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Having a 10-in-One and using it are different things. I not much of a fan of those either. Any hard cranking with the nut driver sleeve -that serves to hold the phillips and other bits in place when its used as a screwdriver- will eventually burst the thin steel its made of. Never had that happen with a purpose-built nut driver. The heads of single purpose nut drivers are a lot heavier and can take more abuse, as well as having much longer necks so you don't grind the handle (or your hand) on a mudring or some sharp part of a panel which is much deeper than the shaft of a 10-in-one. Strenght and space constraints are my main criticism of the 10-in-one. On the other hand, for A/C disconnects its one stop shopping, provided none of the fasteners are rusted/live/buried deep in the cabinet or case.

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My favourite multi-bit is an Ideal unit that has a wirenut driver indented into the handle end. I twist and trim all my splices, then insert my screwdriver shaft-first into my drill, set the clutch to 4, insert a wirenut, place it onto the splice, and pull the trigger. Presto! the wirenut's on. It saves my wrist from twisting them all on.<--

This guy carries a lot lighter than a drill up and down a ladder, and no fumbling with drill chucks, etc... Love mine to death...

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Shawn I believe those ground screws are 5/16" but I am not surprised you guessed wrong. You (and most of the world) call that 8mm. wink
I do agree the multi bit screwdriver is handy running them in.


Greg Fretwell
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