Abstract: A method and a power tool system for screw joint tightening by means of a pneumatic torque impulse power tool (10) controlled by a stationary programmable control unit (22) and via a torque magnitude and torque growth calculation based on signals delivered by an angle sensing device (16) on the impulse unit (13) of the power tool (10), wherein motive pressure air is supplied to the power tool via a flow regulating valve (26) which is successively adjustable between zero and a full power flow. The flow regulating valve (26) is controlled by the control unit (22) to deliver a reduced power air flow to the power tool (10) before and during the very first delivered impulse, then delivering a full power flow until a certain torque magnitude or a certain percentage of the target torque level is reached, whereafter the air supply flow is again reduced until the target torque level is reached, and when the target torque level is reached the air flow is shut off.

Abstract: In an impulse wrench there is provided an impulse unit (13) with a motor driven inertia drive member (14), and a movement detecting device (16) arranged to detect the angular movement of the inertia drive member (14), wherein the movement detecting device (16) comprises a rotating disc (17) rigidly connected to and co-rotating with the inertia drive member (14), and a sensing device (19) including four Hall-element type sensors (120a-d), and the disc (17) having a rim portion (18) which is magnetised to provide a number of magnetic poles for activating the sensors (120a-d) at rotation of the inertia drive member (14), wherein the sensors (120a-d) are arranged in pairs such that the delivered signals from the sensors in each pair has a relative phase lag of 180 degrees, whereas the sensors of one of the pairs (120a,c) are arranged to deliver signals with a phase lag of 90 degrees relative to the sensor signals from the other pair (120b,d).