get done by hand and experience tells me what's tight enough

Like wheel nuts? thats the point it's the experience . Have you ever seen a certain multi national FAST fit company torquing wheel nuts though?

 

[ruston]

Obviously not a tool required by the average hoose basher like yourself.

Torque screwdrivers & why you need to get one! | Professional Electrician & Installer

And that magazine owes it's existence to ...............................

 

[Andy78]

Obviously not a tool required by the average hoose basher like yourself.

Torque screwdrivers & why you need to get one! | Professional Electrician & Installer

Really?? You mean you can't spot an advertisement for a particular product in the guise of an article ? Shame on you for being spoon fed.

 

[timbobelfast]

Yawn...

 

[Andy78]

Yawn...

Fantastic insight to your side of the argument there.

 

[ruston]

Yawn...

Well maybe , but how many owned them until they were told to ?