Whats 60psi in something i can read
08 February 2010, 08:32 AM
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Whats 60psi in something i can read
at the petrol station forecourt air machine ?
08 February 2010, 08:46 AM
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A very inflated tyre
08 February 2010, 09:37 AM
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its the spare
08 February 2010, 09:40 AM
Ummm. What's wrong with psi? 'Pounds per square inch'? ........ ??
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08 February 2010, 09:41 AM
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whats that in foot pounds ?
08 February 2010, 09:46 AM
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Im looking at the scale wrong - its difficult to believe the spare needs twice as much air
..as you were
08 February 2010, 10:02 AM
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whats that in foot pounds ?
foot pounds is torque not pressure, it's like saying what volume is 3kg
08 February 2010, 10:03 AM
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Space saver? Then it might well do as it has less contact with the road
08 February 2010, 10:11 AM
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ok yes and then theres bike tires which are a hundred or so , im being particularly thick this morning
Bloody thing was flat when i went to check :eeek:
08 February 2010, 10:17 AM
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The space saver can be expected to need a higher pressure since it will be a smaller section tyre. I must say that 60 psi or around 4 bar does sound high to me.
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08 February 2010, 10:27 AM
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Nope, 60psi is the norm for space savers these days.
And not understanding PSI really does make you appear old fella!
08 February 2010, 11:32 AM
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I'd say it made him appear young. I was brought up on PSI in bike, and then car, tyres, have to think carefully when inflating in la belle France etc
08 February 2010, 12:19 PM
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'Yeah mate, just put about 30 in there!' ......................BANG!
08 February 2010, 02:28 PM
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One of my mates got us all banned from the local garage when he inflated his bike tyres on the air pump.
he just squeezed the trigger and held it, thinking it would be like when his dad pumped up the car tyres.
Yep: BANG!
Eric, the garage owner was NOT amused. he used to leave the pump switched off and you had to ask for air: kids with treaders would not get any
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Funnily enough I had to put a Tyre saver on my car last night (Daihatsu) after hitting a pothole in the road
, and written in large letters on the side of the tyre 'to be inflated to 60PSI'.
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