second tpms October 25, 2010, 05:06:58 pm Yahoo Message Number: 117754Last year we installed a TST TPMS we had purchased from Camping World. It has been a huge disappointment, worked erratically, has had 4 of the 6 sensors units replaced and now will not work at all. It is of course one month out of warranty. Note that CW no longer carries the product. I tried contacting the vendor Truck Systems Technologies repeatedly by phone and email without response. I strongly recommend avoiding this product. Researching what else is available I narrowed the choices down to PressurePro and Hawkshead (sold as TireMinder at CW and Tire Traker http://www.viprv.com/tire-tracker/products.html) We're going with the Tire Traker based on cost and customer replaceable batteries. We don't want to be in Mexico and have to send sensing units back for replacement The Tire Traker is substantially less expensive than the CW branded TireMinder. The system should arrive later this week. I'll post after it's installed.Richard
Re: second tpms Reply #1 – October 25, 2010, 05:39:00 pm Yahoo Message Number: 117759I've had Tire Traker for a few months now. I don't consider that to be long enough for a complete review, but I can offer some observations. Bottom Line - it has a few quirks, but it is well worth the price. We cover a lot of miles, and seldom stay for more than one or two nights. We frequently use the camper for day trips. It's incredibly useful to just scroll through the tire pressures instead of physically checking the pressure
Re: second tpms Reply #2 – October 25, 2010, 06:10:41 pm Yahoo Message Number: 117763Rich, The monitor has a motion sensor that will bring it out of "Sleep" mode while you are parked. If you hold the center button down until you hear a second 'beep' (about 7-seconds) this will turn the unit completely off. To turn it on the next day, simply push the center button once. Mike(d) The monitor will come to life and beep at odd times during the night if the coach wiggles for some reason. In a place where this is likely to happen (camped at a rest area, for example), I will take the monitor and wrap it in a towel to keep the noise down.[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: second tpms Reply #3 – October 25, 2010, 06:56:49 pm Yahoo Message Number: 117764Quote (e) As a result of the partially melted sensor, I bought sensor #7 and keep it on the spare tire. Not only is this useful for monitoring the spare, it gives me a backup for the day when I need one.Rich '03 MB I also have been using Tire Traker for a few months. The sensors are supposed to be awakened from "sleep" when the wheel starts to rotate. This supposedly extends battery life. The spare should not be rotating so the reading that you think is the current tire pressure is likely the tire pressure reading when the sensor was installed on the spare tire. The last "awake" readings are stored in the monitor so in the morning before you take off or during the first 5 minutes or so are not likely to be the actual "real time" tire pressures but are the readings from when the sensor went to "sleep". I have verified this by looking at the tire temperatures displayed in the cool morning after parking in the previous days hot afternoon drive. The morning outside air temps were maybe 55 degrees and the "left over" tire temps were well over 100 degrees. I "thump" my tires in the morning as I would rather know before I start if a tire went flat. The Tire Traker folks told me that I would get "awake" readings faster if I turned the monitor off by holding the center button down for 8-10 seconds, and then turned the monitor on in the morning. I too had a bad sensor and swapped its location to verify it. The Tire Traker folks replaced it quickly and provided a postage paid envelope for its return. I ordered my set on-line after 9pm on a Friday and it was in my mailbox the next Monday afternoon. Excellent customer service. Free shipping and no sales tax was added. Much lower cost than the identical CW Tire Minder that would have shipping and taxes added as well. I hard wired the booster in my rear bath. The replaceable batteries make this a practical system. A 10 tire battery replacement costs a total of $15 ($1.50 each) versus replacing or swapping sensors at over $30 each for the Doran/Pressure Pro systems.Terry Tanner 2001 27 RB in Los Angeles
Re: second tpms Reply #4 – October 25, 2010, 07:13:25 pm Yahoo Message Number: 117767Mike - Thanks for the tip. Having an off button makes perfect sense and I should have known to check the manual. Terry - In my case, I'm sure the sensor is activating and sending new data. I'm not sure how often, but I can see the changes. The pressure changes just slightly, but the temp can swing 20 degrees or more. I have a MB with the tire laying flat, if that makes a difference (maybe a vehicle turn rotates the tire enough to activate?)Rich '03 MB
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