frog hopper

frog hopper

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I have the chance to buy one of these, brand new in case but without instructions, from a shop that sells discontinued/surplus/bankrupt stock.
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At €50 it is a bargain, at least it would be if I knew what it did and how to use it !
As far as I remember it is calibrated to 250 something or other, maybe newtons ? and is 1/2 drive.
So how do you use it??
 
Looks like u watch the arrow and keep tightening until u reach ur desired requirement on the gauge

or move one arrow to what setting u want then watch the other arrow reach it

Maybe one arrow automatically moves as u tighten, trail and error I suppose

think that’s how it works
 
What ^ he said basically. Set your desired torque with the the rotating bezel and tighten until the two arrow align. There is no click when you reach the desired setting, you simply need to watch the dial and stop turning manually.
They stay truer for longer than a click type, but they’re not ideal for all situations as you need to be able to see the dial and the square drive is located behind the dial and not at the end of the wrench, which may be awkward it tight spots,
 
gstuart said:
Looks like you watch the arrow and keep tightening until you reach your desired requirement on the gauge
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On the right tracks, but forgetting one critical detail.

bluedog333 said:
What ^ he said basically. Set your desired torque with the the rotating bezel and tighten until the two arrow align.
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As above.

frog hopper said:
So how do you use it??
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The clue is in the name - Torq-o-METER!

Right - this is a torque "meter" - you would not use this as a means of torquing down down bolts day to day. A prime example of how this would be used is to set the timing belt tension on a 300tdi (many many muppets use a torque wrench for this job) where you want something set to a particular torque which then creates a calibrated tension etc.

These are designed to set the torque, prime example of how this should be used:

The Green one as Mike has is the same as mine, except mine is in foot pounds, I think he said his was in inch pounds (so smaller range).

Good piece of kit, but do NOT be tempted to use it to torque anything down.
 
nobber said:
It may also need calibrated.
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They do usually come calibrated and with a cert (he says no paperwork) but they are bloody accurate when calibrated 1% tolerance on a good one (mine even says <=1% on it. It is this fine calibration that makes them unsuitable for daily torquing - it would frankly be a waste of a good piece of kit. It's to do with the way the mechanical strain-gauge works and bottoms out - unlike a standard compressed spring set torque wrench which once it tips will actually come to no harm if you take it past the click.
 
i did my head bolts with one of these torque meters aswell, for the final stretch bit :)
 
Hummm, thanks for the comments guys, I think from whats been said it would be wasted on me to be honest, so thats the wallet €50 better off.
 
I use my torque-meter(s) regularly, I also have a bench-mounted meter for checking 'click' type torque-wrenches (although it's a few years out out of calibration but still a good guide:p)

Rich.
 
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