Sensors & Hardware guides
11 articlesEvery kart sensor explained in one place: what each one measures, the operating window it guards, and which ones matter at your level of racing. Start with the pillar guide: Kart Sensors Explained: RPM, Temperature, Speed and GPS
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Kart Sensors Explained: RPM, Temperature, Speed and GPSEvery kart sensor explained in one place: what each one measures, the operating window it guards, and which ones matter at your level of racing.14 June 20266 min
MyChron vs Alfano: What Each Kart Logger MeasuresMyChron 6 and Alfano 7 both run 25 Hz GPS. The difference is what each records around it: motion, steering, RPM, temperature. Checked against the manuals.15 October 20268 min
1T vs 2T Loggers: What a Second Temperature Channel Tells You1T means one temperature input, 2T means two. What the second channel actually buys you, who needs it, and the upgrade question answered honestly.28 June 20268 min
Why Your Lap Timer Isn't Reading Laps (and How to Fix It)A lap timer that won't read laps fails by technology: strip height, GPS gate, beacon sight or dead battery. The diagnosis tree that finds yours in minutes.28 June 20268 min
CHT vs Water Temp: Which Temperature Should You Monitor?Cylinder head temperature or water temperature? What each sensor really watches, why air-cooled classes have no choice, and when running both makes sense.25 June 20268 min
How Kart Lap Timers Actually Work: GPS, Magnetic Strips and BeaconsTransponders and loops, magnetic strips, infrared beacons and GPS gates: how every kart lap timing technology works, and why your timer disagrees with the official screen.25 June 20268 min
Lambda Sensors in Karting: Air/Fuel Data ExplainedLambda measures the mixture itself instead of guessing from heat. What a kart lambda sensor reads, why I rate it above EGT, and who should actually run one.20 June 20268 min
Kart Water Temperature: What's Normal and What Your Data SaysAround 50°C is the north star, 56°C is lap time given away. Normal kart water temperature by class, the curtain habit, and overheating signatures in data.19 June 20268 min
Data Logger Battery Care: Charging Habits That Extend LifeDead loggers lose sessions you can't re-drive. Charging habits, storage rules and the weekend routine that keeps kart data logger batteries alive for years.18 June 20268 min
EGT in Karting: Using Exhaust Temperature Data to Jet RightEGT is the carburettor's thermometer. How to read kart exhaust temperature at the bottom and the top, the driving-style trap, and the seize-risk drift.16 June 20268 min
Mounting and Wiring a Kart Data Logger the Right WayA sloppy install makes confident fiction out of good sensors. Mounting, routing and wiring a kart data logger step by step, plus the checks that catch bad data early.15 June 2026