Review on Longacre 52 52003 0 60PSI 2 5InGID Deluxe by Matt Simpsons

Spending $40 or more on a tire gauge is like spending $200 or more on headphones for listening to music: you've reached a higher level of performance and quality than is normally available at reasonable price points, and you have you not just bought a tire pressure gauge or headphones, but an investment that, with a little care, will give you at least ten years of pleasure. the construction of my trusty old Accu Gage S60X, my DIYCO Elite D1 Digital and my own Longacre 53006 Basic Digital Digital Gauge. Everything exudes quality, from the dial to the rubber casing to the tube and cartridge. According to a phone conversation with a Longacre representative, most of Longacre's analog gauges about a decade ago were of the "Bourdon tube" design rather than the cheaper spring type. And this can be seen from the movement of the adjustment arrow: it rises smoothly to the specified pressure in the tire, and does not jump to the pressure. Accuracy: My number one criterion is repeatability, which a digital tire gauge simply cannot match with an analog model. . Compared to the Astro AI gauge at my local mechanic's shop, my 52003 Deluxe reads about 0.2psi more for a typical tire pressure of 30-45psi - well within an acceptable tolerance. Compared to the above digital gauges, the DIYCO reading is 0.5 psi higher than the shop reading and the Longacre Basic Digital is almost 1 psi higher. I'd like to know why that is: why consumer digital gauges give such high readings compared to analog dials. The deluxe analog repeats the same measurement after a minute or two, down a hair's breadth each time, as a little air is expelled from the tire with each measurement. Readability: On a 3/4 inch wider dial than my Accu Gage, this is no competition, especially since the Longacre Deluxe is marked for both PSI and Half-psi. Plus, just a few seconds in bright overhead light or even overcast daylight, and the thing will glow for a long time! Ease of Use: Simply install an angle chuck on the valve stem of any car tire and get readings that last as long as you need them - but no more! Similar to setting a single-shank torque wrench to low (20 ft.lb) after use, you should NOT put away a Deluxe with a tire pressure gauge. Reset the readings with the Prime button until the pointer rotates fully counterclockwise and points to the word "ZER O” on the dial. Hold the button down until it's there - about two to three seconds. This is a professional kit with internal damping that doesn't go for the big box $10 Slime analog dial - you know what I mean. ;). I was lucky enough to get one where the hand's home position is right between E and R at ZERO on the dial. That means it was well calibrated at the factory and someone made sure it was done that way. When this gauge says your tires are IE: 37 psi, you can believe it. If you reduce that to 33, that's exactly what we get. No second guesses. Bleeding the tires themselves isn't difficult—the button and the bleed itself feel solid. Just don't be alarmed if the needle drops 5-10psi momentarily while pumping. it will get closer to your target pressure next time. Stop when the arrow is directly over the bar for your target cold tire pressure, repeat for all remaining tires. There is no way to get more even pressure than all two, four or more tires unless you upgrade to 0.2psi digital resolution (Longacre Basic Digital or 0.1psi on DIYCO Elite pro). I'm deducting a star for ease of use. because at least in the price range for both this Longacre Deluxe dial and their Basic Digital gauge, only the cartridges rotate on their end of the hose, not the gauge heads. With the DIYCO machine, both the head and the chuck rotate 360°. But if not rotating the hose on one end eliminates a potential wear/air leak point, then Longacre is fine with building them that way. I feel confident enough with the Longacre Deluxe #52003 to get accurate and repeatable cold pressure readings for years to come. come as long as I keep it in good condition when not in use. And folks, unless you have a really legitimate reason to do so, AVOID setting your car's cold tire pressures anywhere near the value printed on the tires! I mean, if you regularly transport a piano in your pickup truck, or a minimum load of 10 passengers in a van or complimentary shuttle, then you can add 3-5 psi to the pressure listed on the driver's side B-pillar or inside the owner add /cab. Management. That number on the tire means exactly the MAXIMUM pressure and not the universal pressure for all vehicles you share the highway with. With that pressure, your steering will definitely be more responsive, but you'll also have a smaller contact patch when accelerating, cornering and braking. Plus, they transfer more shocks to the suspension system and vehicle structure, shortening their lifespan by a full decade! That door sign vs tires tire print thing can get more personal than politics, and there's no goddamn reason for that. such poison considering what else is in store for us as a nation and as a world. And with an investment like one of Longacre's mid- to high-priced analog dial gauges, you can rest assured that your cold tire pressures are as close as possible to recommended values every time you check them. No draining batteries and waiting times of 5-10 seconds. for a digital reading that may or may not repeat next time.