Description
A busy maintenance crib often needs a second small dial wrench for spares, training or a back-up line. The Snap-on TEC3FUA Torqometer fills that role as a plain 1/4 inch follow-up code with no chart. If you need the paperwork too, compare it with the TEC3FUAC listed with Chart on its own page.
A second small dial for the crib
Small screws on sensors, guards and covers rarely call for a large wrench. Yet when the main dial goes out for checks, the line still needs one in reach. The TEC3FUA can cover that gap in roles such as these:
- A stand-in while the main TEC3 dial sits at the lab.
- A practice wrench for new mechanics who are learning to read two needles.
- For QA, a bench tool to compare now and then against a documented wrench.
Plain TEC3FUA or chart twin? Three questions
- Must an audit see a record for this exact unit on its first day? If so, the chart code wins.
- Will your own tester or a contracted lab check it before use? Then the TEC3FUA is enough.
- Is the spare budget tight this quarter? In that case, the plain code makes more sense.
Behind those questions sits a catalog note. Snap-on’s CAT1500i table says its listed wrenches leave the factory without a certificate of calibration. Its Torqometer pages then explain that a C suffix marks the certificate models.
Snap-on TEC3FUA Torqometer: what the catalog row says
The catalog row gives a 1/4 inch square drive. Its metric side climbs to 35 kg·cm in 1 kg·cm marks, while the inch-pound side tops out at 30 in-lb in 1 in-lb marks. The body runs 9-29/32 inches long and 2-11/16 inches wide. Head depth is 1-1/4 inches, leaving out the drive. Snap-on packs this dial in a PB9 case. Since it is a Follow-up model, two needles show targeted torque and torque achieved. This row carries no signal model, only the TEC3A Basic.
Low-range habits with the Snap-on TEC3FUA Torqometer
Snap-on’s UK brochure gives the Standard 2% grade from 20% of full scale to full scale. So on this dial, aim above roughly 6 in-lb or 7 kg·cm. Pull slowly and evenly, since a jerk can overshoot a light joint. Also bring the second needle back to zero before each screw. Finally, Snap-on says periodic recalibration keeps accuracy, so put the TEC3FUA spare in the same recall plan as the main wrench.
Asking for a TEC3FUA price
Supply and pricing for this spare dial run through Lost in HCM, which serves plants across Vietnam. Type TEC3FUA, with no C, if the plain code is what you want. Then ask Lost in HCM to price the TEC3FUA, look through other Snap-on and CDI torque wrenches, or contact SMK Vietnam.
Spare-wrench FAQ: TEC3FUA
Can a plain spare join our audited tool list later on?
Yes, once your own tester or an outside lab checks the TEC3FUA and the report goes on file. Your quality plan sets the exact rules.
How big is 35 kg·cm in N·m terms?
Close to 3.4 N·m, using a factor of about 0.098 per kg·cm.
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