Digital torque wrench adapter

[Bob_Vaughn]

I saw a digital torque wrench adapter at Harbor Freight and a guy that was buying one said how great they were.....I just don't know....I have a mechanical one that has to have the tension reset every time I use it. I wonder if the digital would be accurate and easier to use....

[NRALIFR]

wilber1 wrote:
Accurate or not, the problem with digital or dial torque wrenches is you have to be able to see the readout to use them. Parallax can be a problem with accurately reading needle indicators and LCD's might not be very legible if read at an angle.

Many that I looked at have an audible alert when the torque you set into it is reached. Just push (or pull) till you hear the beep.

:):)

[wilber1]

Accurate or not, the problem with digital or dial torque wrenches is you have to be able to see the readout to use them. Parallax can be a problem with accurately reading needle indicators and LCD's might not be very legible if read at an angle.

[Dtank]

Bob Vaughn wrote:
I saw a digital torque wrench adapter at Harbor Freight and a guy that was buying one said how great they were.....I just don't know....I have a mechanical one that has to have the tension reset every time I use it. I wonder if the digital would be accurate and easier to use....

Saw an ad recently for a digital(?) TQ wrench (forgot brand, but not HF).

One of the claims to fame, was no need to zero it out.

Not unusual for the Chinese HF suppliers to mfg a "knock off" of the latest and greatest tools.

Keep an eye out for it (the name brand) - could have been Home Depot, Lowe's, Craftsman, etc.

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[Old-Biscuit]

Convert ANY racket into a torque wrench

LINK

Harbor Freight has never screamed 'quality' to be.
Have I bought things from there....YES and most were exactly what I bought-cheap junk

I'll stick to my old click torque wrench. I don't need precise torque for what I use it any more on. And if I needed precise torque that gizmo wouldn't be want I would buy.