Tyre pressure guages

ttoli

Hi

Trying to order a tyre pressure guage online(not sold over here), rather than the pencil type i thought i'd try a digital one, but the spec from snap on showed an accuracy of 1%, was this a typo?, where else to buy online ?

Thanks

northern_munky

It means it has an accuracy within 1% of the true reading. Autoexpress did a test on digital gauges, have a look here, you may have to register first. Halfords came top at £9.99.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/66830/tyre_pressure_gauges.html

EDIT: Just seen you are in Cyprus, so Halfords may be no use to you.

Lazy_Ike

ttoli wrote: »

Hi

Trying to order a tyre pressure guage online(not sold over here), rather than the pencil type i thought i'd try a digital one, but the spec from snap on showed an accuracy of 1%, was this a typo?, where else to buy online ?

Thanks

Have a look here: http://shopping.yahoo.co.uk/b/a/ss_tyre_pressure_gauge.html
1% appears to be the most accurate you can get (after a quick look through). Some say "accurate to within +/- 1psi" which for 30psi is more than 3% inaccurate!

mcfisco

I've got one of these & it works very well indeed
http://www.powersport.co.uk/07stockdetail.php?loc=Motorcycle%20Accessories&partno=OF294&catno=03&department=Security&groupid=0&show=8&bid=&group=0

Also don't forget that the pressure will vary with temperature - typically a 2-4 psi difference between cold & warm tyres is normal

ttoli

northern_munky wrote: »

It means it has an accuracy within 1% of the true reading. Autoexpress did a test on digital gauges, have a look here, you may have to register first. Halfords came top at £9.99.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/66830/tyre_pressure_gauges.html

EDIT: Just seen you are in Cyprus, so Halfords may be no use to you.

Thanks for that, have ordered today and friends will bring over, absolutley amazing how many 'friends' you acquire when you have a Villa in the sun!!!