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September 17, 2008
Jetco Digital Torque Wrench
Way above my pay grade but maybe not yours.
Luigi Oldani reviewed it as follows in issue 15 of MAKE magazine: "Of all the ways to fasten objects, threaded fasteners are probably the most common and effective. But so much trickery lies inside: designers must consider temperature, material, size and pitch of the fastener, number of threads engaged, type of loading, and on and on. Knowing all this, how does one accurately control the joint?"
"With an accurate torque wrench, of course, calibrated to within 1% of indicated torque! The Jetco ED-50F wrench meets these needs with a digital meter indicating the real-time torque on the fastener, three LEDs that light in stages as you approach your pre-programmed torque limit, and a buzzer that lets you know when you've exceeded your torque setting. With more options like peak hold and RS-232 data output, this wrench is the duck's guts when it comes to accurately tightening fasteners."
No idea what RS-232 data are?
Welcome aboard, sailor.
$300 and up.
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Seeing the photo, I almost thought Torque Watch...them Japanese have thought of everything!
Think about it...a watch that measures resistance from your wrist as you turn? This would ROCK!
I have a few ancient torque wrenches..apparently they get bad with age...I've never used them though. My old Fiero...to pop a lot of the bolts, you needed a torque wrench or risk having to pay for ANOTHER $80 bolt. It wasn't that hard to figure out where to stop...I'm certain if I were using a mechanical system? Yeah...but by hand? No problem...you'd have to be an idiot!
Still, these seem to be pretty cool..they can go in my case with the other useless electronics like my circuit tester (a REAL man grabs a wire in each of his hands so that it can pass right through his body the most efficient way and waits for the momentary heart stoppage...and if it doesn't happen, no circuit!)
Posted by: clifyt | Sep 18, 2008 8:50:07 AM
