digital pressure gauge

[toofast]

I was thinking of buying a snap-on digital tire pressure guage from their online store, however it is quite expensive (89$) does anyone know of an alternate guage with accuracy to at least .5 lbs?



I remember reading a review on the net once for accuracy in tire guages but cant seem to find it?

[craigb]

Try www.autoexpress.co.uk they've done a review on digital pressure gauges in the product test section. UK but maybe some are available in US, and a lot cheaper that $89!

[chiph]

I've seen them at Sam's club and BJ's warehouse club for around $14, and they measure to within 0.5 psi. I've had mine for over 8 years, and it still works fine.

One of the car magazines [Automobile??] did a comparison test on analog (dial-type) vs. digital, and the digital was not only among the cheapest, but also was hands-down the most accurate (30 psi read exactly 30 psi, and not 35 psi like one of the analog gauges).

Chip H.

[noahe]

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Originally posted by toofast
I was thinking of buying a snap-on digital tire pressure guage from their online store, however it is quite expensive (89$) does anyone know of an alternate guage with accuracy to at least .5 lbs?



I remember reading a review on the net once for accuracy in tire guages but cant seem to find it?

The review I read ranked ALL digital tire pressure guages equally accurate. They only varied by ergonomics and battery life.

RadioShack has a 'premium' guage with a red back-lit disply, and a red LED tip-light for finding the stems in the dark. It's accurate to .5 PSI. It's about $30 CDN, so less for you. Downside - looks almost, but not exactly, like a phaser from Star Trek.

[minimc]

Hey noahe

Do you recall if any of those were back-lit. I know it's reaching... But have you ever been to a service station that didn't have the compressor WAY away from the pumps (where the light is)?

[noahe]

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Originally posted by minimc
Hey noahe

Do you recall if any of those were back-lit. I know it's reaching... But have you ever been to a service station that didn't have the compressor WAY away from the pumps (where the light is)?

Yeah... That one from RadioShack. See the above post.

It's $19.95 USD at www.radioshack.com

See, told you it looked like a Phaser. I'm embarrassed every time I check my tires.

[DaveNagy]

Dang it, and I just went and ordered one of those retro-looking brass dial jobbies from Moss Mini. Came today. (Along with their cool glovebox organizer.) I wish you guys would be a little more timely in your posting!

Sigh. I guess I can give it away as a Christmas gift...

Rat Shack, who knew?

-Dave

[chiph]

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Originally posted by noahe


Yeah... That one from RadioShack. See the above post.

It's $19.95 USD at www.radioshack.com

See, told you it looked like a Phaser. I'm embarrassed every time I check my tires.

C'mon. Admit it.
You've got the entire Star-Trek action-figure set at home.



Chip H.

[noahe]

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Originally posted by chiph

C'mon. Admit it.
You've got the entire Star-Trek action-figure set at home.



Chip H.

Nope. No action figures. But I was a Trekkie by the time the next generation was in full swing. It got scary, and I got out. I'm one of the lucky ones.

The stark reality as a pre-teen trekkie, is you realize one day that the toy tricorder doesn't actually do cr@p, and you haven't had a girlfriend.

I've even gone cold-turkey until the new "Enterprise" series started up... But I think it's safe to watch. I haven't had the desire to dress-up as any of them, or buy a toy phaser recently.

[chiph]

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Originally posted by noahe
Nope. No action figures. But I was a Trekkie by the time the next generation was in full swing. It got scary, and I got out. I'm one of the lucky ones.

The stark reality as a pre-teen trekkie, is you realize one day that the toy tricorder doesn't actually do cr@p, and you haven't had a girlfriend.

I've even gone cold-turkey until the new "Enterprise" series started up... But I think it's safe to watch. I haven't had the desire to dress-up as any of them, or buy a toy phaser recently.

As a kid I used to watch the Star Trek (original) re-runs. I was in college when the Next Generation came out, and I watched it most of the time, but wasn't religious about it. Caught maybe half of Deep Space Nine, and hardly any of... damn, what was that series that came after it?

I caught the premiere of Enterprise, and the best feature is it's Vulcan crew member.

The scary people are the ones who have organized into "ships" in each major city, elected a captain, etc. They need to watch "Trekkies" (movie about Trek fans) a few more times, and realize that the other people in the theater aren't really laughing *with* them.

Chip H.

[noahe]

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Originally posted by chiph
...and hardly any of... damn, what was that series that came after it?

I caught the premiere of Enterprise, and the best feature is it's Vulcan crew member.

The scary people are the ones who have organized into "ships" in each major city, elected a captain, etc. They need to watch "Trekkies" (movie about Trek fans) a few more times, and realize that the other people in the theater aren't really laughing *with* them.
Chip H.

Voyager.
Yes, hot.
And thank-you for pointing out there are worse trekkies out there than I ever was. "Galaxy Quest" is a pretty good send-up of the Star Trek universe too.