On Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 6:09:00 PM UTC-6, micky wrote:
Whatever happened to the gas station air outlets where there was a red
box on a thick post with a crank on the side that let you set the air
pressure in big numbers, and it rang as the air went in and stopped
ringing when the tire was at the indicated pressure?

Do they still have these. I couldnt' find one.

One or two of my tires needed air. Paid 1.50 last week at a fancy one
that took credit cards and beeped when the pressure one chooses is
reached. Nothing came out. Convenience store gave me back my 1.50. 3
days later, device has "Out of Order" sign on it. Today no sign but a
guy just starting to vacuum his car. Went to another station, no
controls on the device, just a slot for 4 quarters and one of those
nozzles that tell the pressure on a brass rod that pops out of the valve
when you stop squeezing the lever. Cloudy day, won't be able to see
what it says, don't like having to stop over and over to see what the
pressure is, go to next station. Same device. 3 more stations, all
have the same device.

Back to the first station, no one ahead of me Put in 1.50, set the dial
to 40. Do a little bit and the dial keeps going back to 32, the
default (doesn't beep when it does that). Set it to 40, still don't
hear air going into the tire, don't see tire firming up.

Finally go home and do it with a Black & Decker pump, that I got used.
Took 10 or 15 minutes but at least it worked.

There are still a few around.

Many stopped offering free air because people were running over the hose costing money to repair.

Andy