asavage
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I bought a 100-600 ft/lb. Torqometer last week and I really like it. It had the typical Duracell battery rot, which had eaten away at the battery case's spring clip; I repaired that by drilling a tiny hole and installing a 2-56 screw/nut/nut combo to restore the missing case length, then used the new #112 lamp (E10 base, TL3 shape, 1.2v), which screws in, to adjust the battery compression. Works a treat.
The manual that came with it lists torque specs for common cars of the era, through 1964; I'm guessing mine is of that era.
My question is: I have the case for it, and there's a felt-padded spot for which something ought to nest, but I've been unable to determine just what should live there. Thoughts?
It's too low to accommodate the extension bar, which has been nesting where you see it for a long time, per the paint wear pattern. I wonder what that felt-lined riser is supposed to support.
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Unrelated: I've seen some queries about how to get their vintage Torqometer gauge pointer to align N-S (or whatever), thinking that if it's not aligned parallel or perpendicular to the handle, it must need repair or calibration, but a snippet from a Snap-On 1972 Torqometer manual (courtesy of archive.org) explains that you can adjust the pointer's position yourself, because it's clutched:
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Here are few more pics of my new-to-me TQ-602-AL (the 'L' is the signal light option):
There are at least two variations of this metal case that I've seen; one has the "Snap-on" embossed on the top left, whereas mine is on the front face center as shown.
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Having fought the Duracell ~2016 reformulation of the AA batteries in an industrial setting, where I had thousands in service and they ruined lots of expensive equipment and cost me hundreds annually, I switched to and now only use/install Eveready (Energizer) "Ultimate Lithium" batteries. These are not lithium-ion; they are Primary batteries (think: hearing aid, key fob) and are non-rechargeable. They don't (AFAIK) leak, ever. They are expensive compared to Duracell, perhaps twice as much, and they don't last any longer. But they don't ruin my expensive equipment, either. Some hardware stores carry them in 4-packs, but you'll pay around $4/cell that way; I buy online in bulk, (20) at a time, and the price is around half of that.
More pics of this Torqometer below . . .
The manual that came with it lists torque specs for common cars of the era, through 1964; I'm guessing mine is of that era.
My question is: I have the case for it, and there's a felt-padded spot for which something ought to nest, but I've been unable to determine just what should live there. Thoughts?
It's too low to accommodate the extension bar, which has been nesting where you see it for a long time, per the paint wear pattern. I wonder what that felt-lined riser is supposed to support.
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Unrelated: I've seen some queries about how to get their vintage Torqometer gauge pointer to align N-S (or whatever), thinking that if it's not aligned parallel or perpendicular to the handle, it must need repair or calibration, but a snippet from a Snap-On 1972 Torqometer manual (courtesy of archive.org) explains that you can adjust the pointer's position yourself, because it's clutched:
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Here are few more pics of my new-to-me TQ-602-AL (the 'L' is the signal light option):
There are at least two variations of this metal case that I've seen; one has the "Snap-on" embossed on the top left, whereas mine is on the front face center as shown.
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Having fought the Duracell ~2016 reformulation of the AA batteries in an industrial setting, where I had thousands in service and they ruined lots of expensive equipment and cost me hundreds annually, I switched to and now only use/install Eveready (Energizer) "Ultimate Lithium" batteries. These are not lithium-ion; they are Primary batteries (think: hearing aid, key fob) and are non-rechargeable. They don't (AFAIK) leak, ever. They are expensive compared to Duracell, perhaps twice as much, and they don't last any longer. But they don't ruin my expensive equipment, either. Some hardware stores carry them in 4-packs, but you'll pay around $4/cell that way; I buy online in bulk, (20) at a time, and the price is around half of that.
More pics of this Torqometer below . . .
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