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Please suggest TYRE pressure gauge & Foot Air pump. is Digital tyre pressure GAUGE worthy or can i go for FLOOR AIR PUMP which has its own pressure gauge. any good brand & possible shop reference in chennai. TIA.
A friend got me a digital tire pressure gauge from US (brand MonkeyGrip).. it is pretty good, best thing about it is that the batteries (button cells) can be replaced.. and it has a torch (like that Nokia 1110) and display is back lit. he bought it from radioshack and i think it was a bit pricey compared to the most 20$ gauges. think it was 30$-ish but < 40$ i have come to hate any digital gadget whose life is determined by the battery life.
Any foot pump is OK. The pressure gauge on foot pump is way off. think i paid Rs 300-400 for the one I got for my bicycle.
With a good pressure gauge and foot pump, u never have to stand in line for filling up air outside!
i am looking at things that we get in India. as it stands now, I will not be heading to US for some time nor do I have anyone traveling. so that is out of the question.
so, foot pump is best bet? I have a air pressure gauge, which on last check, was accurate! guess i will order that one.
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Originally Posted by androdev
(Post 725776)
Any foot pump is OK. The pressure gauge on foot pump is way off. think i paid Rs 300-400 for the one I got for my bicycle.
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I also have a foot pump bought for similar price, but I rarely use it for anything else other than the bicycle. For car, the problem is that everytime i am in the process of fastening or removing the latch, a lot of air escapes. Not sure if it is a problem with the pump or my (mis)handling of the same.
Any comments / suggestions?
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so, foot pump is best bet? I have a air pressure gauge, which on last check, was accurate! guess i will order that one.
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Yep. Especially since it doesn't cost much. A decent investment.
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For car, the problem is that everytime i am in the process of fastening or removing the latch, a lot of air escapes. Not sure if it is a problem with the pump or my (mis)handling of the same.
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definitely seems like mishandling. there will be some leak when u r fastening, but none while removing. u should pull down the latch without much delay to avoid the leak. but removing seems to be no trouble at all.
in fact, I have more trouble with the measuring gauge than the foot pump as far as leaks are concerned.
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Originally Posted by sreenidhibr
(Post 725840)
I also have a foot pump bought for similar price, but I rarely use it for anything else other than the bicycle. For car, the problem is that everytime i am in the process of fastening or removing the latch, a lot of air escapes. Not sure if it is a problem with the pump or my (mis)handling of the same.
Any comments / suggestions?
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:eek: .. any other users can give their opinion?
(almost ordered the stuff off ebay! )
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Originally Posted by androdev
(Post 725959)
Yep. Especially since it doesn't cost much. A decent investment...
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:thumbs up got that mate. thanks!
got the pump.
cons:
it looks a bit flimsy to go about filling for the 250psi that is said in the site. its seems to be good for the 30-40psi range. it does take its own time to fill. too loud.
Pros:
light weight! very easy to carry around. have wrapped it in a piece of cloth and kept is in the boot. fills air(Duh!)
let me see how it holds out when required.
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Originally Posted by HappyWheels
(Post 729825)
got the pump.
cons:
it looks a bit flimsy to go about filling for the 250psi that is said in the site. its seems to be good for the 30-40psi range. it does take its own time to fill. too loud.
Pros:
light weight! very easy to carry around. have wrapped it in a piece of cloth and kept is in the boot. fills air(Duh!)
let me see how it holds out when required.
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Hey I'm looking to get one too.. What do you suggest? Will a normal foot pump suffice?? And what about the accuracy of the built-in preassure guage?
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Originally Posted by praveen_v
(Post 729881)
Hey I'm looking to get one too.. What do you suggest? Will a normal foot pump suffice?? And what about the accuracy of the built-in pressure gauge?
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it was accurate (would expect that at least in the first two fills!!!). I also have a separate pressure gauge; used it to check after filling and the pressure shown on both were same.
i cannot comment on a foot pump vs motor pump, as of now, because i have not used the motor pump enough. but at slightly less than 600 Rs, I would be happy if this works for at least a year.
I bought a compressor pump from a shop near my house for Rs 900. It is allegedly imported. It comes in a square box of 18" size. It also has a foldable light that comes in handy during wheel changes in pitch darkness.
I used it recently to fill air in a totally flat tyre on my WagonR, and it did its job pretty well in about 5 minutes. A foot pump would have taken more than 100 strokes to do the same, and would have left me with a calf ache.
The only item i dislike is that the guage shows a reading till 200 psi, and hence I cannot vouch for its accuracy.
I dont want a pump to fill air from flat to full preassure. I just want it to top-up air maybe once in two days in the mornings. So i think i can do with a normal foot-pump. Any brands to look for?
How many foot strokes are needed for say a 1 psi increase when the tyre is almost at the rated preassure?? Just wanted to know how much effort it takes to fill air :)
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Originally Posted by vnabhi
(Post 730398)
I bought a compressor pump from a shop near my house for Rs 900. It is allegedly imported. It comes in a square box of 18" size. It also has a foldable light that comes in handy during wheel changes in pitch darkness.
I used it recently to fill air in a totally flat tyre on my WagonR, and it did its job pretty well in about 5 minutes. A foot pump would have taken more than 100 strokes to do the same, and would have left me with a calf ache.
The only item i dislike is that the guage shows a reading till 200 psi, and hence I cannot vouch for its accuracy.
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can you please tell me the shop you got this from?
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