Digital torque and micrometers are banned right now on MOST DoD projects for that reason. They tend to be more inconsistent and have to be checked for calibration much more often. And that’s the expensive good ones that cost a **** ton.
That's interesting. Been a long time since I thought about strain gages - which is what must be in them.
The digital is often convenient, but I rely on the sound and feel when wrenching most of the time. The digital's warning sound is tricky to use consistantly.
