Custom USB tyre pressure monitoring interface

**steven765** · 09-06-2009, 02:23 AM

Might anyone have a close up of the soldering job to connect the pin at R9? I'm about to cut my board and want to A: make sure I cut it correctly, and B solder the pin on the correct side of the resistor.

Reason I ask is Robby's original pic it appears to bridge the resistor so I'm not sure.
Thanks,

**f1racr** · 09-06-2009, 02:29 AM

I asked the same question when I first made mine up. If it's the resistor I think you mean then you can remove it as it's not needed which is why Robbies pics seemed to show him bridging over it, it's not needed was the answer I got and mine didn't seem to work when I left it in at first now they do so...........

**lez** · 09-06-2009, 05:19 AM

ok i've not posted on this thread in agesssssss, but i did buy the system, its worked in my car fine, i now want to add the usb option.

whats best way to move on, who if anyone is doing the boards/pics etc.

dont make me read back through all these pages lol, i've had the kit a year since the initial start of the thread, too much reading!

**WuNgUn** · 09-27-2009, 01:12 PM

Hey Alok...
System has been functioning beautifully...until today.
It started telling me the front right (one of the new sensors I bought from you) sensor battery is dead...no pressure showing, and reading 120 degrees celcius.

Could the sensor actually be toast? Or maybe a software issue?

**Enforcer** · 09-27-2009, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by WuNgUn

Could the sensor actually be toast?

Try spreading some butter on it and see how it tastes.

**Lok** · 10-01-2009, 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by WuNgUn

Hey Alok...
System has been functioning beautifully...until today.
It started telling me the front right (one of the new sensors I bought from you) sensor battery is dead...no pressure showing, and reading 120 degrees celcius.

Could the sensor actually be toast? Or maybe a software issue?

I have two suggestions for you:

1.Try re-learning the sensor and see if starting picking up correct data, there is no way the battery can be dead that quickly, even the sensors I use for testing for the last two years still haven't run out.
2. The sensor may have actually broke from hitting a speed bump, incorrect installation, or a pothole.

**WuNgUn** · 10-01-2009, 06:55 PM

Hahaha...butter...funny!
I'll try a relearn and cross my fingers!
Thanks...

**WuNgUn** · 10-12-2009, 04:07 PM

Just a FYI..I relearned the 'bad' sensor, and it picked up and started functing correctly...awesome!

**Kosti** · 10-17-2009, 07:03 AM

Thinking of adding this to my carpc setup, just curious to know the following, as not 100% if it's been asked or mentioned..

[1] How long is the battery life of the sensors and can they be changed
[2] Will having WiFi, BT, GPS, RadioTuner affect operations of the USB TMS
[3] Will these fit to any car wheel(RIM)
[4] Anyone got these in Sydney Australia, where's the best place to buy besides mp3store?
[5] Has anyone invented the use of the rotating wheel to charge up the batteries?
[6] Will a sensor know which tire it's in? Maybe in future versions, if so when?

Thanks
Kosti

**Enforcer** · 10-17-2009, 09:18 AM

[1] Approx 5-6 years , no
[2] Possibly, I have noticed seems WiFi seems to affect it, but have not 100% proved it yet
[3] Would say no, because there bound to be at least one type of wheel it won't fit.
[4] n/a
[5] Not really worth considering the batts last 5-6 years.
[6] It does when you program the receiver