Ángel with canisters of refrigerant gases at his company's site ... Some of them were also potent greenhouse gases: one, called R12 - a CFC - had a global warming potential almost 10,000 times ...

Refrigerant recovery machines are used to remove refrigerants from cooling equipment according to EPA standards. Technicians use these devices before repairing or performing maintenance on air ...

They use compression to raise the temperature of a low-pressure gas, and also remove vapor from the evaporator. Most refrigeration compressors (refrigerant compressors) are large, mechanical units ...

The biggest plan I have for the R12 nineT is to ride it over to BMW Motorrad Days in southern Germany to play in the Alps. This will give me a chance to see how it handles with luggage ...

The only major mechanical issue noted is the non-working A/C. Considering that the system should be converted to a more modern refrigerant from its factory R12 anyway, that might not be such a big ...