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Originally Posted by engatwork
I have valves at the machine on mine and when ever I charge I charge through the low side valve (the high side valve is closed on the machine) and a "charge" valve that I throttle to control refrigerant going into the car (the valves at the ends of the hoses remain open the whole time). You should have enough refrigerant in the car to satisfy the low pressure switch so if you did not get to your target charge amount then you can run the car with the a/c on (the compressor should run at this point) and the low side pressure should come down allowing you to throttle the remaining amount of regrigerant into the car.
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It seems the only way to close the high side on my machine is at the end of the hose where it attaches to the vehicle. I guess it doesn't matter as long as it's closed somewhere.
And yes, enough refrigerant was introduced into the system to satisfy the low pressure switch which allowed the compressor to come on. So, I'm in pretty good shape right now.
Tomorrow morning I will try to get the rest of the refrigerant in. I'll report back here with my progress.
Thank you once again. I appreciate your help.