Broken Halfords Advanced Torque Wrench

[dhutch]

Norbar is a very established brand in the industry.

[Inbox]

dhutch said:

E-bmw said:

But the fact that it had a certificate would prove that it has been looked after ...

Does it?

I agree it would prove it worked when tested, but 18months is more than long enough to abuse the hell out of a tool!

Nope it doesn't, it just proves it is functional. It might meet spec or not, calibration is just measuring an unknown against a known and determining the error. If it isn't in spec then getting adjusted is a separate service.

[Fastpedeller]

itcaptainslow said:

This thread has prompted me to look at replacing my torque wrench - it s about 23 years old and has never been calibrated. Still feels alright and works fine, mind

Why not check it yourself - it only takes a short while.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrOvF9b5Qis

There may be others on YT.

[E-bmw]

Sheepshanks said:

E-bmw said:

Correct, but having one at least proves that a "professional" (hopefully) checked it out previously & found it working.

The guarantee covers Broken, Snapped, Bent, Cracked anyway.

The exclusions are Rusted, Burnt, Modified, Mechanically ground down, Used improperly. A calibration certificate wouldn't prevent some lunatic doing bad things to the torque wrench.

Still correct, as I have agreed.

[E-bmw]

dhutch said:

E-bmw said:

But the fact that it had a certificate would prove that it has been looked after ...

Does it?

I agree it would prove it worked when tested, but 18months is more than long enough to abuse the hell out of a tool!

It would prove it only in-so-much as it has been treated (calibration-wise at least) as the manufacturer states, so more likely to have been treated right is obviously their view in using the calibration caveat.

[E-bmw]

Inbox said:

dhutch said:

E-bmw said:

But the fact that it had a certificate would prove that it has been looked after ...

Does it?

I agree it would prove it worked when tested, but 18months is more than long enough to abuse the hell out of a tool!

Nope it doesn't, it just proves it is functional. It might meet spec or not, calibration is just measuring an unknown against a known and determining the error. If it isn't in spec then getting adjusted is a separate service.

Unless it doesn't work or can't be adjusted.

[Inbox]

E-bmw said:

Inbox said:

dhutch said:

E-bmw said:

But the fact that it had a certificate would prove that it has been looked after ...

Does it?

I agree it would prove it worked when tested, but 18months is more than long enough to abuse the hell out of a tool!

Nope it doesn't, it just proves it is functional. It might meet spec or not, calibration is just measuring an unknown against a known and determining the error. If it isn't in spec then getting adjusted is a separate service.

Unless it doesn't work or can't be adjusted.

If it doesn't work it can't be calibrated, if it works but can't be adjusted and brought back into spec then would a calibration be valid? No, the wrench would be faulty and without a valid calibration as it failed so either way the warranty is toast and basically unfair.

[PelicanHead]

dhutch said:

Does it?

I agree it would prove it worked when tested, but 18months is more than long enough to abuse the hell out of a tool!

Absolutely, I've been abusing mine for decades!