Lotus Esprit Series, Руководство по ремонту

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switch and the whole unit i s replaced
if
found t o be faulty.
REFRIGERANT H A N D L I N G
The refrigerarit used i n the air conditioning i s 'Freon
12'
arid the followirig
precautions
MUST
ALWAYS
BE
OBSERVED:
1 .
Do
NOT
leave refrigerarit drums
-
always sure the caps are
securely closed.
2.
Do
NOT
transport drums of refrigeront i n the passeriger compartment of
a
car.
3 .
D o
NOT
expose refrigerant drums to high temperature.
4.
Do
NOT
weld or use a steam cleaner i n close proximity the air
conditioning unit.
K . . . .
. .
. .
. .
i s anaked flame. Heavy concentratioris o f when exposed a
naked flame produces a toxic which w i l l attack metal.
6 .
D o
NOT
expose the eyes to vapourised or liquid refrigerant
-
ALWAYS
wear safet
y
when handling refrigerarit.
REFRIGERANT
The following precautions should be read carefully before carrying out any work on the
refrigerant pipework:
1 .
When disconnecting any pipe or flexible connection, the system
MUST
FIRST
BE
DISCHARGED O F PRESSURE.
Open either connection o f receiver-drier SLOWLY, cover union w i t h a
cloth, that no injury w i l l occur
i f
liquid i s present in the pipe.
If
pressure
i s
noticed, ALLOW BLEED SLOWLY
-
slacken the union nuts a
'flat' a t a time;
allow pressure to bleed, slacken the nut a further
pressure to bleed, and so on until a l l pressure has expelled
(approximately
2
to
3
minutes).
ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES WHEN
OPENING
REFRIGERANT
CONNECTIONS.
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