Question about that new digital torque analyzer everyone was talking about

I bought the AeroTech TQ-2000 last year for about $850, thinking it would save me hours on connector pin crimps. Honestly, it just added extra steps and the calibration drifts if the shop temp changes more than a few degrees. I went back to my old click-type wrench after two months of fussing with it. Has anyone found a digital torque tool that actually holds up in a real hangar environment?

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kevint472d ago

My buddy's digital wrench died after one cold morning.

logan2712d ago

Wait, it just died from one morning? That's brutal. I figured these things would at least give you a warning or a slow fade. Makes you wonder what they're even testing them for.

maryr432d ago

My old torque adapter did the same thing last winter in Chicago. The screen just went blank below twenty degrees. Seems like the batteries in a lot of these tools can't handle real cold.