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Digital Air pump at Servo!!!
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:29 pm
by Insurgence
Ok, maybe i have been living under a rock for the last 5 years, but I went to a different servo today and they had a digital air pump where you select the pressure and it fills the tyre for you!!!
so you can get it exact every time!!!
just thought i should share cos many people would be very particular about their pressures
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:32 pm
by AJ
LOL........yep, BP have had 'em for years mate, altho, there HAS been some heated discussion over their accuracy & you've probly opened another COW........just for the record, i used one friday afternoon & then checked it with my manual pressure gauge & it was spot on
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:44 pm
by Boags
I used one and then went to a defensive driver training day - all 4 were different...
I used a different one and all four were the same...
It depends on how often they are calibrated. Most are not calibrated often.
Boags
PS - I haven't seen one of the old ones at a servo in ages...
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:20 pm
by Adam_NAclubman
The ones at the BP's I use all seem to match my guage, so I'm happy
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:41 pm
by SuperMazdaKart
the BP ones also take hot air out, but probably still best to re-pressure on cold tyres for better accuracy
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:43 pm
by rodent
The trick with these things is to always make sure you've got a good seal, since the friggin clips are usually broken from people running over it!
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:55 pm
by Slugoid
I've found that these digital air pumps have an accuracy of around +/- 1psi so overall they have fairly accurate. Much better than the old style hand pumps which have an accuracy of +/1 5psi if not worse
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:22 pm
by bruce
You have been living under a rock - they've had those for at least 5 years.
Re: Digital Air pump at Servo!!!
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:43 pm
by irwin83r
Insurgence wrote:Ok, maybe i have been living under a rock for the last 5 years, but I went to a different servo today and they had a digital air pump where you select the pressure and it fills the tyre for you!!!
so you can get it exact every time!!!
just thought i should share cos many people would be very particular about their pressures
where do you live??
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:00 pm
by Insurgence
haha i'm around heidelberg.
must be the servo which i usually go to which doesnt have a digital pump!
also i have only had my car this year, so previous to that there was no need for me to investigate pumping up tyres
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 2:54 pm
by bruce
The next big thing is they will charge you to pump up your tyres! (Air ain't free y'know). It will happen soon-ish and very quietly.
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 2:37 am
by Insurgence
i sincerely hope you are joking
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:15 am
by Okibi
been around for years!
One of our Forum members (a kiwi) works on these systems and says they're very accurate.
Re:
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 1:04 pm
by Boags
bruce wrote:The next big thing is they will charge you to pump up your tyres! (Air ain't free y'know). It will happen soon-ish and very quietly.
They already do in the UK. Not all servos have air facilities, and those that do generally charge 20-50p (50c-$1.20) to use it.
Boags
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 10:27 am
by Caffeine
The one at the local BP has a real problem with my rear left tyre. Always tries to inflate it to 50psi, then goes \"ERR\" and deflates it to 15 or so