Is my autometer Pyro dead/dying? It's "stuck" at 550-600.

[Hohn]

The title says it all. It's completely unresponsive. It's done this before, but always "snapped out of it" after a minute or two.



Now, I made the whole 13 min drive to work with NO MOVEMENT!



It's not a ground issue, because if I unground it, the needle dives below zero.



Is the probe toast? Or is the probe good and the guage bad?



Finally, if it IS the gauge, can I reuse the same probe and wiring with a different pyro (non-Autometer.



I can't imagine soot buildup or such is the problem- it's always had soot



Thanks for the help.



JLH

 

[nickleinonen]

might just be a bad connection between the 2 leads on the thermalcouple. . ???



but a k-type thermalcouple is the same as any other k-type. it'll work just fine with other brands [although they might say it won't]

 

[Hohn]

Gauge is working fine again. All connections seem fine. I haven't done anything differently, so this is mysterious.

 

[nps]

These things work on the FM principle - sometimes it's just FM that they work at all. :-laf

 

[Hohn]

WOW!!! GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM AUTOMETER!!!



I called them and explained how the guage seemed to stick.



30 seconds later, I was off the phone and a new probe and harness were on the way to me-- FREE OF CHARGE!!



WAY TO GO, AUTOMETER-- GREAT SERVICE!



I hope this fixes it.

 

[Rescue Ram]

Gauge is working fine again. All connections seem fine. I haven't done anything differently, so this is mysterious.

Mine does this a couple times a year. Let me know if the new gear fixes yours... I might try it.