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So have I.
Mike
On 5/29/2022 5:12 PM, Bob Spidell 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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<p><font face=3D"Tahoma">So have I.</font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Tahoma">Mike</font><br>
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<div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 5/29/2022 5:12 PM, Bob Spidell
wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type=3D"cite"
cite=3D"mid:6106e6bb-412b-c741-e533-27c90e272ce3@comcast.net">I've
had good luck with these:
<br>
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re-MS-4021B-Digital-Pressure-Gauge/dp/B00080QHMM/ref=3Dasc_df_B00080QHMM/=
?tag=3Dhyprod-20&linkCode=3Ddf0&hvadid=3D312177448019&hvpos=3D=
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o=3D&hvqmt=3D&hvdev=3Dc&hvdvcmdl=3D&hvlocint=3D&hvloc=
phy=3D9032278&hvtargid=3Dpla-567122411030&psc=3D1&tag=3D&=
ref=3D&adgrpid=3D61495038909&hvpone=3D&hvptwo=3D&hvadid=3D=
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<br>
<br>
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.
<br>
<br>
Bob
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 5/29/2022 10:11 AM, Jeff Scarbrough wrote:
<br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">A couple of tire pressure gauge questions=
:
<br>
<br>
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.=C2=A0 One in the garage, one in the shop...they don't =
see
a ton of use.=C2=A0 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.=C2=A0 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.=C2=A0 Turns out, I had missed blowing up the bicycle ti=
res
only by a miracle of Chinese rubber.=C2=A0 One inflator reads 50 =
psi
while the other one reads 90.
<br>
<br>
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.
<br>
<br>
So, two questions:.
<br>
<br>
1.=C2=A0 Any suggestions for a good reliable electronic or analog=
pressure gauge to verify/calibrate the inflators?=C2=A0 (I also n=
eed
one to put in my daughter's car, so gloveboxability is a plus).
<br>
<br>
2.=C2=A0 Anyone ever repair a Milton (or Bridgeport) tire gauge?=C2=
=A0 Any
suggestions?=C2=A0 The Milton's aren't very old, especially in te=
rms
of what we old guys expect from our expensive American made
tools.
<br>
<br>
Bonus question:. How might one calibrate a pressure gauge
against a primary source?=C2=A0 I'm thinking of a water column or=
something, but 35 psi is approximately 80 feet of water.=C2=A0 I'=
m
finding that impractical for home use.
<br>
<br>
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