Field Notes
Practical notes on specifying and fitting gauges, senders and instruments. Written from the part numbers up, so you can match the right genuine VDO or Lovato part the first time.
10 Jul 2026
Why a truck gauge and its sender have to be a matched pair, how resistance range, thread and reach decide fitment, and why the 24V system changes the gauge but not the sender.
10 Jun 2026
How to choose the right speed pulse generator or sender for a truck or bus fleet: probe length, connector, thread, output type, and matching the part to the gearbox and instrument.
05 Jun 2026
How often a digital tachograph must be calibrated for South African and cross-border fleets, what triggers an early recalibration, and how the KITAS sender fits the certified chain.
25 May 2026
How a tachograph reads vehicle speed, what a KITAS sender does, how speed pulse generators differ from it, and how to identify the right part for a truck or bus by probe size, connector and part number.