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Noticed one of the old hands doing this recently; using an impact driver (rattler) to to tighten the slotted PZ2 screws in a newly installed board. Never occurred to me that you could but when I (very discreetly) checked them with a conventional screw driver they were all spot on.

Does / has anyone else done this or am I the last one one the bus,'cos it certainly saved some time? Can you actually buy a slotted PZ2 head for an impact and how'd you line up the slot - normally done by feel before you actually apply any torque.

I'll get me ticket now ;)
 
None of my searches have given up a slotted PZ2 impact bit and a standard PZ2 will chew up pretty quickly leaving the next guy or gal to sort the mashed heads
 
yes you can get them . I think The sheds do them . I have used them in a Milwaukee impact driver on large roofing joists .
 
I'm not a fan or user of impact drivers although I know a lot of sparkies nowadays use them for fixings and drilling.
It's definitely not the right tool to tighten terminals for sure.

I have however used a small battery driver (non impact) on a very low clutch setting to just to wind breaker terminals in, and that does save a bit of time on a large DB. I have always done the tightening of terminals with a hand tool after this though.
 
It's the old expression about an open mind and what you let in :) Personally I was one of the last to get an impact. They are too powerful for many of the tasks we perform.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
 
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