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When checking a tachograph, which coefficient represents the vehicle’s output signal over one kilometre, expressed in revolutions/km or impulses/km?

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Vehicle coefficient W.

It is the vehicle’s characteristic coefficient, W. Constant K describes the input signal the tachograph needs to record one kilometre. L is the effective circumference of the driven-wheel tyres. W may be expressed in revolutions or impulses per kilometre; do not confuse it with K or assume every system transmits mechanical revolutions from the gearbox.

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  • Tachograph constant K.

  • Vehicle coefficient W.

  • Effective tyre circumference L.

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