Yes, a "real" vacuum pump is required. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Craig <[email protected]> wrote: >On Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:02:19 -0400 David & Kristin Gilmore ><[email protected]> wrote: > >> Have any of you a recommendation on this type of vacuum pump >> for evacuating an auto a/c system? >> >> >http://www.tooldiscounter.com/ItemDisplay.cfm?lookup=MAS91200 > > > "1.3 CFM air displacement venturi type pump will pull up to 29 > inches of vacuum (Hg.) at sea level" > >That means you are missing 0.92" of vacuum, which is 23.4 mm Hg, which >is >23.4 Torr. You want to get much lower pressures in your system than >that >when evacuating, the lower the better. I would aim for 0.1 Torr (100 >mTorr) at the highest. > > >Craig > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
