Ive always wonder, why do people tap the trigger on electric impact guns? The gun is already impacting on its own so juat leave it pressand let it do what it does.
@@SEEtheREPLAY i used to work with a 2017 tacoma truck, but when i back home i drove old ford truck, so i can leave the abs hack tecnich in the work truck
@@thom2967 really? Why would the torque numbers get higher when you apply constant power to it then? I’ve seen the torque test channel or whatever it is and the power is usually climbing for the first 8-9 seconds before slowly plateauing off after. Or am I missing something here?
Thank you ... I just picked up the 809 today and was wondering if it could do lug nuts...I now know I don't need to buy a impact wrench after your review.
Once the torque wrench clicks, stop. If you go any further you could mess up the springs and the calibration. Also, don’t do this on your car, your lugs could stretch and you could destroy your lugs. Make a nut and bolt rig out of sheet metal, and a nut + bolt. Much cheaper than breaking a lug nut.
Great test.. it's good u hit 130 torque foot pounds and didn't go past that. Good deal. I bought one at Lowes for 99$ and it came with Bag, Charger, and a battery plus the 20 volt impact drill..
This was a great review…it answered the exact question I had about the Atomic impact driver. I thought I would have to go bigger to loosen lug nuts. Thanks for the very useful info.
Isn’t the idea of an impact tool that you let the impact hammer continue to turn, building impact strength until the nut breaks loose? It isn’t supposed to just break loose when you pull the trigger. Pulsing the trigger only keeps it from building torque. I’ve never used a cordless impact but I’m pretty sure you aren’t supposed to use pressure and you aren’t supposed to modulate with the trigger. I did use a $20 corded Harbor Freight version on a motorcycle sprocket… which is probably closer to this than a traditional air tool. It worked, but ONLY when you don’t push and let it bang at full speed for a while. Maybe you were nervous and rushing for the video but that torque wrench technique is way off too. You torqued more in this video than I ever have but maybe you didn’t notice the click since you kept tightening. The click-type torque wrench doesn’t stop you from over-torquing! It just clicks when you reach the torque specified. I do appreciate the demonstration. It’s clearly better than the Harbor Freight thing I used on my motorcycle once since it made faster work of your lug nuts even when gimped by pulsing the trigger. ;) Thanks!
Tested with the dcf850 (rated 1850 lbs/in) with a 5ah battery and it doesn't work. [EDIT] It WORKS, make sure you have a heavy deep impact socket (important!), run on max speed and push against the nut.
@@DuctTapeMechanic well you pushed it even more after it clicked also it’s important to grab the torque wrench correctly with one hand or toque will be different the way you grabbed it
You just drive it until it's in and let it impact a few times. It'll get somewhat tight, and all of the threads will be taken up, but it won't be torque spec tight, or beyond that. With a large impact wrench, you'd want to take more precautions obviously, as they'll wreck your lugs.
Those little batteries that come with it don't have the amps to crank up and lug nuts. As soon as I put a 5 amp battery on my 809 atomic DeWalt I was able to crack a lug nuts off my truck.
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Ive always wonder, why do people tap the trigger on electric impact guns? The gun is already impacting on its own so juat leave it pressand let it do what it does.
Same people that pump the brakes on their ABS
@@SEEtheREPLAY i used to work with a 2017 tacoma truck, but when i back home i drove old ford truck, so i can leave the abs hack tecnich in the work truck
Yea that shit really grinds my gears …. Ha
Because the breakaway torque is way higher than the constant.
@@thom2967 really? Why would the torque numbers get higher when you apply constant power to it then? I’ve seen the torque test channel or whatever it is and the power is usually climbing for the first 8-9 seconds before slowly plateauing off after. Or am I missing something here?
Thank you ... I just picked up the 809 today and was wondering if it could do lug nuts...I now know I don't need to buy a impact wrench after your review.
This is the best video I've watched for the longest while on TH-cam... Thumbs up bro👍🏿 stating the facts in the video is what matters...
Once the torque wrench clicks, stop. If you go any further you could mess up the springs and the calibration. Also, don’t do this on your car, your lugs could stretch and you could destroy your lugs. Make a nut and bolt rig out of sheet metal, and a nut + bolt. Much cheaper than breaking a lug nut.
You are right! Always a better way
I just give it all the beans hahahah
Great test.. it's good u hit 130 torque foot pounds and didn't go past that.
Good deal. I bought one at Lowes for 99$ and it came with Bag, Charger, and a battery plus the 20 volt impact drill..
Thank you! You got a great deal. These are great for the average DIYer!
Woa that was a nice price as well
This was a great review…it answered the exact question I had about the Atomic impact driver. I thought I would have to go bigger to loosen lug nuts. Thanks for the very useful info.
Thank you for the kind words
What's up with the off and on with the driver? Any reason for it?
No real reason just trying to see if it would suddenly come off after a short burst (kind of like how they do it in NASCAR lol)
Yeah you should hold the trigger jesus christ
@@Rik7654 to be fare, he stated he never owned an impact before.
Very appreciated your demonstration!👍
Thank you!
Combo on sale at homedepot for 150 with bag and charger and 2 small 1.3ah batteries
I love mine
Isn’t the idea of an impact tool that you let the impact hammer continue to turn, building impact strength until the nut breaks loose? It isn’t supposed to just break loose when you pull the trigger. Pulsing the trigger only keeps it from building torque. I’ve never used a cordless impact but I’m pretty sure you aren’t supposed to use pressure and you aren’t supposed to modulate with the trigger. I did use a $20 corded Harbor Freight version on a motorcycle sprocket… which is probably closer to this than a traditional air tool. It worked, but ONLY when you don’t push and let it bang at full speed for a while.
Maybe you were nervous and rushing for the video but that torque wrench technique is way off too. You torqued more in this video than I ever have but maybe you didn’t notice the click since you kept tightening. The click-type torque wrench doesn’t stop you from over-torquing! It just clicks when you reach the torque specified.
I do appreciate the demonstration. It’s clearly better than the Harbor Freight thing I used on my motorcycle once since it made faster work of your lug nuts even when gimped by pulsing the trigger. ;) Thanks!
Can you reinstall to 90 ft lbs using the impact driver? Or it will simply go to its max torque??
It's just gonna go to max torque. I was just doing a demo
Tested with the dcf850 (rated 1850 lbs/in) with a 5ah battery and it doesn't work.
[EDIT] It WORKS, make sure you have a heavy deep impact socket (important!), run on max speed and push against the nut.
I checked mine with a mac torque wrench and I got up to 150 before it wouldn't bust them off anymore.
Bro that’s not how to use torque range you probably torqued it way more than 130lb also I’ve seen videos of these opening 350lb nuts with 5ah battery
Torque wrench clicks when it gets to desired torque spec you cannot over tighten it. 5ah battery would be nice.
@@DuctTapeMechanic well you pushed it even more after it clicked also it’s important to grab the torque wrench correctly with one hand or toque will be different the way you grabbed it
Is there a lower torque setting that allows you to drive in the nut all the way but not exceed 90 ft-lbs, then finish if off with a torque wrench?
You just drive it until it's in and let it impact a few times. It'll get somewhat tight, and all of the threads will be taken up, but it won't be torque spec tight, or beyond that. With a large impact wrench, you'd want to take more precautions obviously, as they'll wreck your lugs.
Excellent test and demonstration, Thank you. It's now April of 2021 and the same combo is $229.00. Holy Toledo!
Thanks for the feedback! Yes I saw the price. That's crazy!
Nice video! Very informative!
Those little batteries that come with it don't have the amps to crank up and lug nuts. As soon as I put a 5 amp battery on my 809 atomic DeWalt I was able to crack a lug nuts off my truck.
You don't understand what an Impact wrench is used for. Your gonna break the trigger.
3 years in and the impact driver is still going strong
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That poor switch and battery pack.
Arms go down to knees
Very observant
Try on rust lol