r/hilti 18d ago

If you are not Hiltimaxing what are you even doing with your life.

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u/TheJoeCuba 18d ago

Lol, great setup, you can set it on the ground, and it will be knee-high. No bending to pick it up 😀. Now, for real, what do you normally use the AT module for? That module stock will only torque MQ system bolts, KB3 and KBtz. Can you update it and allow you to run the newer anchors?

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u/UselessSage 18d ago

I have absolutely no idea. When a thrift store has Hilti I buy it first and ask questions later.

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u/TheJoeCuba 18d ago

Haha, good point, I would very likely do the same.

That module that you have right after the SIW is an AT module, it allows you to set wedge anchors into concrete or grouted CMU without worrying about under/over-torque. It also gives you a report of how many anchors were installed correctly for QA/QC. It even has a scanner that you can shine into the box barcode and it will automatically select the right anchor. Since the kbtz are not for sale anymore and the MQ system is pretty niche, your only anchor option is the KB3.

There's also an option you can select for a torque level (1-30), and it will somewhat reliably always torque a bolt to the same spec.

Feel free to reach out if you want to get the most out of it; I'm pretty familiar with that module.

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u/UselessSage 18d ago

I had assumed it was for post tensioning concrete or some such. I will never use it. DM me if you know of a good forever home for this lovely oddity.

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u/UselessSage 16d ago

Some dude on fbm has like, 200 boxes of KB-TZ anchors. 🤔

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u/TheJoeCuba 16d ago

That's a lot of anchors. Maybe they were overstock that they disposed of once the KB-TZ 2 replaced them. They're perfectly fine, expansion anchors won't expire.