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Old 06-06-2007, 11:56 AM
Arthur Dalton Arthur Dalton is offline
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Originally Posted by Matt L View Post
Checking the low-side pressure with the compressor running is not a good test at all. It would be valid on a fixed-orifice system, but we don't have one of those.
I agree.
I would trust the eyesight before using low side pressures to determine charge capacity.
You can have a large high side variable with very little change to low side pressure. I would even use aux fan cut-in to verify charge before using just low side pressure readings.
Both gauges tell the systems working, but low side only can be very misleading.
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