I think as long as the store is consistant there shouldn't be a problem and in the pic I posted there is no question of deception. On the 2 occasions when there has been a difference between marked price and till price they have always honoured marked price, apologised and created a new sign to correct what is presumably a head office error.
www.halfords.com
How do you get on with those handles?This is the Aldi set with one from my toolbox alongside it to show the handle.
I actually have several sets of these, I keep a set in the car etc.
The main one that I have had to replace is the 5mm flat blade, that has sometimes broken when using it on those stupid 1/2 flat & 1/2 pozi type screw heads, they tend to kill flat bladed drivers no matter what make.
I have lost my original terminal driver, pity it was a little wider than the current version.
Upto 1kv? heck as I would never use a screwdriver on anything live at 1kv I would never test this, nor would I use my daily working set on live terminals anyway, I use all steel handle uninsulated ones for that - otherwise your not a real man
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Every insulated tool I've ever seen on the market is rated to 1kv, I presume there is little money to be saved by rating them lower and that going higher takes you into a different world of regulation.
With no mention of third party certification, no mention of what standard it was certified to, and no mention of who the real manufacturer is I think i'll pass.
I get on perfectly well.
I think we've been through this before but, although I would not describe myself as being particularly 'risk taking', I have to say that my intuitive view is that there is (presumably) so much insulating material between the conductive shaft of the screwdriver and my hand that (unless the handle were visibly mechanically damaged) I would be pretty comfortable using it, regardless of who had manufactured or (if) 'certified' it - not to mention the fact that if (pretty unusually) I were using it 'live', I'd probably be wearing an insulating glove, anyway.
In some situations I might do that but rarely, if ever, in relation to anything electrical, and most certainly never if I thought that there was even a remote chance (let alone a certainty!) that the tip of the screwdriver was going to be in contact with anything 'electricall;y live'. At least as far as I am concerned, common sense is far more important than the quality of the tools.
I would never criticise anyone for being cautious, even when they are being a lot more cautious than I would probably be, but there seem to be inconsistencies here - since, as above, I would personally regard it as 'inadequately cautious' to hold a screwdriver by its shaft when I thought or knew that its tip might be in contact with something 'electrically live', no matter how expensive, how reputable the manufacturer or how many certifications it had! My view would be that the tick/fat insulation on the handle was there for a reason!
Which begs the question what a lifetime guarantee is. The lifetime of the user, which could be pretty short especially if said screwdrivers failed and fried? Or the lifetime of the tool, again a self limiting, self serving guarantee. Or more likely subject to a limited warranty definition buried somewhere in the t’s and c’s.
Erm.. it says £2.99- are you on commission?
www.lidl.co.uk
www.lidl.co.uk
Just got back from Lidl myself and was about to mention the same thing.just to add to this thread, Lidl from today are doing there 1000V screwdrivers but individually so pick and choose sizes to suit. ideal if like matty you have chewed up a particular size and only need to replace that one and not the whole set
Parkside 1000V Slotted / Crosshead Screwdrivers - at
Parkside 1000V Slotted / Crosshead Screwdrivers - Blade insulated in line with DIN EN 60900 for safe work on live parts up to 1000V Made from high-quality
and
Parkside 1000V Tool Set / Socket Screwdriver Set - at
Parkside 1000V Tool Set / Socket Screwdriver Set - Tools insulated in line with DIN EN 60900 for safe work on live parts up to 1000V Made of high-quality
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