Just got done installing the new Dipricol Optix gauges. What took me the longest was trying to find a switched 12v. Decided to take it off the lighter. Had to remove a couple panels on the dash but it wasn't too bad.

I did purchase the hot line for the transmission from desiel manor (along with all the gauges, pillar, harness...etc.) WARNING....you will get wet with transmission oil!!! I was surprised how much came out, on the ground and all over me. It must be because I was parked on a uphill slant a little. Good thing I had the replacement hose next to me but still got a shower

Now to the subject of title. My pyro gauge is hooked up as per instructions and grounded to the bolt under dash, right side above/towards rear of go pedal (along with all the other grounds for the dash). When I started the truck and rode around a bit, my pyro gauge worked as advertised. Got up to about 600 degrees with a litte hard on the go pedal (short distance). Came back to house and let idle for a about a minute and pyro read about 250..so far so good. When I turned the ignition off, it stayed at 250!!!! Get this, I turned the ignition back to on (did not start), and the gauge went to zero! I checked connections both hot and ground on the gauge side and ground chassis side. My transmission gauge went right back to zero when I turned the truck off. They are both getting the same ground on the same wire??

So I called Dave at Diesel Manor. I explained to him what is going on with the pyro gauge and he calls DiPricol and calls me back. They said to him, the ground is not properly grounded???? As said before, my tranny gauge goes to zero...same ground. I have been in electronics for years and a ground is a ground is a ground!!!! period!

Anyway, Dave explains to me that I have to send the gauge back to Dipricol and they will NOT send me a replacement. They will check out my gauge that I have to send to them and attempt to duplicate the fault and fix. Then they will send my gauge back to me. Basically, Dave says their return policy stinks....Ya think!!!!
Trying to get in contact with Dave again and his voice mail is not working

Overall the install was not that bad. It took me about 5 hours. Spent more time under the dash then anything. I mounted the pyro pre turbo and used a boost bolts. The A-pillor from diesel manor matches ok but not exact. The fit of the A-pillor is not the greatest but then again, anything after market doesn't alway fit perfert. The brackets that come with the gauges will not fit inside this pillar. The gauges are pretty snug anyway but I put a drop of CA on top to hold em. Will let you know how they light up compared to the dash when it gets dark.

Still waiting to get in contact with Dave. Hopefully, he can work with me and send me another gauge just to try it to see if I have a bad gauge.

Sorry for the long winded note.

TJ

 

thats funny, last year my dipricol pyro went TU, I emailed dipricol, they shipped me a new one immediately and just asked for me to send the bad one back quickly. no problems at all.

maybe their policy has changed.

 

Did you run the wiring to the battery (which is wrong by the installation instructions) or to a switchable power source?

Thats been something we have found to make a problem and a fix.

 

Do you have their email address??

 

No, I did not run directly to battery. I spliced into the cigerette lighter. I ran two lines off the cigarette lighter hot line, one for the fused pyro (wire harness built for 3 gauges) and the other for the tranny gauge. As I said before, when I turned the ignition switch off, my tranny gauge immedaitely went to zero.

I am going to try to ground the case tomorrow. Maybe its a case ground issue.

Has anybody had any problems with their new Dipricol Optix Pyro gauge?? If so, how did you resolved?

Thanks,
TJ

 

Has anybody had any problems with their new Dipricol Optix Pyro gauge?? If so, how did you resolved?

Thanks,
TJ[/QUOTE]

Anybody?? Am I the only one with these gauges? Also looking for contact information to Dipricol direct. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
TJ

 

can you take pics please!

 

TJPro351,

We've sold a zillion of them with no problems, I still think you have a power source issue like HP upgrades mentioned??

Mark @ DPPI

 

I have the same gauge with the same problem.
I have it wired the same as TJPRo 351 and I have no mods of any kind on the truck

 

Mark,
How can you still think I have a power issue when I stated that I am NOT going directly to the battery ?? (BTW, the directions do state to splice into a switch ignition)

"We sold a zillion of them with no problems". What kind of analogy is that?? I wonder where your business would be if you stated that to your customers.

I am pretty sure its not my wiring. I was hoping for somebody to say I had that same problem and this is what I did....... I don't want to send the gauge back and come to find out its the amp or the probe.

TJ

 

i have the older style gauges. the only power I had to tap into was for the led backlighting.

dont have the email address, could do some digging though.

 

i had the same problem wih the optix gauge. it worked for maybe a total of 2 days. i wired and re-wired and re-wired again. no luck checked and rechecked grounds. it would never go back to 0 always was 200 off.

 

I found a e-mail address yesterday and ask them about this problem explaining how I had wired it ect. I got to work this morning and had a voice message from a lady named Jennifer (sounded really nice on the phone) anyway she said that she had checked it to it and that this is normal (the way it is supposed to work) She went on to explain that there is a stepper motor which operates the needle and when the switch is turned off the Stepper motor loses power therefor stopping any further movement of the needle. It makes sense to me but how many out there, if any, have their needle drop to zero when the switch is turned off? If there are then does that mean that their gauge is faulty.
Sorry for the long post and spelling it is early
I also found the web site on the box my gauge came in. It is
danininc.com
hope this helps

 

Thanks for the update and the website. Makes me wonder thou. Instead of admitting they have a design problem, they will state its "normal" operation. I hope that is the case.

But I am surprised that others have not chimed in. If this is normal then where are all the people/Dipricol distributors saying thier pyro guage operates the same way???

 

TJPro351,

As far as I am concerned ALL of you are our cutstomers as we are Sponsors of DRT.com. So yes I would say that again. We have had a couple with the same issue as you, they thought they had it wired to a NON always HOT 12V source. Well guess what they did have it wired to a constant hot 12V source. When they rewired it as we mentioned all of the sudden it worked fine! Remember too a stepper motor uses minute amounts of voltage, while a trans temp gauge is not going to even see a very small voltage, and lot so of cigarette lighters are hot all the time if depressed too. How do I know what you have or have not done, you asked for help we told you what we knew had worked for others with a similiar problem. I think you'll find there aren't others that will chime in as their gauge isn't operating like yours does. Just trying to be friendly and let you in on info we have that you asked about.

Mark @ DPPI