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RINSING WITH R11.

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THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES CAUSES OF MOTOR BURN-OUT IN HERMETIC OR SEMI-HERMETIC VAPOUR-COMPRESSION SYSTEMS. A COMMON CAUSE IS THE INCLUSION OF AIR AND MOISTURE WITHIN A SYSTEM. FOLLOWING A BURN-OUT, SYMPTOMS ARE GIVEN BY WHICH THE SEVERITY OF THE BURN-OUT MAY BE JUDGED. THE FULL RINSING OF BURN-OUT IMPURITIES IS THEN DESCRIBED IN DETAIL, INCLUDING THE COMPONENTS NEEDED IN THE R11 PUMPING UNIT. A WARNING IS GIVEN REGARDING THE REFURBISHING OF AN OLD METHYL CHLORIDE SYSTEM BY CHANGING THE REFRIGERANT TO R12 AND SUBSTITUTING A HERMETIC COMPRESSOR FOR AN OPEN DRIVE MODEL. THE RESIDUES OF METHYL CHLORIDE MAY CAUSE A BURN-OUT OF THE NEW MOTOR. D.W.H.

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  • Original title: RINSING WITH R11.
  • Record ID : 1987-0478
  • Languages: English
  • Source: S. A. Refrig. Aircond. - vol. 2 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 1986/05
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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