The MINGLI Digital Tire Pressure Gauge is just what I needed for my wife’s car. This thing has just about everything you could need in case of an emergency with the tire gauge, LED flashlight, seat belt cutter, glass hammer and LED light. I have all of these, but they are all separate devices in my car and not all in one like this one. Put this on the driver’s side door panel and it will always be within reach at any given time if needed.
I have my father’s old tire pressure gauge with a metal stick that gets pushed out with the air pressure. Really old and doesn’t work very well. Even the newer ones with a plastic stick (gauge) aren’t very accurate and you must take a reading a few times to be sure what it might be.
Not anymore with this gauge. With a digital reading, I get air pressure down to the tenth of a pound. No more guessing or getting it close. I know exactly where each tire is now. Taking this out of the package, it first feels really light and plastic and the seam in the middle of the two halves has a little gap by the light on/off switch that I can see the LED light through the crack when it’s turned on. We will see how long this lasts.
I also love that the screen is backlit so you can read it very quickly at night or during the day. Never fails I get a low tire warning light when I am leaving somewhere late at night in the winter time. Don’t want to be out in the cold and snow anymore than you have to be. There is also a red LED light on the front of this by the gauge itself so it’s pointing at the valve as you are taking the air pressure. This light comes if you slide the on/off switch on the back of the gauge. Again, very convenient feature and will come in handy when needed.
This gauge can display the reading in multiple units of measure. I use PSI (pounds per square inch), but there is also BAR, KPA and Kg/cm2 if needed or desired. To change the units that it displays, just press the power button until your desired unit shows. After that, the pressure gauge will remember your choice unless you press the button again and change it.
This is also powered by two AAA batteries that are not included and you must supply. The gauge will not shut down automatically if not used (bad design here I think) and you must turn it off manually after each use by holding the on/off button for 3 seconds until it goes off.
To take a reading, you just turn it on (press the on/off button for 2 seconds), set the units to display (if needed) and then hold the gauge on the valve stem tight enough you don’t hear air leaking (hissing) for at least two seconds and then pull it off and read the display. It does take a little bit of pressure to get a good enough seal to take a good reading but it’s not too hard and most people shouldn’t have a problem doing it.
I did test the flashlight and it very bright and works very well. The same on/off switch for the red LED light is the same one used for the flashlight. I did not test the belt cutter or the glass hammer and hope they are never needed but looking at them and feeling them, I think they will do the job if ever the need.
Overall, this is a great 5 in 1 air pressure gauge and I like it. Everyone should move to a digital gauge. This one is great and works well.
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My Rating: 5 Stars
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