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Originally Posted by Matt at Pelican Parts
As far as I'm aware, R12a can be kind of tricky to locate. There's folks out there who can help but it's not something you can find on the shelf at the store and it requires making some phone calls. It's properties are still much better than R134 though so it might be worth the hunt.
-Matt
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No phone calls necessary. It is readily available on eBay, or from the manufacturer or their distributor. I think I got some on Amazon once too.
There is a “lower pressure” original version, and then the “industrial” version. The original version was modified to be shippable in thin wall cans, but it’s pressure characteristics prevent you from loading it into a hard vacuum. They want you to have a partial pressure of air in the system which seems like insanity to me. But again for investigating leaks to repair, not a huge deal as a tool.
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