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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY REPORT: Robinair Introduces Infrared Refrigerant
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01/20/98
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Montpelier, OH-based Robinair has introduced its PrismPro Series of
Refrigerant Identifiers which, according to the company, are more
reliable and accurate than other systems.
The PrismPro takes the guesswork out of refrigerant identification,
unlike some infrared systems which leave it up to the technician to
decide whether the refrigerant is safe to use, the company said.
Texas Instruments created the advanced infrared optical technology
specifically for the PrismPro. These sophisticated optics reportedly
analyze the refrigerant sample and compare it to programmed ranges for
* R-12, R-134a, FRIGC and Freeze 12.
In other types of infrared systems, the percentages of various
refrigerants in the sample are shown. But the PrismPro Series displays
a refrigerant type only if it is pure enough to recover or recharge.
For example, the PrismPro will show refrigerants that are at least 90
percent R-12 or R-134a, while the PrismPro-OE will show refrigerants
that are at least 98 percent R-12, R-134a, FRIGCor Freeze 12. Anything
less pure will be identified as "UNKNOWN," Robinair explained.
Robinair said its system can save technicians and their companies
from costly contamination by protecting the recovery/recycling
equipment from the wrong type of refrigerant, or a mixture.
In addition, it can save technicians from having to clean the
station, flush components, replace seals and gaskets and change
filter-driers, all of which take time and money.
Both the PrismPro units meet standards set by the Society of
Automotive Engineers for refrigerant diagnostic tool specifications for
purity.
The OE version meets even stricter requirements for refrigerant
purity set by original equipment manufacturers, Robinair pointed out.
Contact: Robinair, phone 419-485-5561, fax 419-485-8300.
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