Tyre gauges

[rev]

I have recently tried 2 tyre gauges (my own small hand held) and it isn't always easy to get a snug fit right away to the valve so I tend to lose a pound here and there. So, I go to Repco to gat a "good" one. They have the old style or digital. From about $20 to $60. While the least expensive make no claim to the accuracy the more expensive ones say accurate to + or - 3 PSI. Three PSI! I said to the assistant that cant be right and he said it is.

What do others use to check their tyre pressure? I can call at the tyre place and get them to check it with their $120 ones but I don't like to bug them but will if I can't buy my own accurate one.

[Franco Cozzo]

http://www.transquip.com.au/products...essor-12V.html

and I picked up a $30 tyre pressure guage from the same place a while back, I trust these more than the one at the servo, because once you drop them, even once, they're screwed when it comes to an accurate reading.

http://www.transquip.com.au/products...INFLATOR..html

Maybe this might do you good?

[XR Martin]

Use three cheapies and split the difference.

[rev]

Thanks for the replies.

[graham7773]

Try Woolies servos. Most of them have the tower type air station where you set your own pressure and there is no gauge to drop as it is built into the tower.

[jmak44]

i just use the tyre pressure pens and as for air stations i go to either woolies or coles express due to the digital towers.

[mik]

yes a good chance you go into 3 different servo`s you will get 3 different set`s of figures, as Big Damo posted, servo gauges can be notoriously out of wack, i too use the small pen type pressure gauge.