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HarryMann: These come in expensive and cheap varieties and work somewhat differently

The cheap ones work by revving up a spinning mass and then engaging a pawl, so it transfers its energy to the socket. They work, and can be quite useful, especially for removing bolts where you can't get a large powerbar onto, or where you can't stop the thing turning e.g. a crankshaft pulley nut. A msall 12V battery is quite sufficient, I use a small light motorcycle battery

This is a JCB cheapie from a newspaper offer, about £20 I think...