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Forum: Towing and Hitching 09-22-2019, 09:04 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 40,100
Posted By Brian B-P
Yes... and get the positive and negative on the...

Yes... and get the positive and negative on the correct batteries! Two 6V batteries are just one big 12 volt battery split between two boxes, connected by one cable. Consider that connecting cable to...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 09-19-2019, 02:08 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 40,100
Posted By Brian B-P
I think that's very unlikely, as the factory...

I think that's very unlikely, as the factory likely receives the wheels with the tires already mounted, so changing a valve stem would required dismounting and re-mounting the tire... but you could...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 07-29-2019, 07:57 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 40,100
Posted By Brian B-P
Probably only someone with a valve stem failure....

Probably only someone with a valve stem failure. :)
Forum: Towing and Hitching 07-29-2019, 04:51 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 40,100
Posted By Brian B-P
It is possible that in this case the TireTraker...

It is possible that in this case the TireTraker detected a leak from a valve stem failure which it caused; without the load of the sensor on the stem, it might not have failed. :confused: We'll never...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-01-2018, 08:50 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 40,100
Posted By Brian B-P
TPMS type is not really an "old" versus "new"...

TPMS type is not really an "old" versus "new" issue. TPMS appeared in production cars mostly due to the use of run-flat tires, which required (by federal regulations in the U.S. and probably Canada)...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 02-27-2018, 03:51 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 40,100
Posted By Brian B-P
There are two approaches to using shared...

There are two approaches to using shared frequencies:

blast away and hope that only the desired pair of devices hear each other... if the wrong signal is received, who cares; or,
encode all...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 02-27-2018, 12:40 AM
Replies: 207
Views: 40,100
Posted By Brian B-P
That La Crosse WS-6118...

That La Crosse WS-6118 (https://www.lacrossetechnology.com/ws-6118al) is a clock (which is called "Atomic" because it is synchronized to a master atomic clock by receiving a radio signal), but the...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 02-24-2018, 05:08 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 40,100
Posted By Brian B-P
People don't really notice trailer tire...

People don't really notice trailer tire imbalance, because they are riding in the tow vehicle. This is why some people don't both balancing trailer tires at all, tolerate poor trailer suspension (too...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 02-24-2018, 12:46 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 40,100
Posted By Brian B-P
Another way to look at that would be that the...

Another way to look at that would be that the sensor with battery imbalances the tire by enough to need one or two of these smallest balancing weights for correction.

Is this important? I guess...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-29-2016, 08:41 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 40,100
Posted By Brian B-P
Not very accurately. How about the wheels...

Not very accurately.


How about the wheels - the temperature of the wheel around the centre cap will be much closer to the hub and bearing temperature than the surface of any cap, especially a...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-29-2016, 02:07 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 40,100
Posted By Brian B-P
If you have all five sensors - with either...

If you have all five sensors - with either internal or external mounting - and a monitoring system which is bright enough to keep track of all five - then you know whether you have a usable spare or...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 12-25-2015, 02:42 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 40,100
Posted By Brian B-P
TPMS has been around for a long time (see history...

TPMS has been around for a long time (see history (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tire-pressure_monitoring_system#Initial_adoption)), but I agree that this sort of system has only become common as...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 12-21-2015, 10:02 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 40,100
Posted By Brian B-P
Interesting. It appears that WAC 204-10-021...

Interesting. It appears that WAC 204-10-021 (https://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=204-10-021) Washington adopted federal standards (including FMVSS Standard 138...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 12-21-2015, 07:59 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 40,100
Posted By Brian B-P
Thanks Jim. Now that I know what to look for, it...

Thanks Jim. Now that I know what to look for, it appears that lots of Chrysler and GM products (and probably Fords and everything else, but those are just what I noticed first) have separately...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 12-21-2015, 07:40 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 40,100
Posted By Brian B-P
Unlike the built-in systems in most vehicles, but...

Unlike the built-in systems in most vehicles, but I'm pretty sure that I've read of factory systems which show each tire's data separately on the dashboard.
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