Accurate low pressure tyre presure guage reqd
Accurate low pressure tyre presure guage reqd
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Turn7

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25,776 posts

252 months

Saturday 9th March 2019
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Need a decent low pressure (16/20 psi), any recommendations ?

Amazon has loads, but I suspect most of to be chinese tat.

MJK 24

5,679 posts

267 months

Saturday 9th March 2019
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Halfords do a digital one for £10 that’s won a few comparison tests due to its high level of accuracy.

MJK 24

5,679 posts

267 months

Saturday 9th March 2019
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https://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/garage-equ...tongue outla-328947887443%7Ccrid:291898457471%7Cnw:g%7Crnd:2890734659757707425%7Cdvc:m%7Cadp:1o1%7Cmt:%7Cloc:9046498&gclid=Cj0KCQiA5Y3kBRDwARIsAEwloL6PqEmjN7tMcvMINwqGvTpjCt0hHSB18cy955TYOfxK-OX3w8XCmIwaAnQNEALw_wcB

Turn7

Original Poster:

25,776 posts

252 months

Saturday 9th March 2019
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Anyone else ?

Ill be honest, that Halfords thing looks like it came from china landed for about 40p.....

RobM77

35,349 posts

265 months

Saturday 9th March 2019
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Try a motorsport supplier. Most single seaters run under 20 cold and around 20 hot, so there are loads of super accurate gauges available that measure up to 25-30 max. I’m on holiday now, so can’t look at which mine is sadly.

s m

24,494 posts

234 months

Saturday 9th March 2019
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As above - Halfords £10 accurate to within 0.5 psi

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/85...

phillpot

17,523 posts

214 months

Sunday 10th March 2019
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This looks good, sounds just like what you're after..... Tyre pressure gauge

Matthen

1,459 posts

182 months

Sunday 10th March 2019
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s m said:
As above - Halfords £10 accurate to within 0.5 psi

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/85...
I've got one of them, works well.

tapkaJohnD

2,000 posts

235 months

Sunday 10th March 2019
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You're not buying a precision instrument, that is or will be regularly calibrated. That's 'accuracy'.
What you need is one that is 'reproducable', that will not give you a different figure for the same pressure next week.
The simpler the better in this respect, and a pen-style pressure gauge is as simple as they come.
Unless you drop, or mis-treat it, they are very reliable.

And, they NEVER need a battery!
John

RobM77

35,349 posts

265 months

Monday 11th March 2019
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tapkaJohnD said:
You're not buying a precision instrument, that is or will be regularly calibrated. That's 'accuracy'.
What you need is one that is 'reproducable', that will not give you a different figure for the same pressure next week.
The simpler the better in this respect, and a pen-style pressure gauge is as simple as they come.
Unless you drop, or mis-treat it, they are very reliable.

And, they NEVER need a battery!
John
I had assumed that the OP was looking for a gauge that measured 0-30psi, like the one I use on my single seater. If the required repeatability and accuracy is there, which it is, the amount of movement per psi is much greater, allowing you to see finer changes in pressure than a typical road car gauge, which might read to 60psi.