How long was the torque wrench stored, in its plastic case, inside the house, with the preset torque settings.Back in its plastic case inside the house .
What does that mean?You don't have to reset it to zero. Set it to the lowest setting in the range it's rated for
If the lowest that you can go is 5ft/lbs on the torque wrench, then you set it to that for storage. The spring inside needs to have some tension on it.What does that mean?
I set mine to as close to zero as possible, which is where it fits into the case in the fully-extended detent for the head.
What does that mean?
I set mine to as close to zero as possible, which is where it fits into the case in the fully-extended detent for the head.
Had it set to about 75 for close to a year. It's the Harbor Freight 3/8s' . 0 is the lowest setting . Goes to 80+ .
I wouldn't worry about it.Had it set to about 75 for close to a year. It's the Harbor Freight 3/8s' . 0 is the lowest setting . Goes to 80+ .
75 out of 80 is close to full scale, and a year is a long time. And a harbor freight is just about the cheapest lowest quality you can find. Time to have it checked either by rigging some kind test rig, or get it checked such as asking a mobile tool tool truck if they can check it. With the setting being close to full scale, and about a year, and a low quality to start with, it is not now reliable.Will settings be affected ? Was set around 75 Ft-lbs..
Never heard that.somewhere way back, I thought the idea was to store a setting-type torque wrench at 1/3 rated max calibration.
does anybody recall that? ?