I bought a cheap knockoff torque wrench for $35 and it cost me a whole day of rework

I was working on a Garmin G1000 panel install and used it to torque some connector backshells. The wrench clicked way early, so I under-torqued everything and had intermittent faults after power-up. Had to pull the whole rack, re-torque with my good Snap-on tool, and retest. Anyone have a go-to brand for small torque wrenches that won't lie to you?

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the_sandra7d ago

My old shop teacher swore by Proto tools, said he'd seen a student strip a crank bolt with a cheap one.

jake_chen7d ago

That teacher probably saved that kid a huge headache down the road. A stripped bolt can turn a simple job into a nightmare real fast. Good tools are just cheaper in the long run.