Dial type vs. Pen type tire gauge

[wool]

it seems my tires are getting deflated once in a while. parang pianglalaruan ng mga bata sa labas. I just bought a dial type tire gauge branded eagle tools for 59.95 sa hardware, it just the same autosport sold for 79.95. I saw a metal casing, auto gauge and tatak for 350 sa ACE, meron din isa sa landmark, 190 yun price pero hanggang 100psi yun gauge kaya di ko binili. Trip ko yun auto gauge kaso mahal, baka hingin lang sa akin yun guage or nakawin

[Bogeyman]

I have a dial-type gauge that I use occasionally.

Mas madalas kasi akong mag-rely sa digital readout pag nagpapa-inflate ako sa Shell.

[kenshinx]

I bought a dial-type na el cheapo pero nasira agad on my first attempt to use it :-)

Kaya ngayon digital na ang gamit ko--Digital gauge sa shell station :-). If a particular station doest have a digital air pump I don't buy gas from them

[gearhead000]

Only recently - since about 2003 - have I been able to trust digital gauges. Before that they were just junk - I had one which told me that the air in my garage was at 18psi with nothing attached to the valve. That's improved now and current-generation digital gauges are a lot more reliable. One thing to remember with digital gauges is to give them enough time to sample the pressure. If you pop it on and off, the reading will be low. Hold it on the valve cap for a few seconds and watch the display (if you can).

Just bought a digital type gauge from Handyman (guess they are also available in True Value), the Lotus LTG-095 Digital Tire Gauge. Comparing with the digital gauge in our Shell gas station, reading differs by about 1-1.5psi. Mine reads higher by that amount. Pero one time ko pa lang na-compare so it may be a difference in the temperature. Magkaibang araw kasi ako nag-measure. Anyway, mahirap din pala sa digital, nagiging OC ka masyado. Like one tire may read 30psi, while the opposite tire maybe at 29.5psi. Naku, suddenly you feel unbalanced ang car mo, na parang mas mababa sa kabilang side. Hehe. You want them to read perfectly equal, unlike sa analog na a difference of +/-2psi between tires doesn't really matter much. You really don't sweat much about it.

But it's a nice tool to have which doesn't cost much than a good quality analog equivalent. I have also checked for consistency and okay naman. If you get to seat the valve properly at once, you will get same readings. Kung medyo some air has escaped before it has seated, syempre you'll get lower readings na. Also, you have to really sample the air, not pop on and off, for it to read correctly. Minsan nga pag sobrang bilis nag-stay lang sa 0.0psi.

[kokey]

using pen type since my dad VW days... pamana sa akin, PCL brand made in england.... most of the digital gauge installed in gasoline station also are PCL brand.

[gearhead000]

^ have you tried to compare the readings between your pen type gauge from the gas station digital gauge?

[andrewnathaniel]

Up lang mga bro.

Nakabili ako sa Handyman, Dial type, Elevo ang brand. Hindi accurate. Minus 8 psi sya, nagpapalit kasi ako ng tire then pinainflate ko ng 30psi lahat ng gulong. Ang reading lang sa nabili ko eh 22 psi. So naisip ko agad na etong binili ko ang hindi accurate kasi yung iba din naming sasakyan eh 30psi din, ang reading lang din eh 22 psi.

Wala ba talagang tire pressure gauge ang mabibiling accurate? Yung pen type ko, minus 5 naman. Kung digital kaya, accurate? TIA

[Newcomer123]

I use Stanley pen type and the Elevo dial type. I think they're both accurate

[Ry_Tower]

Up lang mga bro.

Nakabili ako sa Handyman, Dial type, Elevo ang brand. Hindi accurate. Minus 8 psi sya, nagpapalit kasi ako ng tire then pinainflate ko ng 30psi lahat ng gulong. Ang reading lang sa nabili ko eh 22 psi. So naisip ko agad na etong binili ko ang hindi accurate kasi yung iba din naming sasakyan eh 30psi din, ang reading lang din eh 22 psi.

Wala ba talagang tire pressure gauge ang mabibiling accurate? Yung pen type ko, minus 5 naman. Kung digital kaya, accurate? TIA

Yung reputable brands like stanley nga ay okay. Or yung ginagamit nang mga tire shop na metal pentype kaso mas mahal.

Sadly, you get what you pay for ika nga. Ako since alam ko na minus 5 siya, inaadjust ko na lang ang paglalagay hangin. 35psi sa pentype ko, means actully ay 30psi lang siya. hehe

[Newcomer123]

Or every once in a while, get your tire pressure checked at those automatic air stations at Caltex or Total. That'll settle your doubts