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Mitch Alsup (Mitch_alsup)
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Username: Mitch_alsup
Post Number: 363
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, February 27, 2003 - 4:57 pm: | |
The ones I like have big round analog guages with glow in the dark dial and an air bleed 'button' surrounded by a rubbler coating. www.longacreracing.com #50402 $41 |
DJParks (Djparks)
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Username: Djparks
Post Number: 30
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, February 27, 2003 - 1:29 pm: | |
Neither of the models mentioned had hoses though.
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DJParks (Djparks)
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Username: Djparks
Post Number: 29
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, February 27, 2003 - 1:27 pm: | |
Mr.Doody,
I have experimented with various tire pressure gauges and have had good luck with the analog (sliding scale) type that are graduated by the pound with a max of I think 60lbs. They are more sensitive to minor variations of pressure than some of the gauges set up for higher max readings like those used for trucks. I have two of each kind and the type with fully graduated scales seem to be more consistant. I also buy ones made of metal, a little higher priced but of better quality and I hope better accuracy.
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Mr. Doody (Doody)
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Username: Doody
Post Number: 822
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, February 27, 2003 - 10:30 am: | |
okay - i have two tire pressure gauges. one's a digital job from brookstone that's 4-5 years old. one's an analog job labelled "accu-gage" that is less than a year old.
both are of nearly identical design (digital -vs- analog aside) with a 2.5" or 3.0" cylindrical end with the gauge and a foot-long or so hose.
the analog unit reads about 5% lower than the digital unit.
no clue how i'd go about calibrating one of these things, so instead i thought i'd just ask folks whether the collective wisdom here says there's some de facto "correct" unit i should just go buy instead and be done with it.
tia.
doody. |