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Need a quick favour: anyone got a Blackburn AirTower 1?

  • 09-11-2012 10:08pm
    #1
    seven stars
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    Here's what happened. The kids somehow got their hands on my track pump, unscrewed the gauge/dial part of it, and took it apart - the loveable little smashers that they are. I put it back together again, but I'm not 100% sure I've lined up the gauge so that it's properly calibrated - there doesn't seem to be anything to go on, other than a visual check that everything looks reasonably symmetrical.

    If anyone on here has the same pump, would you mind having a quick look at yours to see if I've done it right?


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  • #2
    mp31
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 815 ✭✭✭mp31


    seven stars wrote: »
    Here's what happened. The kids somehow got their hands on my track pump, unscrewed the gauge/dial part of it, and took it apart - the loveable little smashers that they are. I put it back together again, but I'm not 100% sure I've lined up the gauge so that it's properly calibrated - there doesn't seem to be anything to go on, other than a visual check that everything looks reasonably symmetrical.

    If anyone on here has the same pump, would you mind having a quick look at yours to see if I've done it right?

    Inflate a tyre to 100psi with your pump then check the pressure with another borrowed pump or a pressure gauge.


  • #3
    cdaly_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭cdaly_


    seven stars wrote: »
    Here's what happened. The kids somehow got their hands on my track pump, unscrewed the gauge/dial part of it, and took it apart - the loveable little smashers that they are. I put it back together again, but I'm not 100% sure I've lined up the gauge so that it's properly calibrated - there doesn't seem to be anything to go on, other than a visual check that everything looks reasonably symmetrical.

    If anyone on here has the same pump, would you mind having a quick look at yours to see if I've done it right?

    Looks wrong to me. Mine points at the flat edge of the 'B' of 'Bar' at the left end of the scale. Draw a line through the 'P' of PSI and the 'B' of Bar back to the centre of the needle.


  • #4
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    You're right, I was off by miles. Does this look more like it? I'd like to get it bang-on, preferably.


  • #5
    cdaly_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭cdaly_


    Yep, looks pretty good. Now try mp31's calibration suggestion...


  • #6
    seven stars
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 492 ✭✭seven stars


    Will do. Cheers for the help.


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