Re: Brake Testing Appliance.

Popeye8762 Wrote:
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> Aaaaand, Here's what we ended up with. The #3 ball
> valve is for testing the unit for leaks, by
> hooking up shop air, and submerging, the gladhands
> are Strato FS300Es, and the gauges are 2 1/2"
> Northern Hydraulics. We vetoed 4" for size
> reduction. Next comes the pipe dope.
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> Any criticisms or suggestions?
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> Hi Doug, if this is going to be a portable set up I would mount it to a piece of plywood to protect the gauges, they are the most fragile and probably the most expensive items so you know what will be the first items to break when someone drops it. The brake fitters in my work environment who go around checking brakes have the test gauges mounted to the front of a wheel barrow so they can carry a bunch of basic spares and tools.

Wayne from Oz.