[Spridgets] Question re. Torque wrench with extension

[Dave G.]

I should add... I'm not talking about adding a cheater bar on the end, but 
adding an extension in-line with the socket to get to a hard to reach nut...

I know that increasing the length of the bar alters the torque...  there is a 
little windows applet for calcualting that one...

On 14 Jun 2008 at 11:36, Dave G. wrote:

>> Somewhere in the back of my mind, a little voice keeps telling me that
>> if I use a 12" extension on my torque wrench, then the calibration mo
>> longer holds true...
>> 
>> Am I mis-remembering something??
>> 
>> Yes... I *am* getting old  <Sad Grin>
>> 
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>> Dave G.   KK7SS
>> '65 MK III Sprite in Richland, WA
>> "Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time."
>>     Terry Pratchett, 'Hogfather'
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Dave G.   KK7SS
'65 MK III Sprite in Richland, WA
"Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time."
    Terry Pratchett, 'Hogfather'