[R-390] Clamps and Torque

[Glenn]

BTW, at this writing there are a number of Utica TS30 Torque Screwdrivers listed on ebay for $40 including shipping. They are used and appear to be from an EX workforce or application. 


These are EXCELLENT Torque Screwdrivers and you can google the pdf to maintain them including calibration methods if you have a torque tester/calibrator. 
There are some offshore torque testers in the $20 range. However, I have NEVER seen any indication of my TS30 not being very close to cal. I use to send it to a shop in GA for an annual calibration and they always said, "in spec, no adjustments required. $25 please".... ( I finally stopped that nose bleed and got my own  tester that I use for verification from time to time; I never see a problem. 
As mentioned, I paid $160, 15 years ago for my unit and am very pleased. 


 I got to tell you that having a clamp too lose and slip out of alignment or equally as bad, too tight and crack a week or two after the receiver is back together and back to a customer is a SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS. 
That only happened once about 15 years ago. That receiver went to CA and I'm in SC. I paid to have it shipped back in, replaced the clamp and shipped it back on my dime. That is when, out of necessity, I started using a torque screwdriver.. After the expense of that come-back, I vowed to not make that mistake again and I have NEVER cracked a clamp since. Oh, that client has used me since for other work. 



Glenn WA4AOS
DSM Labs (dot com)