Ok if you have your didgi tacho on break while the engine is running does it register as such , i no the old tachos showed this on the trace but what about a didgi card ?
bjd:
Ok if you have your didgi tacho on break while the engine is running does it register as such , i no the old tachos showed this on the trace but what about a didgi card ?
A break is a break wether the engine is running or not.
msgyorkie:
A break is a break wether the engine is running or not.
Yep, its when the wheels start turning that driving time overides break/poa/other work.
professional drivers forum i think not.whats the point of these questions surely if your a proffesional driver you should understand the tacho and its BASIC functions but it seems easier slagging stobarts on the professional drivers forum 
bjd:
Ok if you have your didgi tacho on break while the engine is running does it register as such , i no the old tachos showed this on the trace but what about a didgi card ?
Simple way to confirm it is to do a printout and see what the period has been recorded as or look at the display while taking the break and see what the mode symbol is. 
It will have been recorded as break on the printout and the display will show a little bed.
wullhaul:
professional drivers forum i think not.whats the point of these questions surely if your a proffesional driver you should understand the tacho and its BASIC functions but it seems easier slagging stobarts on the professional drivers forum
Are you Conor in disguise?
i was under the impression it records the breaks but also the engine revs which vosa can see but i could be wrong i usually am 
bjd:
Ok if you have your didgi tacho on break while the engine is running does it register as such , i no the old tachos showed this on the trace but what about a didgi card ?
where did the old paper charts show the engine running?
they have a trace for km’s that goes up and down every 5 km and they have a trace to show speed of the vehicle but i don’t remember a trace for the engine running?
you’re not getting confused with the trace for the aircon or the trace for wearing a tie are you 
sea frog:
i was under the impression it records the breaks but also the engine revs which vosa can see but i could be wrong i usually am
Only record speed, distance and mode, revs are not recorded
I think you may be getting confused - alot of the 11 reg trucks have the digitach set so it will switch to other work if the igntion is swiched on during a break - something to do with taking a break when the PTO is engaged i think, and tankers /blowers are working.
However this can be reset by any tacho bay - 2 minutes work -
until you have checked that the digitach stays recording break if you do turn on the ignition just watch out
cheers
Steve
wullhaul:
professional drivers forum i think not.whats the point of these questions surely if your a proffesional driver you should understand the tacho and its BASIC functions but it seems easier slagging stobarts on the professional drivers forum
How else are you ment to learn, ■■■■■■■■■ Must be great to have been born knowing everything already - given as you can sail through you test with no mention of a tacho.
gm:
I think you may be getting confused - alot of the 11 reg trucks have the digitach set so it will switch to other work if the igntion is swiched on during a break - something to do with taking a break when the PTO is engaged i think, and tankers /blowers are working.
However this can be reset by any tacho bay - 2 minutes work -
until you have checked that the digitach stays recording break if you do turn on the ignition just watch out
cheers
Steve
That’s what I was going to say.
The Tacho can be programmed to switch to other work if a PTO is on. Stops the tanker boys tipping on break
Steve-o:
gm:
I think you may be getting confused - alot of the 11 reg trucks have the digitach set so it will switch to other work if the igntion is swiched on during a break - something to do with taking a break when the PTO is engaged i think, and tankers /blowers are working.
However this can be reset by any tacho bay - 2 minutes work -
until you have checked that the digitach stays recording break if you do turn on the ignition just watch out
cheers
SteveThat’s what I was going to say.
The Tacho can be programmed to switch to other work if a PTO is on. Stops the tanker boys tipping on break
if you put it on break while the engine is running and leave the engine running then that foils that plan
I may know where the confusion lies.
The last of the analogue tachos in our Volvo’s show a different mileage trace when on break, dependent on whether the ignition was on or not.
When on break, with the ignition ON, the mileage trace shows a straight line (as you’re not moving), but if the ignition is OFF there is a break in the mileage trace, until the ignition is turned on again.
Years ago when I first saw this I thought the tacho was defective as the mileage trace was not continuous but broken by breaks, until someone explained it to me.
As far as I know, there is no method of showing if the engine/ignition was on or off while on a break with a digi tacho.
coiler:
I may know where the confusion lies.As far as I know, there is no method of showing if the engine/ignition was on or off while on a break with a digi tacho.
The trace on the rest line is a tiny bit thicker if the ignition is on. Don’t know if all wax chart ones do that but the CD tray one I had in an old Renault done it
wullhaul:
professional drivers forum i think not.whats the point of these questions surely if your a proffesional driver you should understand the tacho and its BASIC functions but it seems easier slagging stobarts on the professional drivers forum
This person is only asking a simple question to clarify things.
You don’t know how long he’s been driving, or how experienced he is on digital cards, so there is no need to insult him like you have
And as for your comment "professional drivers forum, I think not " wullhaul, You will get more info and help on this site than you will on the other one, that I will not name.
wullhaul:
professional drivers forum i think not.whats the point of these questions surely if your a proffesional driver you should understand the tacho and its BASIC functions but it seems easier slagging stobarts on the professional drivers forum
A profesional driver would be one that isnt to up there own rear peice to ask a question !now maty can you read ? the question was does a didgi tacho card show when a rest is being recorded while the engine is running the old anologe tachos showd this on the trace which if i recall showed as a slighty thicker line it comes to something when people slag you for asking a simple question better to ask that be ignorant !
wullhaul:
professional drivers forum i think not.whats the point of these questions surely if your a proffesional driver you should understand the tacho and its BASIC functions but it seems easier slagging stobarts on the professional drivers forum
Dont know what forum you have come from, but on here people tend to help as much as poss even if it is a simple question.
wullhaul:
professional drivers forum i think not.whats the point of these questions surely if your a proffesional driver you should understand the tacho and its BASIC functions but it seems easier slagging stobarts on the professional drivers forum
Twunt 
Oh, and to the OP, thanks for asking, because I have never used a digi tacho - so I’ve learned a few snippets just from lurking and seeing what other questions people ask. 
wullhaul:
professional drivers forum i think not.whats the point of these questions surely if your a proffesional driver you should understand the tacho and its BASIC functions but it seems easier slagging stobarts on the professional drivers forum
The basic functions of a tachograph are measuring time, distance and speed, however there are options to record engine driven plant, pto usage and the such like.
You do sound like a bloke from Driffield we know!