VOCs and the ‘new car smell’
April 27, 2020
By Aaron Canada, Engineering Coordinator, Keihin North America Inc. Many people say they love the smell of a new car. Buying one can be very exciting for multiple reasons. For...Read Article >
Stop complaining about the technician shortage…
April 8, 2020
…and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! By Elvis Hoffpauir C.O.O. MACS Worldwide That was the principal message from Peter Meier, Director of Training at Motor Age. Peter, along with MACS Technical...Read Article >
The future of cab filtration, HVAC design, and operator respiratory health
July 23, 2019
By Jeff Moredock The case for the osha silica regulation and its impact on mobile HVAC design “Why does the OSHA Silica regulation exist?” To protect workers from the dangerous...Read Article >
Finding yf (2019 Refrigerant Update)
May 20, 2019
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Technical Editor (May 20, 2019) ©2019 Mobile Air Conditioning Society Worldwide As part of our continuing effort to document the industry’s changeover to R-1234yf, MACS once...Read Article >
Are you making the most of your equipment?
April 30, 2019
Independent garages have been slow to make the investment in equipment to work on R-1234yf systems, and many car dealers’ service departments couldn’t be happier about that. When the car...Read Article >
Cars with a different gas (R-415B)
April 11, 2019
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Technical Editor Some Chinese vehicles are being shipped to South America with a different type of refrigerant gas than what most technicians are used to seeing....Read Article >
Are you ready for A/C season?
April 10, 2019
Reviewing the fundamentals: Pressures We started out with a brief review of A/C system pressure testing order to build up to the major point of the class which was the...Read Article >
Do you know how to find coolant leaks?
February 28, 2019
Finding Coolant Leaks Some days, around this time of year, it feels like all we do is chase down coolant leaks. Maybe that has something to do with weather patterns...Read Article >
Made in America?
November 12, 2018
By Keith Leonard, Esquire The United States and Mexico reached a trade agreement in August of this year. This deal has been publicized as a renegotiation of the North American...Read Article >
Technician training yields competitive edge
November 5, 2018
“Current technologies for thermal management systems are changing and becoming ever more complex,” explained Peter Bradley in his presentation at MACS 2018 Training Event and Trade Show titled, Future Trends...Read Article >
2018 MACS Service Information Survey
October 1, 2018
The Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS) was organized to serve the mobile air conditioning industry. MACS’ charter and mission are communication and education. To achieve these goals, the Society has...Read Article >
Do you know your HVAC components?
August 30, 2018
The first part of any good under-hood inspection should include a label check. The labels below provide us with refrigerant charge specifications to correlate to the OE specifications found...Read Article >