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Overheard a sparky say torque sticks are a gimmick, now I own a set
Was on a commercial job in Phoenix last month and heard an electrician tell his apprentice that torque sticks for impact drivers are just a sales pitch. I always thought they were overkill too, but then he explained he got a call back on a panel where lug nuts were too loose, arcing melted the busbar. That $80 set paid for itself on the next 20 connections I did, checked half with a manual wrench and every single one hit spec. Anyone else have a tool they mocked until a real failure story convinced them otherwise?
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lucashenderson20d ago
Did you see the look on the apprentice's face when he said that? I laughed at my old boss for keeping a torque wrench in the truck for years, then I watched him save a whole job after a guy smoked a set of lugs on a big feeder. Now the wrench rides with me every day and I don't touch a connection without it, lol.
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