Originally Posted by
the watcher
conflicting info online about this (and nothing specific for my wrench). Can anyone explain what it does? Set one way, the wrench seems to start 'clicking' fairly quickly even when the bolt seems slightly loose. Set the other way, it does tighten the bolt a lot, but I'm worried this is wrong since I only set it for 5.5nm and it seems to be almost as tight as physically possible.
The digital fallacy.
It's important, even with accurate digital tools, to be able to estimate values so that you know when you're in the right ballpark. 5.5nm isn't very much torque. It equates to roughly 45 in/lb. Imagine a 1 pound weight hanging off of the end of a 45 in. long wrench.