WIHA Pro club for electricians

[Andy78]

my biggest gripe with wiha is the slimbit screwdriver. the bits fall out in use , usually to fall into floor voids or roll under furniture. think i've had to replace 5 due to losing. never broke one though.

I know in the speede there is an O ring to keep bits in place that sometimes comes astray according to others. Could be that if it has one. Or had one ?

I think they re-designed the slimbit handle. My mate had one that got replaced through warranty due to a broken collar and the replacement was a slightly different design.

 

[telectrix]

i have 2 handles. 1 you push forward to lock, the other you pull back. either one will drop a bit when using it, seems that the lock is not positive enough.

 

[Andy78]

i have 2 handles. 1 you push forward to lock, the other you pull back. either one will drop a bit when using it, seems that the lock is not positive enough.

definitely sounds like a fault and worth a call to them. My mate's handles don't do that.

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

A bit of googling online has found wiha name the same powered screwdriver as a non vde version for similar price of joining the club. They also do an industrial one for bolts so assume more torque?

 

[Andy78]

A bit of googling online has found wiha name the same powered screwdriver as a non vde version for similar price of joining the club. They also do an industrial one for bolts so assume more torque?

Both versions are same spec, do motor switches off at 0.4nm but tool is capable of 8nm max.
You can get pre set torque adapters to push in them if you want.
The industrial name is just to denote it's not vde as the vde one is just called the speede, not speede vde. It baggsied the name first.