Wiha SpeedE Electronic Screwdriver

A review of the Wiha SpeedE Electronic screwdriver kit with part number 32480. A cool tool for the right applications.
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[@tcphvacr9950]

Appreciate the review, been waiting to see a real world application for this tool. Definitely under powered for my field (HVAC), but I’m sure it’s useful for someone. Thanks again.

[@kristianrussell9803]

I found this amazing electric screwdriver on a website called GenScrew. genscrew.com/kit

[@DecYpheRv2]

I just bought the speed e II I’m an electrician will definitely be in my trim out kit where I’m putting cover plates on plugs switches etc

[@Paul57T]

Really enjoy your reviews. Most tool reviews on KZbin are thinly disguised infomercials for the product being presented. Your reviews are clearly honest and thorough Being a tool nut myself this is the kind of purchase I might make just because it looks cool. However , even though I am not an electrician I need to know the tool would work in that application Reviews like yours make those kinds of choices much easier. Thanks again for all your efforts

[@Wolf_Larsen]

I knew you were going to do this! And I had been waiting in anticipation. Nice.

[@johngibson3594]

Thanks for sharing this great review

[@AverageReviewsYT]

Are you planning on testing more electric screw drivers? I'd be interested I have been contemplating buying on

[@Na7ure]

I wish they’d make a precision version. This is the kinda tool that gets added to go next to my main screwdrivers

[@chrisfyfe4047]

I want to try one .I’m already using the Whia slimline bit system .

[@Seedthedrummer]

Have you done a review on the speede 2 version??

[@wootexclusive8499]

I decided im not going to buy this model but I will keep an eye out for future models.

[@reiner0609]

Did you already do a review of the Bosch Go? I would really be interested in seeing how it compares to the Wera.

[@AutobahnDan]

Nice video! Are you going to get the Wera Tool Rebels Easter egg?

[@zedman442]

I had this idea many years ago but it was a merely a thought for a young kid! This could have been so good but it has missed the tricked. I'd go with the Bosch Go. A fraction of the price!

[@ericwood8745]

I picked up the craftsman for 30$ at Lowe’s and it’s not a bad tool. Wanted a wiha but the price and lack of a 1/4” hex was what pushed me away

[@jamesf9610]

I do wanted this to be great. Having the wonderful Wiha name and the comfort of the same feel of a regular driver only powered yes it sounds perfect. But with that low of torque and slow speed it don't seem to speedy (speed e) to me lol. If they redevelop it with more power I'll look into it.

[@STACHUrka]

Question, can You check reds VDE bits from Wiha and Wera, it is compatible? Mounting size is the same?

[@Triffid96]

I'm using Bosch Go for over half a year now and highly impressed with that great little tool. It's truly Jack of all trades, from PC building to storage racks assembling. For like €30 in retail it's no brainer. This SpeedE doesn't seem to have the same attractiveness. It's too specialized tool in the first place. And then, the price. My local dealer offer it for about €500, so nope. I'll skip this one, thanks.

[@FerdinandFake]

Is there anything similar to this out there with some wrist challenging power?

[@mg30ebay]

"Industrial / serial production use" is someone sitting at a product assembly work cell driving fasteners continuously for eight hours a day every day. "Professional craftsmen use" is someone taking time to walk to the job location, opening a box, driving a couple of terminals, pulling and stripping some wire, closing up, going to lunch, etc. Most of the time the tool is idle and it probably has 1% to 10% of the usage of serial production.

[@Novotny_forestry]

Try looking up NAREX hybro you Can get it under 30$ has guite bit more torque, internal battery and takes 1/4” bits and sockets.

[@Whigu]

Just wondering could this be a good tool for people who fix example computers etc where you have a lot's of screws which are not that tight? This tool has been on my "buy when I get loose money" list few months but right now it's way too pricy for what it is.

[@fermitupoupon1754]

In that case a €50 IXO will do everything this €235 Speed-E does. Except it actually works as an electric screwdriver. Get two IXOs to bypass the empty battery problem, and a set of nice bits to go with em. And still have money left to take the missus out for dinner.

[@Questchaun]

No this screw driver is absolutely useless.

[@lichansan1750]

Useless. The only reason ust the form. And the warranty. So there isn't much left.

[@GermanToolReviews]

Probably not for computers, the screws are never long enough to get any real advantage. I think this tool was always intended for electricians and can be helpful for them in particular, but everyone else not so much.

[@BMack37]

I do electronic repairs...this is too slow for that, it would take you forever. I use a M12 Milwaukee screwgun(2401-22) or drill(2407-20) on clutch setting 1(SBD drills are clutch setting 2 or 3). I really don't see any situation where this would be better than a 12v drill/screwgun. Even on stuff like a PH0, where the drill is too powerful, this is going to be cumbersome. I wanted the SpeedE to be great but it needed to be more powerful and it HAS to be faster(it's probably just not possible, yet). It's slower than a ratcheting screwdriver, even when you have to grip the shaft with your other hand to provide resistance for ratcheting.

[@Makrelacz]

Just dont buy it ppl. Not only it's underpowered but also after three months of everyday use, it jammed and I had to return it. In Wiha's credit they sent me completly new one, but this thing is simply not worth it.

[@dickphan]

$550 aud. ....omg I'll stick with my impact driver

[@slasher9883]

@@dickphan Ahhh the good old Orstralia tax, putting already overpriced German tools out of reach.....I bought a cordless screwdriver from Masters before they closed for $30 and it works great.

[@alexphotoman]

I think that Wiha should make it clearer that it should really only be used for circuit breakers.

[@iamfuckingyourwaifuandther2743]

After watching this video I'll just stick with twirling the shaft of the screwdriver with my fingers. If you need a shitty electronic screwdriver you can get one for $7 at harbor freight.

[@illecebris8709]

Excactly what i thougt! Its a poor design and the motor is imo much to slow.

[@johnsobell3074]

Just wondering what kind of job you have that requires so many insulated screwdrivers/tools? Instrumentation and controls possibly?

[@erikjohansson1814]

John Sobell Clearly he is a corn farmer.

[@ryang6312]

Think I'd rather have a small impact driver. Would be useful if it was fully insulated and more powerful.

[@nikosfotopoulos3802]

Agree

[@nitramretep]

Great review and very timely for me, I also thought the unit was under powered. Perhaps it is better to wait for the next generation.

[@outsideworld76]

The metal platen in the bottom is not to increase the weight, it's to dampen the magnetic fields from the power inductors!

[@Questchaun]

David did a review of this thing. Interested in seeing your thoughts.

[@erikjohansson1814]

Questchaun Oscar is about to do one also.

[@Questchaun]

@@erikjohansson1814 whats Oscars channel. I'm talking about David Jones from eevblog.

[@suehwan]

i own a set, i am disappointed that you can't use common 1/4 hex shank Bits.

[@jerry1378]

i like it but not the 250 usd price, after some improvements and more features with that price maybe

[@YouTube_Nr.1]

Thanks for the review. But I thing the ring is a poor design choice. The ring should only set the direction and an extra button should be there to start the motor.

[@TheJttv]

Did you just use the screw driver to open its own charger...is that even legal?

[@eriktoby483]

A tip : watch series at kaldroStream. Me and my gf have been using it for watching a lot of movies recently.

[@bodhibrian3820]

@Erik Toby Yea, I've been watching on KaldroStream for since december myself :D

[@ulfmusskacken]

Well obviously you can't except it to perform like a electric drill, but I'm sure that it will suffice for pc building.

[@Deiphobuzz]

Industrial use is in a factory, oil plants, chemicals etc. Professional use, they mean domestic electrics, small businesses. There's a diff here between those two. If youre an electrician, you got two camps, the industrial boys, and the construction boys. Atleast here in NL and DE.

[@MrCubflyer]

Dewalt has a Gyro screwdriver that has way more torque and you could buy three of them for the cost of one of these.

[@phi376]

EXACTLY. See my post above about the: Dewalt DCF682N1

[@adrianking6309]

I use this daily as an electrician and has not let me down. Loads of torque and speed. I dial down the torque to 6 to wind in faceplate screws

[@marcmckenzie5110]

I was about to post the same thing! Generally I love tools that fit within the scope of this fine channel, and indeed - good review. Further, given the focus I usually refrain from non-German comparisons. But this Wiha offering is a shocking yawner compared to the DeWalt gyroscopic driver - like why did they even bother? The DeWalt tool is perhaps the most under promoted and under appreciated tool DeWalt makes - which is saying something given their prolific population of it seems like ever cordless tool you never wanted. But the DeWalt gyro-driver as I call it is a near perfect product: 100% intuitive to use, natural use model, great hex bit quick lock collet, light weight, inexpensive, and available both as kit or bare tool. @German Tool Reviews, if only to point out the obvious to Wiha who otherwise have fabulous drivers, you might want to consider a comparison.

[@xoxo2008oxox]

Same here. I used to have a Panasonic (at work) but that hasn't seen a refresh in years. My dewalt seems to go some time on a charge, isn't loud, and with Posix bits, let's me assemble Ikea furniture super easy! (And THAT says it all!)

[@KevinPerezTheElectrician]

Do you recommend this product?

[@GermanToolReviews]

Probably only for people who install electrical equipment for a living.

[@6900pilot]

I had a feeling this wasn't going to be very torquefull. I can't really see the advantage of it over a cordless drill which will have way more power. There are very few situations where there are no resistance in screws. The wera ratchet screwdriver would be faster than this I feel, plus the rapidaptor is way superior to wihas effort here.

[@jgpenniesworth442]

Cool technology, but for me I'll wait until it can deliver more powerful torque.

[@djFadeOut122]

In the Netherlands, these things became available a while ago with quite come whoo-haa, but I never really saw the point in one. Also, way too expensive, too slow and just another battery platform. As an electrician I come across situations where it would be useful quite often, but it's just another thing to carry into the job when I already have my Wiha torque screwdriver set and 12v impact on me.. So I tend to run the screws in with the impact until they touch, and tighten them with the torque screwdriver.

[@JK-ll3vj]

try dewalt gyroscopic driver and whia slim line bit's instead

[@dashaB-sl4pu]

the bits are different sizes

[@JK-ll3vj]

@@dashaB-sl4pu Good to know.. They look like the standard 1/4'' bits online but it doesn't say anything on their site about it's spec's.. Are they larger or smaller? I have an adapter that goes from 1/4 down to 1/8th for precision bits.

[@dashaB-sl4pu]

@@JK-ll3vj The Wiha bits are just a tad smaller than the 1/4 "drive bits and they fall out of the 1/4" holders

[@JK-ll3vj]

​@@dashaB-sl4pu Aww, I dont think it will work with my adapter then. I need a good set of insulated 1/4" drivers for my Dewalt. Handy tool for the right price..would def recommend it.

[@dashaB-sl4pu]

@@JK-ll3vj I bought one late last week with the torque adapter and a few more bits,$570bAu but I have another Wiha screwdriver kit which uses a bunch of other slimline bits the fit this tool, you would think it would have a standard 1/4" adapter but it'd not and that's a pain, and the torque adapter 2.8 NMdoesn't seem to work or it's just me.At my age now having issues holding screwdrivers so hope this helps me tinker a while longer, cheers

[@bowzerdude5646]

Just use a hand drill with the clutch on!

[@tommymack3210]

Clutch? Sounds like a bad idea

[@fraublumenkohl5181]

GERMAN?

[@mattdixon6947]

0.4nm? That slow? Pretty much useless for anything I can think of (well, except the Wiha branding)

[@maxmustermann1455]

Yep, even his examples where it's good for, aren't that practical. Circuit breakers need to be tightened with a set amount of torque according to spec. E.g. 2.7NM in case of ABB ones. So you'd have to whip out another screwdriver to fully tighten anyway.

[@markthespark6240]

I think Wiha may have looked at your review video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHmuf6R4dt2CnLc Speede II has most of your recommendations addressed. I would love to have a look at the new one when it is released. The original Speede still available and are hideously expensive here in Australia - as with most things! The thought of having to sell a kidney to even try the new one makes it almost impossible to justify the purchase. I can buy a 2 piece Makita, Milwaukee, Bosch, or Dewalt trade level 18v kit with drill, impact driver, charger & 2 x 5aH batteries for less than the cost of this screwdriver. Cool concept though.

[@slasher9883]

Given it is stupidly priced (much moreso here in Australia) and has a very limited range of uses, I don't really see the point. Very surprised Wiha would put their name to this, just goes to show good companies make bad products occasionally.

[@erikjohansson1814]

Nah, pass on this tool and stick to the normal screwdrivers. Good review.

[@SparkyP320]

I kept getting a blinking picture occasionally through out video

[@Markus0021]

Me too. It looked like a single frame glitch, like some cuts/transitions were glitched somehow. Not sure what would cause it.

[@GermanToolReviews]

You have any timestamps when this happened? I try to review the video before I upload it so it is probably a KZbin encoding issue but I'll check my source material as well.

[@strangefruit8776]

He’s brain washing us.

[@Markus0021]

@@GermanToolReviews On re-watching, I couldn't find an instance of what I saw the first time - possibly it wasn't completely/correctly rendered when I first watched? No idea what was going on, but it seems to be gone now.

[@copasetic216]

German Tool Reviews almost definitely on KZbin end. I had no issues. Thanks for the vid.

[@ericochoa4034]

For what you pay for this thing it's just not up to par with the quality you should get at that price point!

[@joeframer9642]

Love Wiha,but that's not a good tool

[@nybiggs]

Look at the video comparison to the Dewalt... dewalt destroys this in torque at a much lower price.

[@RR-gw2uj]

I feel like I could screw/unscrew quicker with a ratcheting screwdriver, so it’s a 👎 from me.

[@suehwan]

also torque is too low

[@rwils6333]

Maybe more gimmicky than practical.

[@slurmforfree1754]

Netter Bus normal WERA screwdrivers.

[@fetB]

shame on the low torque

[@brianhogan433]

Maybe it charges one side at a time.

[@beri232]

This thing looks like garbage. Disappointing that it wears the Wiha name

[@onespot6371]

Worst 300 NZD I ever spent. Never buy the speed e. The merchants for wiha in NZ are hopeless to.

[@johnogrady04]

The Bosch GO has probably 10 times more torque than this guy. Combine that drive with this activation switch and a real bit holder and I'm sold.

[@ChimeraActual]

Had the Milwaukee version, what? 35 years ago? It was OK, and probably more powerful and durable than this. It costs HOW MUCH??? Google search shows $234.99 to $603.31. Something is wrong here, only a idiot would pay that much when you can get a good driver drill for half that. There must be some mistake.

[@TheSir2005]

dont get the point of this thing, its more expensive then my makita 10v impact and facom ratchet screwdriver combined.... And if you just do screws all day and all night you might as well get a electric torque screwdriver, those have at least some power in them.

[@eliseohernandez5484]

👎🏻I have one too weak It only works for very small things and as an electrician it doesn't work for me

[@GearheadOutlaw]

250 bucks!? Nope

[@protexusa]

I like German tools and i own some but this is not worth the money at all.It is more like cheap toy .

[@OA1998.]

Impact driver......thats all i gotta say.

[@ossilong]

Not really impressed with this one. THanks for the review. Greetings from Germany.

[@zainshaff4007]

I don't think there's any use for it!I mean what's the point! You never ain't gonna screw or unscrew a meter long screw. useless! Unless your tool junkie!

[@rama6maiden]

Bought one today. Real Piece of shit.

[@user-wv1bl6yn1y]

За такие деньги это говно дерьмо я и обычной отвёрткой покручу вины само резы

[@astrazenica7783]

I'm quite unimpressed by Wiha. Absolute rip off

[@1974kingskin]

It's rubbish. Screwdriver is really wobbly, torque is manual. Use a normal screwdriver it's much more reliable.

[@athhud]

Looks like garbage from the cheap seats.

[@TheLevitatingChin]

Looks like garbage to me.

[@jasonspink1981]

So basically... for the price, it's trash and completely useless 😂👍. It was honestly pretty hard to watch this whole video and hear that it's great at the end.

[@user-vj1hy8si7p]

Seems slow and under-powered to me.

[@Ben-up9gv]

Would you rather have it fast and strip your screw with no torque or slow, more torque and not strip your screw

[@Loren460]

That wiha is kaka.

[@acespark1]

A ridiculously expensive piece of crap it is only a battery operated screw driver. It is not worth the money don`t buy it. The full kit costs more than £500.00

[@MandeepSingh-kl5rq]

This just seems too gimicky, better off buying a good quality set of branded VDE rated screwdrivers that'll last you a long time as opposed to this overpriced electric one. It's handy if you're just looking to use it around the house to change batteries in children's toys, change over cracked face plates & outlets etc... but other then I don't see it surviving long on a job site.

[@link6397]

Junk

[@CrimFerret]

Um, how about no. $225???? Screw that (pun intended). Another overpriced gimmicky tool that no pro is going to touch. DeWalt makes a far better drill driver than this that has built in torque limitting and it can actually drive screws faster than you could do it manually unlike this piece of garbage.

[@jazi9690]

What a crap product and waste of money.