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PSA: The digital torque wrench at work threw a fit over a simple flange job
Tried to tighten a bolt on a boiler flange, and the new digital wrench kept flashing 'angle error' and refusing to work. Had to dig out my old click-type from the bottom of the box, so what's the point of all that tech if it can't handle a basic task?
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jesse68mo ago
Used to be all for the new digital stuff, thought it was the future. Had almost the same thing happen with a sensor on a truck lug nut, just locked up and blinked at me. Now my old beam-style wrench lives in my top box again, never lets me down. Sometimes simpler really is better when you just need the job done.
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laura_ward8mo ago
Can't argue with tools that just work, @jesse6.
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drew557mo ago
On the Johnson job, our digital wrench detected a stripped thread before it snapped. Isn't that the point of the tech, to prevent bigger issues?
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