Tyrepal
Hi Everyone
Have been looking at the Tyrepal system that monitors tyre pressures on both car and caravan.
One thing I am not clear about is if the monitor, that shows the tyre pressures, has to be connected to the car or if it has an internal battery.
Can anyone advise please.
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http://www.tyrepal.co.uk/products/caravan-and-motorhome-tyre-pressure-monitor
rechargeable battery
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I have their TB99 which I use on the caravan, not the car; in its case the internal battery life between recharges is amazing, it is weeks. It comes with a charging lead to a suit the normal 12 volt in-car charging point.
So you rarely need the clobber of the connecting wire draping over the dash.
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I have just bought a TB99 for £99 + Postage a discounted price direct from Tyrepal which is actually cheaper for this model that the 20% CC members discount. Not yet fitted but it looks neat
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We have the TB99 on our motorhome. The little box sits on th dash and needs the ocassional charge. It receives the information wirelessly from the tyre sensors. I think its quite a good system.
David
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Our new (on order) c/van has internal tpms fitted as standard,have yet to find out when batts need changing? so questions to be asked at Brum
they should last about 7 years.
Andy.
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Our new (on order) c/van has internal tpms fitted as standard,have yet to find out when batts need changing? so questions to be asked at Brum
they should last about 7 years.
Andy.
...Thanks for that, when i inquired ,on line it was stated,when not in use they go to "sleep"and if "woken" often as on comercial vehicles should last about two years?which i thought was a bit silly as we use our van a lot,
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I bought the TB99 with four sensors. Works well, but I found the display too small to focus on, so I bought the much larger TC215, with two sensors.
Reused the four sensors from the TB99, put the extra two onto the van, as TC215 supports trailer monitoring. Again, monitor has internal battery with a long life between recharges from supplied 12v adaptor.
I had planned to get another two sensors then fit these and the TB99 to my motorbike, hasn't happened yet.
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I also have both the TC215 system and the TB99. The former is installed in my motorhome and the latter in my towed car. I have had lots of problems with the TC215 sensors. There is a thread about it >here<. The TB99 sensors have so far been fine.
If I get to the NEC Show I will make a point of checking to see if any modifications have been done to the TC215 sensors.
peedee
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Tyrepal are launching new products at the NEC show, Hall 3, Stand 3200.
peedee
With legislation requiring all new domestic cars having some form of built in tyre puncture identifying system the company must need to expand their product range to offset that huge lost of market. Obviously the commercial vehicle and trailer side will hold in for the near future.
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I also have both the TC215 system and the TB99. The former is installed in my motorhome and the latter in my towed car. I have had lots of problems with the TC215 sensors. There is a thread about it
>here<. The TB99 sensors have so far been fine.If I get to the NEC Show I will make a point of checking to see if any modifications have been done to the TC215 sensors.
peedee
I didn't realise that there was a difference in the sensors. Certainly, the 2 sensors that came with my 215 system appeared to be the same as the 4 that came with my TB99 system.
Only problem I have had to date is salt corrosion, tyre fitter had to destroy a couple of valve stems to get rear sensors off. Tyrepal kindly replaced damaged sensors under warranty, and I now use a tiny dab of copper grease on the threads, no problems since.
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I also have both the TC215 system and the TB99. The former is installed in my motorhome and the latter in my towed car. I have had lots of problems with the TC215 sensors. There is a thread about it
>here<. The TB99 sensors have so far been fine.I didn't realise that there was a difference in the sensors. Certainly, the 2 sensors that came with my 215 system appeared to be the same as the 4 that came with my TB99 system.
Only problem I have had to date is salt corrosion, tyre fitter had to destroy a couple of valve stems to get rear sensors off. Tyrepal kindly replaced damaged sensors under warranty, and I now use a tiny dab of copper grease on the threads, no problems since.
Yes the sensors supplied in 2013 were different and capable of monitoring higher pressures. The TB99 came along later. They may have withdrawn the TC215 sensors, they really were not up to withstanding the rigours of our weather and even in a protected situation,
corrosion of fittings was a problem.peedee
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I have just bought a TB99 for £99 + Postage a discounted price direct from Tyrepal which is actually cheaper for this model that the 20% CC members discount. Not yet fitted but it looks neat
Write your comments here..I think thea above manufacturers "soecial price" offer my be off . I have now fitted the system to my campervan (Citroen Relay Base vehicle with plastic wheel trims). The system works well and it is interesting to note significant
increases in both temperature and pressure as the tyres warm up. ) Of course the correct pressures should always be set when the tyres are cold).One factor though is that with the wheeltrims access to the valve stem and positioning the allen key to unscew the locking screw on the valve sensor is not easy. I won't let this stop me keeping the tyres at the correct pressure but it will undoubtedly be
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As a PS to my above post the tyrepal website shows the TB99 at two prices £75 (a special price) and £135 for what seems to be tge same product. Look under the campervan tab for the £75 price but looks like the same product
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I have had my motorhome Tyrepal TC215 system with 6 sensors since 2013. I had no end of problems with water ingress on the front wheel sensors which are very exposed to the weather.Unlike the rear wheels there is no recess in the hub. After trying two types with the same result, I removed them and ran for some years with just the twin rear wheel sensors operational (the most vulnerable). One of these failed recently, it was giving false readings even after a change of battery so I decided to replace it.
While purchasing todays direct replacement (the TCSE externall sensor) using the Club's discount code I noticed Tyrepal have introduced the TCSO sensor, a nickle plated version to prevent corrosion which also has increased weather protection so I also ordered two of these for the front wheels in the hope they might survive the rigors of the weather encountered when mounted on my fron wheels. It remains to be seen but I will post the result sometime in the future.
peedee
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While purchasing todays direct replacement (the TCSE externall sensor) using the Club's discount code, I noticed Tyrepal have introduced the TCSO sensor, a nickle plated version to prevent corrosion which also has increased weather protection so I also ordered two of these for the front wheels in the hope they might survive the rigors of the weather encountered when mounted on my front wheels. It remains to be seen but I will post the result sometime in the future.
Just an update as promised in my post of January 2022. The TCSO sensors have been fine since I installed them and they have travelled about 4000 miles in all weathers without failing. They have not adhered to the valve stem and are not showing any signs of water ingress.
peedee
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The first time I changed the batteries in my TCSE sensors, I noticed that one of them had a small amount of corrosion inside. So now - whenever I change the batteries - about once every 12/18 months, I also fit new "O" rings and put some silicone grease around the sensor, inside the rubber weather cap. It seems to have done the trick.
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