I've never seen a socket explode, I've only seen them crack or just wear a
lot. In my dad's garage we always used standard Snap-On sockets for impact
wrench use. We rarely cracked one but over time they would loosen up a bit.
Impact sockets were thicker and frequently wouldn't fit in tight spaces so
we didn't use them much. A lot of the cheaper brand sockets were pretty
thin and could be cracked pretty easily with an impact wrench.
I'm not a fan of air ratchets but I've been around a couple. I don't think
they have enough impact to damage any decent socket.
> Required for safe operation. I don't relish the idea of exploding
> sockets.
> I just wasn't sure if the action of the less powerful air ratchet put it
> in
> the same class as the impact wrench. I guess it makes sense, as I think
> it
> is the repeated impact, not the torque, that necessitates uprated sockets.
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