The best stand alone Pressure Gauge?

tribaltim · May 19, 2006

I am in the market for a Pressure Gauge now that I have a D6. I was wondering if their is one that just seems to stick out.

Also does anyone make a digital Pressure Gauge? (Single Console)

Thanks Tim

Unproductive · May 19, 2006

I've never seen a digital before, but I am very impressed with my Scubapro pressure gauge. It is similar to the OMS but in my opinion it is built much better. Glass lense, solid brass. It must weight a good pound or 2. It is not the one with the boot listed on the website.

PerroneFord · May 19, 2006

ScubaPro, Dive Rite, Halcyon.

dbg40 · May 19, 2006

Do you mean an SPG? The OMS guage is a good buy at about 70$, it is the same guage as the Halcyon. Dive Rite ect. Just a diferent face. Good quality and dependable.

divad · May 20, 2006

dbg40:
Do you mean an SPG? The OMS guage is a good buy at about 70$, it is the same guage as the Halcyon. Dive Rite ect. Just a diferent face. Good quality and dependable.

You can buy them at TDL, when they're on sale, for around $60.00.

Bubble Junky · May 20, 2006

Suunto all the way !!

PerroneFord · May 20, 2006

There are 2 sizes. So when you see the cheaper ones, make sure it's not the 2" size but the larger one. Unless you really want a small SPG.

cerich · May 20, 2006

PerroneFord:
ScubaPro, Dive Rite, Halcyon.

Not to bust the bubble but there are only a very few OEM's on Brass and Glass SPG's.

We (Oceanic) don't make brass and glass, but we do make our own plastic gauges, other major brands may have the same gauge made at different places by different people at different or even the same time.

The only gauge I worry about is the brass back where it is folded over a plastic face (like some "mini" gauges on the market) I see more failures on that design than any other. Another concern is that the trend is to "thinner gauges", some of these have had problems in the past (few years ago), these were also the min gauges with brass back and plastic face.

Best,

Chris

divad · May 20, 2006

PerroneFord:
ScubaPro, Dive Rite, Halcyon.

TDL has them on sale now for $69.00.

PerroneFord · May 20, 2006

cerich:
Not to bust the bubble but there are only a very few OEM's on Brass and Glass SPG's.

Not sure why that would bust the bubble. I've owned a few SPG's and the family resemblance is notable.

I currently have a Dive Rite. Has large numbers, Works well for me. Some don't like a "red zone" but it never bothered me. What DOES bother me is smaller faces, and tiny numbers. Neither of which my guage has. I also don't care for plastic.

To each his own.

The best stand alone Pressure Gauge?

Please register or login

tribaltim

Contributor

Unproductive

Registered

PerroneFord

Contributor

dbg40

Contributor

divad

Contributor

Bubble Junky

Contributor

PerroneFord

Contributor

cerich

ScubaBoard Supporter

divad

Contributor

PerroneFord

Contributor

Similar threads