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What was wrong with the DAF tractor?

|Date: January 17, 2025

What was wrong with the DAF tractor?

Ben Martins, automotive application specialist at Pico, follows the clues that led to a successful diagno ...

Ben Martins, automotive application specialist at Pico, follows the clues that led to a successful diagnosis and repair of issues afflicting a DAF tractor. It’s been a while since I last worked on a t ...

January 17, 2025
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Using an oscilloscope to solve intermittent fault

|Date: July 29, 2024

Using an oscilloscope to solve intermittent fault

An annoying intermittent fault on an Iveco Eurocargo comes under the oscilloscope. Ben Martins of Pico Te ...

An annoying intermittent fault on an Iveco Eurocargo comes under the oscilloscope. Ben Martins of Pico Technology tells the story. No-one likes an intermittent fault. You can guarantee that by the tim ...

July 29, 2024
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Pico Technology launches off-highway kits

|Date: November 28, 2022

Pico Technology launches off-highway kits

Pico Technology has launched a set of new off-highway kits for Heavy-Duty vehicle and Off- Highway (HD-OH ...

Pico Technology has launched a set of new off-highway kits for Heavy-Duty vehicle and Off- Highway (HD-OH) equipment testing built around a dedicated PicoScope oscilloscope. Created for fault diagnosi ...

November 28, 2022
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Pico tests the PicoScope 4823 on steering fault

|Date: December 23, 2021

Pico tests the PicoScope 4823 on steering fault

Pico technician Ben Martins gives the 8-channel PicoScope 4823 a road test when looking at a DAF rear ste ...

Pico technician Ben Martins gives the 8-channel PicoScope 4823 a road test when looking at a DAF rear steering fault. Hydraulics really isn’t something that you just have a go at. I think we all take ...

December 23, 2021
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Pico investigates a Renault Kangoo charging issue

|Date: May 18, 2021

Pico investigates a Renault Kangoo charging issue

As electric LCVs become more and more commonplace, it is increasingly important to keep up with the new t ...

As electric LCVs become more and more commonplace, it is increasingly important to keep up with the new technology. Pico looks at a Renault Kangoo with a charging issue and the hurdles that diagnosing ...

May 18, 2021
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Pico explains diagnosis of misfire in Renault C460

|Date: February 08, 2021

Pico explains diagnosis of misfire in Renault C460

Ben Martins of Pico walks through the process of diagnosing a misfire in a Renault C460 lorry fitted with ...

Ben Martins of Pico walks through the process of diagnosing a misfire in a Renault C460 lorry fitted with D11 engine. The customer complained of poor performance and vibration which feels like a misf ...

February 08, 2021
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Pico launches the PicoScope

|Date: November 19, 2020

Pico launches the PicoScope

Pico has launched the PicoScope 4425A and 4225A diagnostic oscilloscopes, available in four-channel and t ...

Pico has launched the PicoScope 4425A and 4225A diagnostic oscilloscopes, available in four-channel and two-channel configurations. This latest diagnostic PicoScope combines all the strengths of the e ...

November 19, 2020
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Pico explains benefits of PicoScope

|Date: November 03, 2020

Pico explains benefits of PicoScope

Lee Sharp of Pico Diagnostics explains how the PicoScope can be used on trucks to improve the accuracy an ...

Lee Sharp of Pico Diagnostics explains how the PicoScope can be used on trucks to improve the accuracy and speed of a fuel pressure fault diagnosis. The truck in question is a 2016 Volvo FMX Tipper wi ...

November 03, 2020
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Pico runs through misfire fault

|Date: September 04, 2020

Pico runs through misfire fault

Ben Martins, Automotive Application Specialist at Pico, talks us through the process of diagnosing a misf ...

Ben Martins, Automotive Application Specialist at Pico, talks us through the process of diagnosing a misfire fault. I was recently asked to take a look at a 12.3 litre HGV. I was lucky to have assista ...

September 04, 2020
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Pico Technology shares a recent case study

|Date: June 18, 2020

Pico Technology shares a recent case study

Pico Technology recently received a case study from Daniel Black, a US Mercedes Benz technician, which ex ...

Pico Technology recently received a case study from Daniel Black, a US Mercedes Benz technician, which explained the process of diagnosing a Mercedes Benz Sprinter 906 suffering from a lack of power. ...

June 18, 2020
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