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Old 07-14-2011, 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by jt20 View Post
Thats a little different, I see what you're saying. I simply meant you could create a vacuum signal or suck on the tube and feel vacuum.

Holding vacuum over a period of time, I have never had a reason to inspect.

It is still a reasonable test to apply vacuum to the ALDA to see if it holds even momentarily with a slow leak. Since any ALDA that cannot even register vacuum is surely garbage.
Any ALDA leaking 1.5% of air pressure will fail to hold vacuum for any perceptible time, when tested with a hand vacuum pump by the average person.

The same ALDA should continue to function 98.5% efficient for ten+ years on average.
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