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Avoiding an oily situation

April 6, 2021

If you own a mobile A/C repair shop this is when you start to gear up for it, by replenishing your parts inventories and an important segment of those inventories is compressor oil.
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How to deal with a compressor oil viscosity change

March 30, 2021

dealing with a catastrophic compressor failure where system flushing and component replacement removes all the oil from the system, then it is a matter of just installing the correct quantity of the oil that is specified for the replacement compressor.
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Why does the replacement compressor use different oil (than the original unit)

March 23, 2021

That is viscosity and specifically why a replacement compressor might use a different viscosity oil than its OEM counterpart.
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Does the compressor contain oil?

March 17, 2021

A question that comes up frequently on A/C tech lines is: Does the compressor contain oil and if so, how much?
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Marks Air celebrates 50 years of mobile air success

March 16, 2021

MACS member Marks Air Inc. celebrates 50 years of being in business.
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Tank full of air!

March 15, 2021

The problem is usually caused by excessive air in a system, and since too few shops use a refrigerant identifier, they don’t know when these problems come up, nor how often they are solving problems by doing this.
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Time to plug into EV training

March 10, 2021

Read any automotive publication or website, and you will see numerous stories from all the big automotive manufacturers and quite a few shiny new start-ups about vehicle electrification.
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How much oil “goes” in the compressor?

March 9, 2021

There is also an additional step which is required in the oil draining process with this unit. That step is that the suction damper needs to be depressed to allow proper ventilation when draining one of these compressors.
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Helpful tips to register for MACS online training clinics

March 5, 2021

Helpful tips on how to register for a class on the MACS website
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“Balancing” oil balancing

February 23, 2021

What should we do if performing an oil balance and only 1/4 oz of oil drains from the original compressor
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Let everyone know you are Section 609 certified

February 22, 2021

Section 609 work t-shirts in black featuring the new MACS logo.
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Caveman to Mr. Cool

February 18, 2021

Over 300,000 years ago, modern man began walking the earth relying heavily on his five senses-- especially sight – to hunt, find joy, and avoid danger. In 1914, Garrett Morgan, who decided it was important to protect man’s eyes during hazardous situations, developed what we know today as ‘safety’ glasses.
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