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#72 of 77 Re: Digital Recommendations? [cooldude1755] by damnit1

Dec 19, 2009 (2:14 pm)

Replying to: cooldude1755 (Jun 29, 2001 5:24 pm)
I got a digital tire gauge from wal-mart, it is called a slime sport gauge, I hope it will be accurate.

#73 of 77 Re: Digital are getting cheap! [pathstar1] by tireman9

May 09, 2010 (11:54 am)

Replying to: pathstar1 (Jul 08, 2006 8:11 am)
Sorry Pathstar1 but as a tire engineer with 40 years experience in design & Quality I do not consider +/- 5% to be "standard engineering accuracy".
 
If you really knew how to measure tire pressure you would know that you are to measure "cold" and that does not include being warmed by the sun if you want to be accurate.
 
RE Stick type gauges I have measured a number and found some to be off by 25%. Depends on how much dirt has gotten into the works.
 
I do believe that in general digital gauges are likely to be more accurate than analog ones. The two digitals I use have been checked against an ISO calibrated master gauge and one was + 0.5psi and the other - 0.5psi.
 
Now If you check your tire inflation at least once a month and if you never run less than the minimum specified by the vehicle manufacturer you are probably OK. Of course that assumes the vehicle mfg did not specify an inflation that only has a 1 psi margin of safety.

#74 of 77 Re: Digital are getting cheap! [tireman9] by capriracer

May 10, 2010 (4:35 am)

Replying to: tireman9 (May 09, 2010 11:54 am)
Tireman9,
 
I agree 100%, but I hope you realize you are responding to a post that is almost 4 years old.
 
BTW, we have a lot in common. Would love to talk to you. Contact me at www.barrystiretech.com.

#75 of 77 Re: Tire Gauge Accuracy Part 3 [dchopp] by carlbern

Mar 08, 2011 (8:55 am)

Replying to: dchopp (Jul 14, 2001 8:22 pm)
There are a lot of Acutire Gauges, more then 1 backlit. Do you remeber the model number?

#76 of 77 Accutire gauge I use by tireman9

Mar 08, 2011 (9:59 am)

Accutire MS-4021B Standard Digital Tire Gauge
Currently <$9 at Amazon

#77 of 77 Re: Tire Gauge Accuracy Part 3 [dchopp] by jrodshop

Jan 08, 2012 (10:30 am)

Replying to: dchopp (Jul 14, 2001 8:22 pm)
Thanks. Very helpful. I was checking tire pressure on my wife's car yesterday and automatically grabbed the old stick gauge. 32 lbs in each tire. When i started the car back up, I cross-checked with the Impala's own built-in digital tire pressure checker. It read 35 lbs in each tire. A couple of years ago my wife bought me a Victor Talking Digital Tire Gauge. It's been in a toolbox in the barn ever since, and I forgot I had it. I think it is a V-871, but cannot find the directions. 'came with a nice leather case. When I found it and couldn't remember why I had not been using it, I pulled it out and pressed the button to turn it on -- nothing happened. Nothing on the LCD display. I brought it in the house to replace batteries. 5 tiny Phillips screws hold the back on. So, I decided research it a bit online. I found mention of digital gauges that have non-replaceable batteries. Not having access to directions I decided to not waste time until I found out if they are replaceable. This morning, I pressed the red power button one more time and the LCD display came on. Can you suggest a place to download directions for this thing? Who owns Victor? Do they have a website with customer support?

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