[Shop-talk] Tire Pressure Gauges

[RandE]

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 at comcast.net> wrote:

> I've had good luck with these:
>
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Accutire-MS-4021B-Digital-Pressure-Gauge/dp/B00080QHMM/ref=asc_df_B00080QHMM/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312177448019&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16563417771390584939&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032278&hvtargid=pla-567122411030&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=61495038909&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312177448019&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16563417771390584939&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032278&hvtargid=pla-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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