Hi, Im after a decent and accurate pressure gauge (the one on the compressor is hopeless), and one that will give an instant reading - Id prefer a dial if possible, rather than a digital readout. Any recommends? -- Gavin. For the road: GSXR600K1 For the track: <gone> For everything else: Citroën Berlingo MSN: Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby
Those old-fashioned tubular metal ones with the sliding bar - you know, the ones that clip into a pocket like a ballpoint pen - are about the best around, IMHO. Years ago, when I was going round the Avon tyre factory, all the technicians used them. They'd checked them against the calibrated gauge they had in the plant, and said they were hardly ever more than 1psi out.
Ever squirted some WD40 down the slider, and then compared the results? I use a digital one, which, apart from anything else, was very easy to read, and, when racing, gave pressure to 0.1 of a psi. Yebbut, that was in 1959.
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_ catalogId_10151_productId_223269_langId_-1_categoryId_165648 Does what it says on the tin, & very accurate. I've got 3 [1], & they all read within 1 PSI of each other. [1] Usual story - lose one, buy another, find first etc. -- Krusty '03 Tiger 955i '02 MV Senna (for sale) '96 Tiger (for sale) '79 Fantic Hiro 250 (for sale) '81 Corvette (for sale)
Erm, no.... Pretty good, if accurate. A bit irrelevant for the street, mind. Damn nearly ;-) But if that sort of gauge was accurate then, it's unlikely to be inaccurate now.
I've not done it myself, but I now someone who has, and it did make a real difference. Which means, if it's basically air pressure vs friction, then as it gets old and grubby the friction might go up. Or something Oh sure. And, as Bear points out, just cos it reads to 0.1psi, doesn't actually make it that accurate. But I bought it from Denis Trollope, so it must be
(The Older Gentleman) wrote in I have an Avon branded one. My father was given it at a trade show about 40 years ago. Still works perfectly.
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