Mr.Nutcase
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Recommend a Tire Pressure gauge
Is this good one?
http://www.tooltopia.com/electronic-specialties-162.aspx
Is this good one?
http://www.tooltopia.com/electronic-specialties-162.aspx
Tire Pressure gauge
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AutomatiquE
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This one is made in Germany : http://www.flaig-praezision.de/produkte/reifenfuell-und-messgeraete.html
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Charles (in GA)
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Consumer Reports evaluation several years ago now, found that the cheapest "pop out" type tire gauges were just as accurate, if not more so, than the fanciest dial and digital ones available. They tested several hundred different gauges, multiples of the same one bought at different cities and states, and many different brands. Evaluation ended up making a decision based on the angle and design of the head where you stick it on the valve stem.
Here is a link to a forum where the poster quotes some of the article (I won't reprint it due to copyright considerations)
http://www.odyclub.com/forums/14-periodic-maintenance/7137-consumer-reports-artice-tire-gauges.html
Charles
Here is a link to a forum where the poster quotes some of the article (I won't reprint it due to copyright considerations)
http://www.odyclub.com/forums/14-periodic-maintenance/7137-consumer-reports-artice-tire-gauges.html
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rockchucker
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I have been using an old style Victor for years now. So old that it doesn't even have a Release Valve on it like most of the new style. The Release Valve is very nice to have for sure though.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000HAEPEA/?tag=atomicindus08-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000HAEPEA/?tag=atomicindus08-20
http://www.longacreracing.com/catalog/item.asp?id=222&catid=8
For whatever its worth, this is made in Taiwan.
For whatever its worth, this is made in Taiwan.
Toolhorder
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I like the blue point digital. Works great
Wrenches of Death
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Milton S-923 straight gage. They work and are reliable as hell. No batteries and no BS. You can drop it and it still works. You can probably step on it and it still works.
You could stab someone in the ear, eye, or throat with it and it'll probably still work.
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I have had a Quickcar liquid filled for quite some time now and is an awesome precise gauge.
Google Quickcar Racing Products
www.quickcar.net
By the way long time reader just taking in all the info. I soon will be able to post a garage build in the near future.
Google Quickcar Racing Products
www.quickcar.net
By the way long time reader just taking in all the info. I soon will be able to post a garage build in the near future.
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Mr.Nutcase
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AutomatiquE
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Mine : 
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Mr.Nutcase
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Mine :
Damn looks ****....
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Mr.Nutcase
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I ordered this one... paid 20 bucks for it.......
ovilla
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Anybody know where you can buy a guage like the ones that they use at tire shops? At Discount tire they have one that they just set to a certain PSI and then they hook it up to a tire and walk away. It looks like it automatically stops at a pre-determined PSI setting.
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Thats what i do..set the regulator to what i need and swap it after about 5 minutes
Accutire ms4021b about $10 from usual sources.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200343391_200343391
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200343391_200343391
nate379
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I probably have 1/2 a dozen at least.
Generally I use the one that is a filler and gauge though. Like this: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007ZJ1IK/?tag=atomicindus08-20
It's accurate enough for my needs.
That one is tough for duallie wheels though. I have a different filler for those.
Generally I use the one that is a filler and gauge though. Like this: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007ZJ1IK/?tag=atomicindus08-20
It's accurate enough for my needs.
That one is tough for duallie wheels though. I have a different filler for those.
archirelic
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Bump for this question being answered...my gauge finally crapped out on me and I'm in the market for what this man is asking.
archirelic
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Tanner.
Thanks! I'll definitely be checking that one out.
kgorman
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diesel research
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Go buy a regulator, gauge, whip hose, and optionally a ball valve.
Use what ever style of clip on or lock on chuck you need for your application. With the lock-on type used in HD truck duals, you may need to temporarily install a special valve stem cap. That works for normal cars as well.
If you are positive you will only deal with light duty, usually a clip on works just fine.
Use 2 whip hoses/chucks and equalize/inflate in half the time.
We use a "tethered pig" that will do 4 at once. Have to remove air supply hose to deflate though.
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Flatintoone
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So the el cheapo ones from the parts store, etc are good enough to throw in the car? I have a very nice Moroso to use at home, but it's a bit cumbersome to carry in a glove box.
There is a difference between a gauge and an inflator. An inflator connects to the air hose as,well as taking readings. The gauge only takes readings, we seem to be talking about both. I have only seen that auto feature as part of portable electric pump inflators but never as a stand alone.
Was it just on the end of an air hose?
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There are two issues here. How much accuracy do you need for driving on the street? How accurate are the gauges that people reccomend based on a review or they bought it and it appears to work. Even the published specs on many digital gauges are total BS. When they say it reads to 0.2 psi or 0.1 psi, that is not an an accuracy spec., it is resolution, which is always several times worse. The gauge may read in tenths but will only be accurate 0.5 or 1PSI. That is true of virtually all gauges. Resolution is always worse than accuracy
Then we come to accuracy. When they say 1%, it can be within 1% of the reading or 1% of full scale. If it is a 0 to150 psi digital and accuracy is percent of full scale , that is only +or- 1.5psi. Percent of reading is what matters and that is not often stated and most of the importers don't know any more than what the Chinese told them. Then there is temperature. Tire pressure changes by a LOT when they warm up and not that many are filled with nitrogen. Bottom line, find some gauge that works and check once and a while. As far as CU is concerned, i have a while bunch of pencil gauges, a few dials and a Milton inflator and rhey do NOT all match that great. The Milton may be indestructable but it reads 2psi lower than most of my gauges. It is adjustable but not having a cal standard, I've left it alone.
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Then we come to accuracy. When they say 1%, it can be within 1% of the reading or 1% of full scale. If it is a 0 to150 psi digital and accuracy is percent of full scale , that is only +or- 1.5psi. Percent of reading is what matters and that is not often stated and most of the importers don't know any more than what the Chinese told them. Then there is temperature. Tire pressure changes by a LOT when they warm up and not that many are filled with nitrogen. Bottom line, find some gauge that works and check once and a while. As far as CU is concerned, i have a while bunch of pencil gauges, a few dials and a Milton inflator and rhey do NOT all match that great. The Milton may be indestructable but it reads 2psi lower than most of my gauges. It is adjustable but not having a cal standard, I've left it alone.
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The cheap pencil gages are about as good as any. I check the inflators all the time, seems they work one day and no0t the next. I have a master dial that I use and compare.
For that kind of money they could at least publish accuracy specs. or even an individual calibration cert. Made in Germany and a fancy case is not proof of anything. For real accuracy you have to go quality digital or go large dial analog with as limited a range around your needs as possible.
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Yeah, pricy for sure but super well made. That aluminum casting is superb. I find digital to be a pain (you are essentially forcing yourself to do little mental subtractions to get what a dial just tells you- value, how far off from target, and how fast you are approaching target).
And they do publish accuracy. 1% of max value across range. It's here:
http://www.flaig-praezision.de/content/catalog/4_03.pdf
And they do publish accuracy. 1% of max value across range. It's here:
http://www.flaig-praezision.de/content/catalog/4_03.pdf
That is usually stated as % of full scale. If that is the 0-57psi model, that means that the reading is garanteed to be within .57psi anywhere on the scale. That is decent accuracy.
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Alright I'll add another $0.02 to this topic.
I don't know what year or type of vehicle you are driving
and if you want accuracy or constant monitoring updating on the tire pressure of your vehicle maybe add this feature to it?
Does your vehicle have a TPMS in it? If it was built after 2002 then it should have at least the basic TPMS.
Basically the US passed a law that all vehicles starting from 2002 on up had to have some sort of TPMS that came standard in all vehicles.
With that being stated, most of the early TPMS were just basic with a yellow low tire with exclamation point air pressure symbol or similar to it would pop up on the dash instrument panel giving an indication that one or all the tires needed air or loss of it?
I drive a 2008 Tacoma and it has just a standard basic TPMS but that's it. I wish Toyota would have had one a bit more detailed showing tire pressure for each tire and when one needed air, to show which exact tire out of the four that needed it.
So I took it a step further and installed one that is a bit more detailed TPMS that I purchased off Ebay and well it's been a couple of years now and I have been very pleased with it so far.
So far so good.....
I don't know what year or type of vehicle you are driving
and if you want accuracy or constant monitoring updating on the tire pressure of your vehicle maybe add this feature to it? Does your vehicle have a TPMS in it? If it was built after 2002 then it should have at least the basic TPMS.
Basically the US passed a law that all vehicles starting from 2002 on up had to have some sort of TPMS that came standard in all vehicles.
With that being stated, most of the early TPMS were just basic with a yellow low tire with exclamation point air pressure symbol or similar to it would pop up on the dash instrument panel giving an indication that one or all the tires needed air or loss of it?
I drive a 2008 Tacoma and it has just a standard basic TPMS but that's it. I wish Toyota would have had one a bit more detailed showing tire pressure for each tire and when one needed air, to show which exact tire out of the four that needed it.
So I took it a step further and installed one that is a bit more detailed TPMS that I purchased off Ebay and well it's been a couple of years now and I have been very pleased with it so far.
So far so good.....
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Tpms is required on all vehicles produced after September 1st 2007. I personally think that if someone can't look at or feel that they have low air in the tires, they shouldn't be allowed to drive. My 2005 has drums breaks in the rear and no abs, and it works just fine. Too many gadgets and gizmos that are unnecessary are making the price of a new vehicle outrageous. As for the tire pressure monitoring system of my choice...I keep a glow in the dark faced Joe's Racing guage in the car.
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Very important about the following message.....
A driver should "always keep in mind" that a vehicles TPMS is only a reminder-indicator to the driver and should never be taken for granted.
A driver should "always require themselves to check all five (yes even the spare tire) of the vehicles tires for the proper air pressure" at all times. Never leaving a tire under or over inflated. Cause if so, then your only asking for problems-yes even serious deadly ones.
"If in doubt-always check it out".... is what I say.
A driver should "always keep in mind" that a vehicles TPMS is only a reminder-indicator to the driver and should never be taken for granted.
A driver should "always require themselves to check all five (yes even the spare tire) of the vehicles tires for the proper air pressure" at all times. Never leaving a tire under or over inflated. Cause if so, then your only asking for problems-yes even serious deadly ones.
"If in doubt-always check it out".... is what I say.
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Mr.Nutcase
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I was referring to checking air pressure on vehicles, (Customers vehicles)
On vehicles I be servicing, not TPMS add on.
I ended buying a Astro Pneumatic (APN3018)
the older version of this one,. Matco rebadges this one
Has lasted several years, only complaint is the battery gets loose.
Common problem, probably why it got new version.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Ast...8)&aqs=chrome..69i57&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
On vehicles I be servicing, not TPMS add on.
I ended buying a Astro Pneumatic (APN3018)
the older version of this one,. Matco rebadges this one
Has lasted several years, only complaint is the battery gets loose.
Common problem, probably why it got new version.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Ast...8)&aqs=chrome..69i57&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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Ray-CA
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I've been using one of these for about 20-years now: https://www.autometer.com/tire-pressure-gauge-60-psi-mechanical.html
Ray
Ray
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