Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 18:01:42 -0800
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: Cheap TPMS ( tire pressure monitor) quick review
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Hi Roy,
Yup, your notice a leak most of the time by feel. But then again on logging roads not so easy, so there is that. You know that for me a big portion of desire for the system was the diddle factor. Just something to play with. I was maybe hoping it would show any wheel temp differences, but if I thought that through more I’d have realized that the wheel has to get quite hot before it affects the stem mounted sensor, the sensor being cooled in the airstream.
:-)
Alistair
Ps oh Frank, haven’t had any leak down issues with my sensors, 6 months now. They do have locking rings to reduce the chance of the sensors unscrewing .
> On Feb 14, 2020, at 5:37 PM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
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> I think Alistair’s convenience claim is the most viable, particularly for those times when we do not check our tyres as part of getting underway.
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> While a TPMS would show you instances of sudden depressurization, my personal experience with such events is they are undeniably noticeable through the handling and ride of the vehicle.
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> A slow leak from something embedded in the tyre such as a screw - or my personal nemesis roofing nails - might be noticed more quickly with a TPMS, but you would still detect these through the handling of the vehicle before pressure became low enough to ruin the tyre.
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> Now, if the TPMS system real time display would show loss of fuel economy - in dollars and cents … I’d put them in the company vehicles :-).
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>> On 14-Feb-2020, at 20:44, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
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>> Roy,
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>> I never checked my tire press by gauge daily. And my van’s a daily driver. The tpms is my lazy way. :-)
>> Seems to be pretty true , within a pound or two, of my hand gauge reading.
>>
>> Alistair
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>>>> On Feb 14, 2020, at 11:46 AM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
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>>> Alistair:
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>>> I’ve never had a vehicle with a TPMS system. Other than the curiosity of watching your tyre pressure and temp in real time … what are the *real* benefits over checking the tyre pressure as part of your daily walk-around and pack-up?
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>>>> On 14-Feb-2020, at 12:57, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
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>>>> I’ve mentioned it here on the list, but now I've posted some pics.
>>>> https://shufti.blog/2020/02/14/vanagon-cheap-wireless-tire-pressure-monitor/
>>>>
>>>> Alistair
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