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Trinity EMI jamming GPS and Key FOB
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:32 pm
by dgenovese
Bought a new Trinity for my Jeep SRT8 - love it!!! but, the thing is throwing substantial electomagnetic interferrence (EMI)- my GPS will not lock up sattelites and my key fob for remote start and to unlock will not work more than 3 or 4 feet away- it used to work 300 feet away. when I unplug the trinity everything is fine. are you working the EMI problem???
DaveG
Marblehead, MA
RE: Trinity EMI jamming GPS and Key FOB
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:19 pm
by PaCharger_
great observation.....never tied those two together, but i know i've been looking at my fob lately like it was dying.
Interesting.
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:33 pm
by dgenovese
they have a significant EMI problem- will be interesting to see if they know it, admit it and fix it.
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:09 am
by gizmodo
They are aware of the issue, and have been for quite some time. I have been complaining about it for over 6 months. There was a post in the Dodge section where it was causing problems with the TPMS as well, and another in the Ford section. Keep making these posts and ask on other forums if people have noticed the same thing. Maybe that will get DS to actually do something about this.
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:16 am
by charala
Hmmm...
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:34 am
by concoursd
what's the possible fix besides re-building and sending out new ones?
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:36 am
by Mike_Levy
Thats just it though. This was known about while it was still in BETA. Somebody made the call to release it to the public even though it had a serious known issue. Why?
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 10:11 am
by gizmodo
concoursd wrote:what's the possible fix besides re-building and sending out new ones?
Ignore it and hope people don't notice? They tried spraying the inside of mine with RF paint, but that didn't do anything.
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 2:22 pm
by charala
I am having a Python high power 2-way remote start/alarm installed this weekend...will this EMI problem cause any problems with either the remote start/alarm or with utilizing the Trinity??? Please advise

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:21 pm
by gizmodo
Possibly, the only real way to find out is install it and try. While doing the install I would definitely unplug the Trinity until you make sure everything is installed and working.
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:30 pm
by charala
Wow that sucks! What kind of problems could arise???
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:02 pm
by cfvzw
Any update on this issue? It is beginning to become annoying. I can't even use the keyfob anymore unless I un-plug the Trinity.
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:38 pm
by cfvzw
I also had issues with TPMS today. Right rear tire read no pressure. EVIC suggested maintenance however, the problem has seemed to have fixed itself for now. Now I am noticing that if I do not hit the " halt monitoring " button my battery drains.
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:30 pm
by gizmodo
It is very disappointing that DiabloSport has done nothing about this. They typically are very good with customer support. It seems as though they were hoping to be like Toyota and sweep this under the rug. As much as I like DS, I really hope this ends up biting them in the ass because they had plenty of opportunity to get this fixed and as of yet have done absolutely nothing about it.
I also find it interesting that several DS employees have made posts on this board since this thread started, but have completely ignored this one.
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 8:43 am
by Ill_Born_SS
OK, you guys got me curious so here goes. Three questions:
If you have this stray RF;
Which cable are you using? (standard issue or the right angle connector)
How is your cable routed?
Where is the spare/extra cable located? (eg. coiled up at top/bottom, streched out across the dash, stuffed up under the dash)