RX8 tire inflation sensor

Does anyone know if temperature changes will cause the inflation sensor to
alarm? I have only had the RX8 for three
weeks and was surprised when it went off on my way home from work. We had
about a 20 degree temperature drop
during the day. The alarm illuminated, stayed on for about 10 minutes of
drive time, then went off.
Any input appreciated.
Thanks,
Dave
Bremerton, WA

"Stewburner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:iZadnaXOupP4xTmiRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Does anyone know if temperature changes will cause the inflation sensor to
> alarm? I have only had the RX8 for three
> weeks and was surprised when it went off on my way home from work. We had
> about a 20 degree temperature drop
> during the day. The alarm illuminated, stayed on for about 10 minutes of
> drive time, then went off.
> Any input appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Dave
> Bremerton, WA
>
>

Ideal gas law: PV=nRT

As Temperature (T) goes down and Volume, n & R remain constant, P (pressure)
must go down for the above equation to still be true.

......that's about the extent of my recollection of Chemistry 101.....LOL!!!

On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 17:05:45 -0800, "Stewburner" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Does anyone know if temperature changes will cause the inflation sensor to
>alarm?

Yup. A drop in temperature with no change in ambient pressure will cause
your tyres to deflate slightly.

-- Mat.

Yup. When I took mine out for the initial test drive last Thursday the
indicator was lit up on the dash. As we drove on it finally went away as the
tires warmed up.

--
Scott A. Bregi

Model Building is FUN!.........model building is fun.......model building is
?$#!!*?##!%$?&%$##!!



"Stewburner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:iZadnaXOupP4xTmiRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Does anyone know if temperature changes will cause the inflation sensor to
> alarm? I have only had the RX8 for three
> weeks and was surprised when it went off on my way home from work. We had
> about a 20 degree temperature drop
> during the day. The alarm illuminated, stayed on for about 10 minutes of
> drive time, then went off.
> Any input appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Dave
> Bremerton, WA
>
>

A very quick and dirty way of setting up the car for a track or autocross
event...

--
First of One
Formula SAE Racing:
http://fsae.utoronto.ca/


"Scott A. Bregi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6V8pb.135890$k74.76432@lakeread05...
> Yup. When I took mine out for the initial test drive last Thursday the
> indicator was lit up on the dash. As we drove on it finally went away as
the
> tires warmed up.
>
> --
> Scott A. Bregi
>
> Model Building is FUN!.........model building is fun.......model building
is
> ?$#!!*?##!%$?&%$##!!