Digital guage?

[QuiksilverMV]

Does anyone think it would be a good idea to make a digital guage instead of those dial guages for regulators, max flos, and asa's? It would be the same size too.

[4THDEGREE]

It would be interesting!

[nerdcore]

whoa. i was able to vote twice. :eyes:

sure. they'd cost a bit more, i'd imagine. can't really think of anything wrong with them (durability issues, maybe?).

[amzng_spyderman]

wouldn't be worth the money IMO :o

[teufelhunden]

No, it's no use.. because knowing the exact PSI is no use. There's a reason the only tanks with digital readouts are AIRs..

[Cliche]

Not to mention the fact that a digital gauge wouldn't be any more accurate than an analog gauge.

[QuiksilverMV]

well i mean a digital guage that only showed one number as the pressure not like an anolog guage that is in a digital form but a guage that just reads out the number.

[teufelhunden]

Originally posted by teufelhunden
No, it's no use.. because knowing the exact PSI is no use. There's a reason the only tanks with digital readouts are AIRs..

[pEnNyWiSdOm225]

The guage would be to bulky, would require batteries, and would look stupid.



No

[GranDream]

Originally posted by pEnNyWiSdOm225
The guage would be to bulky, would require batteries, and would look stupid.



No

Agreed.

[Everlight389]

Using the very small energizer batteries (like in watches) it would not be overly big, but the buttons would be problematic and honestly the gauges works fine and are cheaper.

[puck2paint]

hmmmm I would have to say.... your mom


but really, I think that might be pretty cool. how you would do that, I have no idear. post pics

[[Infusion]BigC]

It woudn't be hard to do, there just isn't much of market for it.

[penguins_r_kewl]

The only point in getting one is for more read out accuracy, but that doesn't really matter. They'd be huge and cost a ton of money.

[schoolsukz08]

Originally posted by penguins_r_kewl
The only point in getting one is for more read out accuracy, but that doesn't really matter. They'd be huge and cost a ton of money.

They still aren't that much more accurate. Not worth the money.

[dog-of-Dislexia]

Screw Bush and Kerry, I voted for his mom.

[JGAC]

What's the purpose of 'em on angel airs?

[PhatTonyDeMarco]

Not to mention the fact that a digital gauge wouldn't be any more accurate than an analog gauge.

ERR.. wrongo.. if they used the correct electronics, the guages would be way more accurate than a normal guage. They are normally within 50-100psi off your actual psi.

But, no I dont think it would be a good idea. Cool? Yes. But practical? Nope... Theres no need to know the EXACT psi.

[Mder]

Does it really matter if you know your exact ammount of air? As long as you know that you have enough air to play.

[[Infusion]BigC]

Originally posted by PhatTonyDeMarco


ERR.. wrongo.. if they used the correct electronics, the guages would be way more accurate than a normal guage. They are normally within 50-100psi off your actual psi.

But, no I dont think it would be a good idea. Cool? Yes. But practical? Nope... Theres no need to know the EXACT psi.

50-100psi? That can't be right. Setting up your regs the same as someone else (which does work, assuming the same marker) would rarely work out. I mean someone's gauge would say they are running 80psi, and to run at the same pressure as them you could have to set yours at 280. No way.

[PhatTonyDeMarco]

Well, it IS in fact right...

and your little example doesnt make sense there... 280psi is not 50-100psi away from 80psi. It depends on the guage as to the accuracy. But it is NEVER exact.

[[Infusion]BigC]

Originally posted by PhatTonyDeMarco
Well, it IS in fact right...

and your little example doesnt make sense there... 280psi is not 50-100psi away from 80psi. It depends on the guage as to the accuracy. But it is NEVER exact.

No, my example IS right.

Let's say my gauge is within "50-100psi" of my actual PSI, and let's say that it's -100psi off. Let's assume I'm running at 180psi so it's reading 80psi.

Let's also assume my friends gauge is also within "50-100psi" of his actual pressure, and his is +100psi off. So if he sets his actual pressure to 180psi, his marker will be reading 280psi.

There you have it. We would both be running 180psi, but our gauges would be reading a total difference of 200psi.

I just can't see this as being true unless you are using some exceptionally crappy gauges.

Were are you getting this information from?

I'm really very curious.

[PhatTonyDeMarco]

okay now that one makes sense. you said if the other person was running 80psi, not 180

[[Infusion]BigC]

Originally posted by PhatTonyDeMarco
okay now that one makes sense. you said if the other person was running 80psi, not 180
I said one gauge would read 80psi, and the other would read 280, and we would both be ACTUALLY running 180psi.

Just to clarify.

[I.A.O.A.B]

Originally posted by JGAC
What's the purpose of 'em on angel airs? to jack up the price

[JGAC]

Originally posted by I.A.O.A.B
to jack up the price one reason I will never buy one(unless I get rich)

[Forest Spyder]

Already has been done. Angel AIR.

[Cliche]

Originally posted by PhatTonyDeMarco


ERR.. wrongo.. if they used the correct electronics, the guages would be way more accurate than a normal guage. They are normally within 50-100psi off your actual psi.

But, no I dont think it would be a good idea. Cool? Yes. But practical? Nope... Theres no need to know the EXACT psi.
Oh boy, did I set you up for this ownage...

A digital gauge and an analog gauge use the same mechanism for measuring pressure. The difference between them is that one uses physical calibration to display the pressure and the other translates the physical calibration into a digital readout. Either way, the mechanism used for actually measuring the pressure is the same.

The only improved accuracy of a digital readout would be the fact that the user would have ability to read the difference between 82psi and 83psi; the problem is that (even on Angel AIR), the output just isn't significant to that many digits. So when the needle on my analog is between 80 and 90, and the readout on the digital is 84, they're still at the same pressure. So is one actually more accurate? Sure, if you're ignorant.

[dubis07]

I would like to play with it. It would have to keep resetting itself after each shot though...whats its powersource? I would hate something else in which I would have to change the batteries...

BTW, your mom is winning :laugh: