I've actually been thinking of maybe goign into it as a business, maybe=20 starting mobile and doing evenings and weekends to start with. See if it=20 works out.
only needs a van, and a couple of grand for the start up machines and=20 testers etc.
BTW, Monday, filled it, worked great but only took 200-300grammes gas. Hmm, Tuesday on the way to work, sounded a bit gurgly. Tuesday coming=20 home, not working.
So Tuesday night, checked it. Nothing. Checked the can. Bugger. Most of=20 them have a siphon tube and say invert for gas. This one says invert for=20 gas. So Weight the cannister and realise I can have it on the scales=20 upside down. So it is "Time and guess" time. Fire it up, invert the can,=20 wait 30 seconds. Weight the can. This time it took the the approx full=20 R314 charge (R314 takes 70-80% of the gas to fill as R12) 600grammes=20 approx in. Still working like a loverly cold thing. And judging by the=20 way it keeps working. There can't be any additional moisture in side as=20 it hasn't iced and stopped the compressor. Compressor sounds a bit loud.=20 But if the system was oil less, it would have seized by now. Most of the=20 failed recharges I hear about are, fill, wait, holds charge, compressor=20 seizes an hour later, expensive compressor replaced. This has done=20 approx 8 hours on aircon and economy (switches off when temperature=20 reached and kicks back in when it rises). Still working fine. Guess I=20 got lucky. And the beauty is, even if someone attempted last time to=20 stick synthetic oil and R134a in and it leaked because the seals weren't=20 compatable, R314 is comprised partly of R134a, other bits and a=20 stabiliser, and is compatable with R12 and R134 systems, and both types=20 of oils, and R12 seals.
--=20 Carl Robson Car PC Build starts again.