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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Tire Pressure Gauges
From: RandE <rande90@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 May 2022 19:54:55 -0500
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I've had some of those and I found if i kept them in the glovebox
the batteries didn't last very long, especially in the summer.

Randy

On Sun, May 29, 2022 at 7:13 PM Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:

> I've had good luck with these:
>
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Accutire-MS-4021B-Digital-Pressure-Gauge/dp/B00080=
QHMM/ref=3Dasc_df_B00080QHMM/?tag=3Dhyprod-20&linkCode=3Ddf0&hvadid=3D31217=
7448019&hvpos=3D&hvnetw=3Dg&hvrand=3D16563417771390584939&hvpone=3D&hvptwo=
=3D&hvqmt=3D&hvdev=3Dc&hvdvcmdl=3D&hvlocint=3D&hvlocphy=3D9032278&hvtargid=
=3Dpla-567122411030&psc=3D1&tag=3D&ref=3D&adgrpid=3D61495038909&hvpone=3D&h=
vptwo=3D&hvadid=3D312177448019&hvpos=3D&hvnetw=3Dg&hvrand=3D165634177713905=
84939&hvqmt=3D&hvdev=3Dc&hvdvcmdl=3D&hvlocint=3D&hvlocphy=3D9032278&hvtargi=
d=3Dpla-567122411030
>
> You don't know for sure how accurate a gauge is unless you compare it to
> a lab standard, but repeatability is a good sign, and these always do.
> FWIW, they agree with the TPS monitor in my Mustang.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> On 5/29/2022 10:11 AM, Jeff Scarbrough wrote:
> > A couple of tire pressure gauge questions:
> >
> > I got tired of cheap Horrible Freight tire inflators, so I sprung for
> > a brace of Milton S-506 inflators, thinking of they were good enough
> > for the gas station of my youth, they ought to be ok now.  One in the
> > garage, one in the shop...they don't see a ton of use.  Last week, I
> > was filling bicycle tires in the garage with the hotdog compressor,
> > and couldn't get the air up sufficiently in the tire.  Finally went to
> > get another gauge...my electronic gauge quit, and my 50 years old
> > Bridgeport Brass gauge needs rebuilding, so I grabbed the.othwr Milton
> > inflator.  Turns out, I had missed blowing up the bicycle tires only
> > by a miracle of Chinese rubber.  One inflator reads 50 psi while the
> > other one reads 90.
> >
> > So, like when two inmates at the asylum both claim to be Napoleon, at
> > least one of them is lying. And at least one will need repairing.
> >
> > So, two questions:.
> >
> > 1.  Any suggestions for a good reliable electronic or analog pressure
> > gauge to verify/calibrate the inflators?  (I also need one to put in
> > my daughter's car, so gloveboxability is a plus).
> >
> > 2.  Anyone ever repair a Milton (or Bridgeport) tire gauge?  Any
> > suggestions?  The Milton's aren't very old, especially in terms of
> > what we old guys expect from our expensive American made tools.
> >
> > Bonus question:. How might one calibrate a pressure gauge against a
> > primary source?  I'm thinking of a water column or something, but 35
> > psi is approximately 80 feet of water.  I'm finding that impractical
> > for home use.
> >
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I&#39;ve had some of those and I found if i kept them in t=
he glovebox the=C2=A0batteries didn&#39;t last very long,=C2=A0especially i=
n the summer.=C2=A0=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>Randy</div></div><br><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, May 29, 202=
2 at 7:13 PM Bob Spidell &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net";>bspide=
ll@comcast.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padd=
ing-left:1ex">I&#39;ve had good luck with these:<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"https://www.amazon.com/Accutire-MS-4021B-Digital-Pressure-Gauge/=
dp/B00080QHMM/ref=3Dasc_df_B00080QHMM/?tag=3Dhyprod-20&amp;linkCode=3Ddf0&a=
mp;hvadid=3D312177448019&amp;hvpos=3D&amp;hvnetw=3Dg&amp;hvrand=3D165634177=
71390584939&amp;hvpone=3D&amp;hvptwo=3D&amp;hvqmt=3D&amp;hvdev=3Dc&amp;hvdv=
cmdl=3D&amp;hvlocint=3D&amp;hvlocphy=3D9032278&amp;hvtargid=3Dpla-567122411=
030&amp;psc=3D1&amp;tag=3D&amp;ref=3D&amp;adgrpid=3D61495038909&amp;hvpone=
=3D&amp;hvptwo=3D&amp;hvadid=3D312177448019&amp;hvpos=3D&amp;hvnetw=3Dg&amp=
;hvrand=3D16563417771390584939&amp;hvqmt=3D&amp;hvdev=3Dc&amp;hvdvcmdl=3D&a=
mp;hvlocint=3D&amp;hvlocphy=3D9032278&amp;hvtargid=3Dpla-567122411030" rel=
=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Accutire-MS-4021B-=
Digital-Pressure-Gauge/dp/B00080QHMM/ref=3Dasc_df_B00080QHMM/?tag=3Dhyprod-=
20&amp;linkCode=3Ddf0&amp;hvadid=3D312177448019&amp;hvpos=3D&amp;hvnetw=3Dg=
&amp;hvrand=3D16563417771390584939&amp;hvpone=3D&amp;hvptwo=3D&amp;hvqmt=3D=
&amp;hvdev=3Dc&amp;hvdvcmdl=3D&amp;hvlocint=3D&amp;hvlocphy=3D9032278&amp;h=
vtargid=3Dpla-567122411030&amp;psc=3D1&amp;tag=3D&amp;ref=3D&amp;adgrpid=3D=
61495038909&amp;hvpone=3D&amp;hvptwo=3D&amp;hvadid=3D312177448019&amp;hvpos=
=3D&amp;hvnetw=3Dg&amp;hvrand=3D16563417771390584939&amp;hvqmt=3D&amp;hvdev=
=3Dc&amp;hvdvcmdl=3D&amp;hvlocint=3D&amp;hvlocphy=3D9032278&amp;hvtargid=3D=
pla-567122411030</a><br>
<br>
You don&#39;t know for sure how accurate a gauge is unless you compare it t=
o <br>
a lab standard, but repeatability is a good sign, and these always do. <br>
FWIW, they agree with the TPS monitor in my Mustang.<br>
<br>
Bob<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 5/29/2022 10:11 AM, Jeff Scarbrough wrote:<br>
&gt; A couple of tire pressure gauge questions:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I got tired of cheap Horrible Freight tire inflators, so I sprung for =
<br>
&gt; a brace of Milton S-506 inflators, thinking of they were good enough <=
br>
&gt; for the gas station of my youth, they ought to be ok now.=C2=A0 One in=
 the <br>
&gt; garage, one in the shop...they don&#39;t see a ton of use.=C2=A0 Last =
week, I <br>
&gt; was filling bicycle tires in the garage with the hotdog compressor, <b=
r>
&gt; and couldn&#39;t get the air up sufficiently in the tire.=C2=A0 Finall=
y went to <br>
&gt; get another gauge...my electronic gauge quit, and my 50 years old <br>
&gt; Bridgeport Brass gauge needs rebuilding, so I grabbed the.othwr Milton=
 <br>
&gt; inflator.=C2=A0 Turns out, I had missed blowing up the bicycle tires o=
nly <br>
&gt; by a miracle of Chinese rubber.=C2=A0 One inflator reads 50 psi while =
the <br>
&gt; other one reads 90.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; So, like when two inmates at the asylum both claim to be Napoleon, at =
<br>
&gt; least one of them is lying. And at least one will need repairing.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; So, two questions:.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; 1.=C2=A0 Any suggestions for a good reliable electronic or analog pres=
sure <br>
&gt; gauge to verify/calibrate the inflators?=C2=A0 (I also need one to put=
 in <br>
&gt; my daughter&#39;s car, so gloveboxability is a plus).<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; 2.=C2=A0 Anyone ever repair a Milton (or Bridgeport) tire gauge?=C2=A0=
 Any <br>
&gt; suggestions?=C2=A0 The Milton&#39;s aren&#39;t very old, especially in=
 terms of <br>
&gt; what we old guys expect from our expensive American made tools.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Bonus question:. How might one calibrate a pressure gauge against a <b=
r>
&gt; primary source?=C2=A0 I&#39;m thinking of a water column or something,=
 but 35 <br>
&gt; psi is approximately 80 feet of water.=C2=A0 I&#39;m finding that impr=
actical <br>
&gt; for home use.<br>
&gt;<br>
<br>
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