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I believe that the reason they don't list actual torque values for
drill settings is that they can vary quite a bit depending on the
SOC of the battery, temperature, drill age, etc.<br>
If its a critical torque application, I would not depend on the
drill settings, but instead do a final tightening with a calibrated
torque wrench.<br>
BTW, I have several of the M18 tools (not the programmable) and
they've been pretty good. Except the time in Haiti that I had to
take the drill apart to clean the dust out of the switch.....<br>
Its all electronic now, no simple switches these days.<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">R.Ray Walters
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/28/2016 10:38 AM, Kirk Herander
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I understand it, there are 4 buttons on the drill, each can
be programmed to one of 10 torque levels through the app.
And yes the torque levels are 1 – 10, not torque values. For
example, tighten an L-foot to a scrap piece of rail at each
torque increment, measuring after with a torque wrench, til
you have the values of each increment. Then program the
drill buttons to your most often spec’ed torques, and you’re
done. Just press one of the four buttons on the drill to get
the required torque. The values are set in the drill even
with battery removed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Here’s
one of the videos of how the app works. Anyway I need a new
M18 driver, so I just ordered one. I will see about
practicality in our trade.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Dan Fink<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, November 27, 2016 11:51 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Milwaukee M18 one key
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<p class="MsoNormal">I thought the idea of being to preset
torque RPM settings from the app was good, my reasoning
being have one impact set (by the boss, behind password) for
installing racking lags, another set more delicately for
mounting equipment, etc, but watched one of their videos and
the torque is not calibrated to in-lbs, it's like a range of
1-4, and the app lets you do a 2-1/2 for example. The actual
torque is up to you to figure out.....so you still need
calibrated hand torque wrenches.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Not enough to make me switch brands
(that would be super expensive)....and I'm not sure I like
the idea of adding complicated electronics to a really
simple, reliable tool. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 8:17 AM,
William Dorsett <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">Pardon my
ignorance but what would be the purpose of a
smart phone app for a cordless drill? It’s not
like we’d be using it hands-free anyway. You can
imagine being up on a ladder, drilling with one
hand and adjusting at the same time with the
smart phone? Sounds like a bad mismatch.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, November 26, 2016
10:12 AM<br>
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<p><tt><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Don't tell
me this, I just bought Dewalt tools. ahhh</span></tt><o:p></o:p></p>
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11/22/2016 11:21 AM, Kirk Herander wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:18.0pt">Anyone out there
invested in these tools yet? Looks
interesting. Amongst other things, you can
custom program the cordless drill to
various speeds and torques using a smart
phone app.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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