Switched to digital torque wrenches after 10 years of analog, never going back

I was one of those guys who swore by the click type. Said digital was just another battery to die on you. Then last Monday I had to torque 40 bolts on a Cessna 310 gearbox and my analog one started acting weird. Borrowed a Snap-On digital from the guy next to me. Set it once and it beeped at me for every single bolt spot on. No guessing if I heard the click. No resetting. Took me half the time. Any of you made the switch and wish you did it sooner?

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the_evan29d ago

Wait, you mean I could have been letting a robot tell me my bolts are tight this whole time? Dammit. My click wrench always waits until bolt 38 to start making that weird crunchy sound.

abby_wilson5129d ago

Wait, you mean I could have been letting a robot tell me my bolts are tight this whole time?" - but do you trust it with the critical ones though?