• Rodeo@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    That is a Torx (a brand name) wrench, not a torque wrench.

    Torx is a proprietary driver shape for fasteners.

    A torque wrench is a regular wrench but it has a mechanism inside that measures how much torque is applied and clicks when an adjustable threshold is passed, so you know exactly how tight the fastener is.

    • GrundlButter@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11 months ago

      It’s both! I’ve used one many times before, it does indeed click at a specific torque. It also has a Torx bit in it.

      Unfortunately, the bit is glued in there, so neither the bit nor the torque driver can be reused for anything. It’s just a wasteful gimmick.

    • Enk1@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Actually, it is a Torx torque wrench. They came with Threadripper CPUs because they had a very specific torque specification. It’s why the handle looks so odd.