Nice I didn't know that they did a battery one. I spent hours trying to get a flywheel nut off with a traditional impact driver (hitting it with a four pound hammer) and got nowhere. My girlfriend at the time went to the local hire shop and hired an electric rattle gun (I didn't know such a thing even existed, I'd only seen the compressed air variety) she just came to the garage and said try this..... It still took about 10 minutes but it came off
Tony.
The battery driven ones are great. I use a 18V bosch at work that's rated to 200nm. I use it on everything from m6 to m16. It has a nice balance between power and control so that you can gently tighten small bolts without breaking them.
I have used it a little when working on my car, but it's often a little to large to reach in those awkard positions.
I hope that the 12v version will be better for those tight spaces. It's only rated to 115nm so it may struggle with seized bolts and wheel lugs. But I think it will come in handy in many situations.
I also have an air powered in my garage, but the hose is always in my way, so I only use it to remove wheels.
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This will my MY first new car since 1976. All intervening new cars have been for spouses.
I have driven previously owned vehicles most of my life.
there’s a difference between 115nm and 15Nm
I didn't write 15Nm anywhere?
A cheapskate drill has more torque then 15Nm
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I meant you had written “nm” = nano metres, rather than “Nm”, which made it a very small tool!
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Niiiiiiice! Now get it the hell away from the tree so she doesn't lose her sheen too quickly.
Congrats again. How many bells, how many whistles?
When I got the Edge in 2018 it was time to treat myself to things I didn't even know existed on cars. Semi-autonomous driver can be be pretty cool and rather unnerving the first few times but what a blast once your comfort level increases. So many other things as well.
Cheers to ya!
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Lane change monitoring and correction, distance to the next driver control (I wish it worked against people on my A$$), rear collision avoidance, lots of neat technology.
Mostly I like the rear view camera for backing up.
The trees beat parking in the sun in 90+ degree weather.
In the fall and spring I will have to compromise.
Mostly I like the rear view camera for backing up.
The trees beat parking in the sun in 90+ degree weather.
In the fall and spring I will have to compromise.
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Cambridge Audio DacMagic
optical/coax, USB in; RCA, XLR audio out
$20, in near mint condition, from a yard sale in a very nice part of town. Enough inputs for two computers plus a Chromecast Audio.
Yesterday, a LiitoKala Lii-500 battery charger/tester arrived (bought from Banggood.com ); it can charge or discharge (to test capacity) up to 4 cells (lithium or nickel) at a time.
And, a while back at a swap meet, a "Kill A Watt EZ" (measures power consumption of appliances, displays watts, VA, line voltage, frequency, power factor), and a "Hastings DE1000 DC" clamp-on ammeter/ohmmeter/voltmeter; think I paid $2 for both. Both appear to work, but the "hold" button on the ammeter is busted and the LCD has a blotch.
optical/coax, USB in; RCA, XLR audio out
$20, in near mint condition, from a yard sale in a very nice part of town. Enough inputs for two computers plus a Chromecast Audio.
Yesterday, a LiitoKala Lii-500 battery charger/tester arrived (bought from Banggood.com ); it can charge or discharge (to test capacity) up to 4 cells (lithium or nickel) at a time.
And, a while back at a swap meet, a "Kill A Watt EZ" (measures power consumption of appliances, displays watts, VA, line voltage, frequency, power factor), and a "Hastings DE1000 DC" clamp-on ammeter/ohmmeter/voltmeter; think I paid $2 for both. Both appear to work, but the "hold" button on the ammeter is busted and the LCD has a blotch.
