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Well it's really to find out how much torque is needed to screw them
in successfully and how much will break them. I'm looking for a new
cordless driver and want to know what sort of torque figure is useful
and how much is simply too much. The cordless driver specifications
give their maximum torquer but nowhere can I find any figures for how
much torque is actually needed to screw screws in.

Well, all these sort of things have adjustable maximum torque. And on mine
the minimum setting is so low I've never used it.

But I think you're worrying far too much. As I've said, I frequently use a
mains drill as a screwdriver, and it has much more torque than any normal
cordless. This would often be for screwing down floorboards - lots and
lots of 2" 10 pozidriv. And breaking a screw is a rarity. The bit 'cams
out' before this happens.

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