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Alerts you AFTER you pass your set torque value.
Watch my video.
It's unbelievable that nobody else mentions the fact that this wrench alerts you AFTER you have passed your set value.
The manual clearly states "1. When you are reaching 90% of the target torque value, an intermittent buzzer will start to warn you." and then "2. When the target torque value is reached, a high frequency buzzer will warn you not to pull further." Neither of these statements appear to be true.
Watch the video I posted. I set the wrench to 13 ft lbs and then tighten a bolt. It starts beeping at over 14 ft lbs and then goes to a solid tone at 15.7 ft lbs.
People tell me: "the difference between 13 ft lbs and 15 ft lbs is almost nothing" and they also say "just watch the display while you are wrenching". Sure both of those things are true, but why bother even having a beep setting if you have to watch the display? Why bother with a torque setting at all if the wrench is going to ignore it and beep at some unknown value past your setting?
Due to a shipping issue I ended up with 2 of these wrenches. I went ahead and opened up the other box and tried the 2nd wrench. SAME BEHAVIOR.
August 2019 · Industrial and Scientific · verified purchase