Klein Tools 68202 Ratcheting Box Wrench 1/2 x 9/16-Inch

The 68202 is a double-ended wrench, 1/2 inch on one end and 9/16 inch on the other, so one tool covers both common bolt sizes on an electrical job without swapping. Both ends are 12-point, which lets you catch a hex or square fastener at twice as many engagement positions as a 6-point box, useful in a panel or a box where you can only get a few degrees of swing.

There is no lever or switch. You flip the wrench over and the ratcheting action runs the other way. That is worth knowing before you order, because it means the direction is tied to which face is up, and it also means you lose one size when you flip, so on a run of the same fastener you will be turning the tool over rather than thumbing a selector.

Overall length is 6.875 inches (17.5 cm) and the body is 1 inch wide and 1 inch high, so it is a slim, short-handled wrench rather than a long-lever tool. It fits where a socket and ratchet handle stack will not. The flip side of that length is leverage: Klein says not to extend the handle and not to hammer or push the wrench, so if a fastener needs more torque than a 6-7/8 inch handle gives you, this is the wrong tool for that bolt.

No. Klein's own warning on the 68202 says never use it on or near live electrical circuits. It is a chrome-plated steel wrench, not an insulated tool. If you are working energized, you need a rated insulated wrench, not this one. Approved eye protection is also called for whenever it is in use.

A ratcheting box wrench like the 68202 wins where clearance is short. The box end is thin and the whole tool is 6.875 inches long, so it slides onto a nut in a panel or behind an enclosure where a socket plus the depth of a ratchet head will not go, and the 12-point box means you only need a few degrees of swing to keep turning. A socket set wins when you need real torque or a long reach, since this wrench must not have its handle extended. Most electricians carry both and reach for the box wrench first inside the box.

Order Klein Tools 68202. That single MPN covers the whole tool, 1/2 inch at one end and 9/16 inch at the other. There are no size, finish, or handing variations to specify.

4.6 oz (132 g). At that weight it rides in a pouch or on a belt all day without being noticed, which is the point of a short double-ended ratcheting box over carrying a ratchet plus two sockets.

The 68202 has a chrome-plated finish for rust resistance, and the box ends use laminated construction for added strength. It is made in the USA. For a tool that lives in a damp truck bed or gets used on outdoor gear, the plating is the relevant spec.