MAHLE ACX380, Service Manual

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1 General instructions
1.1 General notes
All rights reserved.
This manual may not be reproduced, in part or entirely,
either in printed or digital form.
It may be printed out solely for use by the user and
operators of the equipment to which it refers.
MAHLE and resources used for the drawing up of this
manual will not be held responsible for the incorrect use of
the manual while they guarantee that information in the
manual have been duly checked.
The product can be subject to changes and improvements.
MAHLE reserves the right to change without notice the
information contained in the manual.
1.2 General instructions
Pressure
equipment undergoes checks before
commissioning and periodical checks during operation, in
compliance with rules and law provisions in force in the
country where the tool is used.
The operator is responsible for operating the equipment in
conformity with local legislation.
Only for model ACX 380.
The equipment is designed for recovering and recycling
R1234yf/R134a refrigerant fluid from automotive A/C
system.
The equipment is intended to be used by automotive
and similar repair and service workshops.
The switch between the two refrigerant types, from
R134a to R1234yf, can only be performed by a
technician of an Authorised MAHLE Centre.
This equipment is intended solely for use by professionally
trained operators familiar with the basics of refrigeration,
refrigeration systems, refrigerants and the hazards
associated with pressurised equipment.
Careful reading of the present manual by the owners, the
users and the operators is required for a correct and safe
use of the tool.
The user shall not be entitled to open the product since
maintenance operations are reserved to the authorised
service centre.
1.3 Manufacturer identification
The ACX equipment is manufactured by:
MAHLE Aftermarket Italy S.p.A.
via Quasimodo 4/a, Italy
Phone: +390521954411
1.4 Environmental precautions
Any service operation with the equipment must be carried
out being careful not to disperse fluorinated gases (R134a)
into the environment, in order to prevent the greenhouse
effect and the subsequent global warming of the planet. The
release of refrigerant gas R134a into the atmosphere is
forbidden by laws that were enacted within the framework of the
Kyoto protocol.
For information only, we will mention in particular, for the European
Union, REGULATION (EU) No 517/2014 OF THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 16 April 2014 on
fluorinated greenhouse gases and repealing Regulation (EC) No
842/2006.
The waste coming from the service activities must be placed in
collection centres foreseen by the enforced laws, they must not be
dispersed in the environment and they must not be disposed of with
urban waste.
2 Safety conditions
2.1 Personal safety information
2.1.1
Definitions
DANGEROUS AREAS:
Any area within or close to the equipment implying risk for the safety
and health of exposed persons.
EXPOSED PERSON:
Any person completely or partially standing in a dangerous area.
OPERATOR:
The person/s charged with operating the machine for its intended
purpose.
CLASSIFICATION OF OPERATORS
The operator can be classified according to two main categories,
which, in some cases, refer to one single person:
•
The operator charged with the equipment operation has the
duty to:
o
Start up and monitor the machine's automatic cycle;
o
Carry out simple setting operations;
o
Remove the causes of equipment stop not implying
breakings of members but simple operating anomalies.
•
Maintenance technician a technician trained by an authorised
MAHLE centre, capable of working on the machine’s
mechanical and electrical components with its guards open to
make adjustments and to service and repair it.
USER
Body or person legally responsible for the equipment.
2.1.2
Personal safety information
The A/C service station is particularly simple and reliable due to its
adjustments and functions. When used correctly it presents no
hazard for the operator, provided he observes the following general
safety instructions and that the service station is regularly serviced
(incorrect maintenance/use compromise the equipment's safety).
Before operating the service station for the first time, read these
instructions carefully. If any part of the instructions is unclear,
contact your reseller or MAHLE.
This service station may be used by only one equipment operator,
familiar with A/C and refrigeration systems and the hazards
associated with refrigerants and high pressure equipment.