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Title: What is a PSIS Pressure Gauge?
Post by: spanishfly25 on 06-19-2012 -- 15:18:39

does anyone knows what the second S stand for on a presure gauge label PSIS Pound square inch ????

Title: Re: What is a PSIS Pressure Gauge?
Post by: USMCPMEL on 06-19-2012 -- 15:34:21

From what I can find that means it is a sealed gauge.

http://www.definiteanswers.com/q/What-are-PSIA-absolute-PSIG-gauge-and-PSIS-sealed-gauge-pressure-sensors-and-how-do-they-dif-4d6308499d0a4

Title: Re: What is a PSIS Pressure Gauge?
Post by: jimmyc on 06-20-2012 -- 07:11:34

http://www.dynisco.com/stuff/contentmgr/files/1/162fe0347e667528bd874845e66a40ef/pdf/gageabspress.pdf

Title: Re: What is a PSIS Pressure Gauge?
Post by: darkness63 on 06-20-2012 -- 07:25:42

Here is a good link for answers: http://bit.ly/PrtZe3

Title: Re: What is a PSIS Pressure Gauge?
Post by: spanishfly25 on 06-21-2012 -- 13:34:38

Thanks everyone, I got it now. PSIG is reference to ambient atmospheric pressure, PSIA is reference to true 0 pressure and PSIS is reference to 14.7 PSI......interesting

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