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- From: plumpe@oasys.dt.navy.mil (David Plumpe)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: DIY compression meter
- Message-ID: <22853@oasys.dt.navy.mil>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 15:50:51 GMT
- References: <eur.712323063@dutncp8>
- Reply-To: plumpe@oasys.dt.navy.mil (David Plumpe)
- Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD
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- In rec.autos.tech, eur@dutncp2.tn.tudelft.nl (Eur van Andel) writes:
- >Dear netters
- >
- >I thought of making a compression meter by brazing a copper tube
- >to an old sparkplug and connect it to a simple manometer.
- >
- Sure, it should work - *if* you have a high enough ceiling in your
- garage/carport. For example, if the compression pressure is 150 psi,
- a water-column manometer would have to be 345.6 feet tall. I'll let
- you convert to metric - it'll still be just as tall. Of course, if
- you use heavy water or only use it outside, the problem is reduced:-)
-
- (stuff deleted)
- >
- >How is a compression meter constructed anyway?
- >
- >Thanks, eur.
-
- Most common pressure gages use a Bourdon tube, essentially a curved
- piece of tubing with the end sealed. When you apply pressure to the
- other end, the tube tries to straighten. As it straightens, the end
- moves and this movement is coupled to the pointer with gears or levers.
-
- The bourdon tube approach is probably more practical than a manometer
- for home construction, given the height of most ceilings:-)
-
- -DaveP
-