What is '1.6Nm' like?

[jobin]

Can i, a robust 1.8m tall male, achieve this torque with a hand held 8 inch long straight screwdriver held at chest height ? How about a battery powered drill with phillips head? How to judge, or estimate, this measurement without a torque meter? thanks Will be tightening up the MCB supply cable fittings.

 

[StephenW]

1.6 Newton Metres is the same as 1.2 foot-pounds. This is actually quite a low torque, equivalent to having a lever 14 inches long and hanging a full jam jar on the end. So it sounds like just "nip it up".

 

[viewer]

Never use a powered drill or screwdriver in a CU. If it jumps you will ruin the heads and won't be able to tighten or remove the screws.