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air pressure gauges

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My pencil style air pressure gauges are shot, I think. From what I've read, the seals in pencil gauges eventually fail. Bourdon tube, dial type gauges seem to be a permanent solution, if they aren't physically damaged. I don't trust any made-in-China. Made-in-the USA gauges seem to start at about $15.

Can anyone comment on what is better?
 
I've had China stuff break, and USA stuff break.
I wouldn't be overly concerned about that with tire-gauges.
Unless you're REALLY into tire pressure......some gauges exceed $200 easily.

I prefer something with a gauge, flex-line, with a relief valve.
(common on 4x4 tire air gauges)

I have an old Accu-gauge 4x4, only paid around $25 for it.
I've beat the **** out of it, thrown it all over the garage, and it still works flawlessly.
I think it's made in China....and it's JUST as accurate as my dads nice digital gauge.
 
Whenever I'm in Lowe's, I buy a handful of the Kobalt brand pencil gauges for 99 cents each. They're well-made (although I don't know or care where) and seem to be quite consistent and accurate. I do test each one to make sure they're consistent. I've had to throw out other brands of gauges, but not one of these.

Anyway, pretty much everyone I meet who doesn't have a good tire gauge in their car or bike gets one. Plus, I can always find one in my garage when I need it.

If you want a very nice digital, Roadgear sells them. The talking gauge has a sassy attitude and entertaining lisp -- "Thirty thix pea eth eye!"...

There are also a couple of nice electronic Craftsman gauges at Sears (and a couple of crappy ones, so watch it).

I don't like the hose-and-gauge types because I am the sort of klutz who WILL drop every tool sooner or later, and this type of gauge will break or lose calibration when it hits the concrete. YMMV if you're able to hold onto things better than I am... :D
 
I like the ones with the gauge built into the pistol grip for filling. I bought a blue one at Fred Meyer though that seems to read low about 15% Whatever you get, test it against some other gauges to see if its in the ballpark.
 
The gauges we have at work say pro series. no name on it other than that.
 
Thank you all for your replies.I followed Brian's advice to take care of my immediate problem. A Lowe's store is less than a mile from my house. Three gauges for $3.18 is a deal that can't be beat. One for each car, and one for the 850. I can compare them.

I also need something for higher pressures, and haven't decided yet. I'm leaning towards a Bourdon tube gauge in a tire filling apparatus. With three pencil gauges to compare it to, I won't worry much about it being accurate enough.

I also saved the URLs you included.
 
Depending on what you need Tom, I found a high-pressure pencil gauge at OReilly's for my truck (have 80 psi in my tires) that goes up to either 100 or 120 psi.
 
cowboyup3371 said:
Depending on what you need Tom, I found a high-pressure pencil gauge at OReilly's for my truck (have 80 psi in my tires) that goes up to either 100 or 120 psi.
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Thanks. I have one, but it has also apparently failed due to age. I used to have to wait until I made a trip to Indianapolis (60 miles each way) to go to OReilly's, but one opened in Lafayette just a week ago!
 
Yesterday I biought a hose/gauge/bleeder that attached to air compressor output. $20 at Lowe's. The three 0.99 pencil gauges are close enough to each other and to the Bourdon tube for my present purposes. But the plastic lens on the Bourdon tube gauge is already scratched.
 
When I replace a gauge, I replace them all with the same unit. That way I can be assured that they will all (approx.) read the same, as the measurements are all relative anyway.
 
How about one of these?

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Don't have the box, knew it was for forks but thought it would do the tires as well as it goes up 40 psi.
 
Yeah..thats what is confusing to me too..why put the PSI so high for a fork rated at like 12 PSI...and then on the box it says not for other purposes..those crazy Japanese engineers...LMAO
 
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