How do you calibrate a tire pressure gauge?

askmrjesus · 08-16-2010, 06:45 PM

The short answer is: You don't.

If you start out with a decent Accu-Gauge (aka a fancy-shmancy gauge) test it against another Accu-Gauge. If the reading is somewhere within 2% of the other one, you're good to go. Testing it against a pencil type gauge is useless, since they have a shit accuracy rating to begin with (5-10% being the norm).

At the end of the day, your gauge doesn't have to be "accurate", it just has to be consistent. Consistency however, is something pencil gauges lack, since dropping them on the ground once or twice, is enough to fuck them up.

ETA: I'm not familiar with the Psiclops, but the same principal would apply.

JC

08-16-2010, 06:45 PM	#6
askmrjesus Soul Man Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Everywhere, all the time. Moto: '0000 Custom Turbo Cross (with jet kit). Posts: 6,481	The short answer is: You don't. If you start out with a decent Accu-Gauge (aka a fancy-shmancy gauge) test it against another Accu-Gauge. If the reading is somewhere within 2% of the other one, you're good to go. Testing it against a pencil type gauge is useless, since they have a shit accuracy rating to begin with (5-10% being the norm). At the end of the day, your gauge doesn't have to be "accurate", it just has to be consistent. Consistency however, is something pencil gauges lack, since dropping them on the ground once or twice, is enough to fuck them up. ETA: I'm not familiar with the Psiclops, but the same principal would apply. JC __________________ The way things are going, they're gonna crucify me. Last edited by askmrjesus; 08-16-2010 at 06:51 PM..