TST 507 REPEATER REGUIREMENT
Just had a blowout on the 5th. I installed the TST 507 in June of 2011. During the blowout the 507 reported all tire pressures were A OK even when I was standing looking at the tire remains. Mike a...
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RangerGress wrote:
I spotted this thread when looking for folks talking about TireMinder, my 2nd failed attempt to find a reliable TPMS. Let me bounce this question off of you guys....why do you figure that OEM in-wheels TPMS sensors in vehicles don't seem to share the same problems as the on-stem sensors?
Maybe the "doesn't bother to tell you about no commo between sensor and receiver" is apparently not the standard for OEM systems?
Maybe the in-wheel sensor doesn't have as much problems with signal strength because half of it's antenna is the truck's common ground? This question is a good one for the HAM radio operators out there because normal folks aren't likely to understand antennas well enough.
The current system is a TireMinder. I have the repeater installed. Usually the display, for no good reason, shows bad info for 2 of 4 tires. I've replaced the batts a couple times to no avail. I've now moved the sensors from the trailer to the truck. I'll reprogram them all for the different pressure points and I should be able to compare the TireMinder sensors to the truck's OEM sensors in real time. If I can't get the TireMinders to behave, I figure I'll have to try a 3rd system. I get a lot of trailer flats. It's irritating.
Who was your first failed TPMS. I am curious.
Thanks,
Mike Benson
TST
