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| The Doran 360HD monitor |
The new Doran 360HD Tire Pressure Monitoring System provides the driver with at-a-glance status updates using a patent-pending Green Means GOOD indicator.
This next-generation system monitors up to 36 tires for truck, tractor and trailer applications with wireless tire pressure sensors that are screwed on the valve stems and transmit a signal to a monitor in the cab. The driver is alerted through multiple alarms – audible, location, pressure and warning symbol – and a new “Fast Leak” alarm, so low-pressure tire problems can be addressed and costly breakdowns and repairs are eliminated.
The system, which works with traditional dual-wheel configuration or wide-base single configuration, provides an estimated payback of less than nine months per truck (based on driving 100,000 miles annually).
Installation can be accomplished in about an hour. A monitor includes a digital LCD screen with backlit display and comes equipped with 4-way navigational buttons. Spin-welded, heavy-duty truck-tested wireless tire pressure sensors are corrosion resistant, and a patent-pending sleep mode ensures that the vehicle stays protected at all times. In sleep mode, tire pressures are monitored, but potential warnings are withheld until the driver turns the ignition on.
Tire Industry Safety Council studies have shown that nearly half of all tires are under inflated. Doran said nearly 83 percent of tire problems begin with low tire pressure, which causes premature wear and increased operating costs.
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