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the key here is 'has the wrench handle come nearly to a stop and is not changing in speed'
an extension between the ratchet and socket does not affect 'steady speed' torque as long as the handle is not accelerating or decelerating
think of the extension as a type of 'torsion bar spring'
when you apply torque to a spring the torsion bar will at first speed up its twist until the bar is applying an equal and opposite torque back to whatever is applying the torque
This is Issac Newton's famous 2nd Law: Force=Mass times acceleration (straight line) Torque =Mass times acceleration (circular equivalent) where acceleration = 0 = steady state in this case
to carry the idea to a silly extreme..... if you used a 10 foot long extension of a small diameter (think coat hanger wire) but made of very strong steel as you applied the torque the handle would make several rotations as the tiny extension bar twisted round and round but as long as you don't exceed the 'yield point' of the steel of the extension as the handle slowed down and came to a stop where everything was 'balanced' then the torque wrench would show the correct torque
you might think the above example silly but it actually describes a very common 'real world' situation ... an oil well where 25,000 feet of strong steel drill pipe is twisting a rotary bit at a steady speed deep underground
very good point I overlooked...
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