TPMS Solution
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JK Enthusiast
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From: Fort Campbell
The engineer in me wants to know: Why would they design it that way? 
Stop and think about it, not only must you include the necessary accelerometer feature (which must be in the sensor, duh), but you must also include some timing logic or else the TPMS will go off when parked at a long light, etc. Or does it? Anyway, why?
Stop and think about it, not only must you include the necessary accelerometer feature (which must be in the sensor, duh), but you must also include some timing logic or else the TPMS will go off when parked at a long light, etc. Or does it? Anyway, why?
JK Super Freak
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From: San Diego, CA
The engineer in me wants to know: Why would they design it that way? Stop and think about it, not only must you include the necessary accelerometer feature (which must be in the sensor, duh), but you must also include some timing logic or else the TPMS will go off when parked at a long light, etc. Or does it? Anyway, why?
Stop and think about it, not only must you include the necessary accelerometer feature (which must be in the sensor, duh), but you must also include some timing logic or else the TPMS will go off when parked at a long light, etc. Or does it? Anyway, why?I am somewhat impressed with the TPMS. Yesterday I punctured a tire and then my spare. I got another spare from someone on the trail. When I aired back up my TPMS light went out. I got home and swapped on 5 tires/rims that I had purchased to install later. My TPMS light has not come on yet. So, in short, it detected one "stranger" tire yesterday and then found 5 totally new tires/sensors.
JK Jedi Master
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From: Midwest City, OK
Why go to all of this trouble? What's the advantage over a simple pressure sensor that always sends out the information? That's what TPMS was originally designed for--so when a Porsche was traveling at 160 MPH (I expect I will regret that speed citation. LOL) and started losing tire pressure, the driver knew to take immediate action or die. 
And I don't have TPMS, but I'm certain that I've read of folks that have found their TPMS activated because their spare was low. How often have you seen someoen at the side of the road with a flat tire ... and a flat spare? Why in the world disable this? It doesn't make sense!!!
Last edited by Mark Doiron; Jun 20, 2010 at 02:53 PM.
