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jackrabbit000

May 30th, 2009, 09:54 PM

I bought this Accutire MS-4000 Digital Tire Guage at Canadian Tire (09-5518-2) at Canadian Tire. Worst digital tire guage I have ever bought. The nozzle is set at a funny angle and everytine you try to check your tire pressure you can't get it to fit/seal right and you end up losing a bunch of air. By the time you actually get it to seal you have already lost 2 out of your tires. After using it for a few times it seems like the rubber end cover on the nozzle is coming off. Only good thing about it is that it looks good and the thing is deadly accurate. I checked it at work on a calibrated bench test guage and 30.0 psi = 30.0 psi and 35.0 psi = 35.0 psi.

http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/4/Auto/1/TiresRims/TireGaugesMonitors/PRDOVR~0095518P/Premium%2BDigital%2BTire%2BGauge.jsp

THINKPADT61

May 30th, 2009, 09:57 PM

I bought this Accutire MS-4000 Digital Tire Guage at Canadian Tire (09-5518-2) at Canadian Tire. Worst digital tire guage I have ever bought. The nozzle is set at a funny angle and everytine you try to check your tire pressure you can't get it to fit/seal right and you end up losing a bunch of air. By the time you actually get it to seal you have already lost 2 out of your tires. After using it for a few times it seems like the rubber end cover on the nozzle is coming off. Only good thing about it is that it looks good and the thing is deadly accurate. I checked it at work on a calibrated bench test guage and 30.0 psi = 30.0 psi and 35.0 psi = 35.0 psi.

http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/4/Auto/1/TiresRims/TireGaugesMonitors/PRDOVR~0095518P/Premium%2BDigital%2BTire%2BGauge.jsp

I have this and recent bought another accutire... damn~ What do you recommend?

rchong

May 30th, 2009, 10:12 PM

I like this type of gauge:
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:URaQiorbCc5DiM:http://www.allproducts.com/manufacture97/seasonsgau/product3-s.jpg

jackrabbit000

May 30th, 2009, 10:18 PM

Don't get me wrong, Accutire makes one deadly accurate guage. It's just that the design of this one makes it really hard to get a seal on the valve stem.

Clvn

May 30th, 2009, 10:38 PM

Had the same problem as well, finally I just ripped the rubber around the head off and its working perfectly now.

Jucius Maximus

May 30th, 2009, 10:47 PM

Yeah I have the same problem with my Accutire. Very hard to get a good seal.

techwiz

May 30th, 2009, 11:23 PM

I use this Accutire. Bought it for $8 when it went on sale, and it works just fine.

http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/4/Auto/1/TiresRims/TireGaugesMonitors/PRDOVR~0095524P/Digital%2BTire%2BGauge.jsp

gladiator1942

May 31st, 2009, 03:09 AM

I use this Accutire. Bought it for $8 when it went on sale, and it works just fine.

http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/4/Auto/1/TiresRims/TireGaugesMonitors/PRDOVR~0095524P/Digital%2BTire%2BGauge.jsp

i bought a crap one that was hard to use but then i bought the one techwiz posted the link to and that's a good one. it's easier to get a good reading and has a LED flashlight to boot...

gman

May 31st, 2009, 03:14 AM

I use this Accutire. Bought it for $8 when it went on sale, and it works just fine.

http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/4/Auto/1/TiresRims/TireGaugesMonitors/PRDOVR~0095524P/Digital%2BTire%2BGauge.jsp

I have this one too but this also have sealing issue. It is a lot better than the angle one I had before in term of sealing issue though. The angle one I had is not sold in CT anymore. I guess they know that design just stupid.

TenzoR

May 31st, 2009, 09:05 AM

I'm looking for one that's rotary dial with release valve + flexible tube, any suggestion on where to buy one?

This is particular http://www.getagauge.com/DialTireGauges.cfm but it shows US ony :(

DrXenon

May 31st, 2009, 11:01 AM

My advice is to buy a gauge that's ASME B40.100-2005 certified. You'll pay a little more, but it's comforting to know that the pressure it reports has a reasonable chance of being reasonably accurate. I once tested a cheap digital gauge against my getagauge-style certified one, and they disagreed by 15%.

lumlum1013

May 31st, 2009, 12:31 PM

I use this Accutire. Bought it for $8 when it went on sale, and it works just fine.

http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/4/Auto/1/TiresRims/TireGaugesMonitors/PRDOVR~0095524P/Digital%2BTire%2BGauge.jsp

bought this one also while on sale, FYI, the replacement batteries for this unit
actually cost more than a new unit when it's on sale!

no problems w/ my 2 sets of tires tho~
battery life last like 4-5 months.....