Date:         Sat, 1 Mar 2008 14:04:52 -0500
Reply-To:     Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
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From:         Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject:      Re: Torque value for thermo switch on WBX rad?
Comments: To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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Hi Neil.

Maybe not wrenches, but there are torque screwdrivers. I recently
discovered this when I started a new job servicing wide format printers
and vinyl cutters; the new brand of machines I am now working on
requires a specific torque setting on the screws that hold the printhead
in place.
> http://www.torqueleader.com/Product_Selection/Product_Selection/Apply/Torque_Limiting_Screwdrivers
Now I have to find a Canadian vendor for these things....

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts

neil N wrote:
> And what's the deal with "inch pounds"? Do they make torque wrenches
> with values less than 10 ft/lb's ? (Internet tells me that 89
> inch/pounds = roughly 7.x ft/lbs)
>
> I normally go by feel on *most* fasteners, but I just had to ask!
>