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Moonshine
01-16-2010, 06:12 PM
OK, I'm pretty anal about tire pressures. I threw out all of my old pencil type tire gauges years ago. For the past several years I've been using Accutire digital gauges based on a Consumer Reports article that said they were the most accurate non-professional gauges available, even if they only read in .5 PSI increments. However, I recently had two of the "lifetime" lithium cells powering them bite the dust within 24 hours, and I wasn't near a 3rd backup gauge. So, I started searching for a dial type analog gauge that was accurate, and I'm not finding much better than +/- 2 PSI accuracy in the middle of the gauge range, which doesn't strike me as very accurate. So, what do you fellers use? I figure I can't be the only OCD tire guy on this board.

Mark #2
01-16-2010, 08:54 PM
I have this one

http://www.smileysracing.com/cat/view_pg.php?pKey=977634&sKey=d3529d268724d688adecd695b8e5cbad&pgID=73

Moonshine
01-16-2010, 10:12 PM
I have this one

http://www.smileysracing.com/cat/view_pg.php?pKey=977634&sKey=d3529d268724d688adecd695b8e5cbad&pgID=73

Any idea how accurate it is? I'm not finding any specs online.

Mark #2
01-16-2010, 11:04 PM
Any idea how accurate it is? I'm not finding any specs online.

IIRC from the sports car and dirt track racing days, AFCO and other good analog gauges are +/- 2% at mid range.

Silver_2000
01-16-2010, 11:30 PM
I like accuracy and precision but WOW :eek2: