Recent content by ronkz650

I have several of the Koken Zeal ratchets, but the older 32t or whatever they were. Yes they switch direction on their own commonly. I don't know for sure the lever is too easy to switch, or the fact the lever direction is opposite to most other ratchets, but it does get annoying. It mostly...

The original battery costs as much as a new unit. I replaced the battery with one of the Mighty Max ones, but it's nowhere near the capability of the original battery, but works.

Try the Koken Wobble-Fix on a bit socket, hex or torx ect and you're stuck in wobble 100% of the time if using Koken sockets. I'm talking of hex (Allen) and similarly designed torx. On Koken Zeal in the short length as pictured a few posts back, yes you can lock the extension straight, but the...

I guess no one cares the Koken Wobble-Fix is on wobble 95% of the time with no way to press them on for a straight extension? All Koken bit sockets in hex or torx you are stuck in wobble, all the Zeal standard sockets you are stuck in wobble. They work OK on mid length or deep sockets, otherwise...

They sometimes are handy. I have a couple of the Flukes. One time in particular where it paid for itself, out in front of the shop we had a sign that lit at night on a timer. You would assume when the light was not lit you'd be safe to work up there, but someone wired it backwards where 120v was...

I may just be different in how I work, but I have both full sets of Koken Wobble-Fix in 1/4 and 3/8 drive and find them near useless, or at least really aggravating. They are pretty much always on wobble even using koken sockets. I rarely want wobble so this is really tiresome. I got the regular...

Don't know if anyone cares, but my experience with all Super Lube products is they are dismal to say the least. Yes they work, but mostly they are cheap and overrated. Spend a few extra dollars and get Molykote products. The EM30L works fantastic...

I must have 50. Various Craftsman USA made from the 70s-90s, a few round head SK from USA from early 2000s, about 8 Nepros, at least 10 Snap-on, two Tekton, two KTC 3/8 roto heads, 2 Titan 1/4 roto heads, about 8 Koken, both the asahi lightool, Probably more I'm forgetting. Most I never use. I...

You can replace nicad batteries with nimh and use the original charger. Works fine. The tools I have with nicad had AA size batteries in the pack. I just buy Eneloops and solder them and make a replacement battery. I know the safetycrats will disagree. I've got 10 more years out of my old Metabo...

Shear pins at about $2.50-$3.00 each probably won't cause anyone major economic strain, but it seems like a product that is not rocket science or needs to break at exactly 312lb of force or whatever. Of course you don't want to replace with a grade 8 bolt, but if you use a cheap bolt it will...

Snap on are the only ones that can compare to a standard box end. All the others are way too fat. The various manufacturers who offer ratcheting wrenches with the extended lip are decent, but not going to replace a box end wrench. All others with like a 2" wide head to drive a 1/4" bolt are more...

I have the CDI 3-15 in/lb and Proto 7-36 in/lb, but nowadays they are too ridiculous priced to consider, but they work real good. Like anything, I'm glad I purchased before covid ruined the world, as between the two i'm only invested $200 or so.

The older Koken Wobble-Fix was mostly wobble only on a lot of sockets, even Koken built sockets. I bought both the 1/4 and 3/8 sets and don't like them one bit. Later after this I bought both sets in standard without Wobble-Fix. For me this was a great improvement. I threw the Wobble-Fix into...

Some soldering irons are just plain garbage. They can be rated at "***" watts that seem high enough, but once the tip touches the solder it can't keep up with demand and cools down faster than it heats and you don't have a good experience to say the least. I have two Metcal stations that use the...

Yea, you're well known among pinball folks. A pinball machine is a good example of a product that is generally well designed and made with repair in mind, and for good reason, as they do need repair to continue the enjoyment. The restaurant/bar next to where I worked let me work on the machines...