A good digital multimeter (DMM) is key to diagnosing compressor problems in general. For instance, in a previous article (May 15 issue of The NEWS) we discussed using the DMM to read suction and ...

Bob is a service technician who is well trained and nationally certified. However, he sometimes suffers from the same confusion that all technicians occasionally do - the facts that he gathers may or ...

Years ago, we used to enjoy watching diehard ARB-equipped off-road enthusiasts stubbornly (and slowly) fill up their tires using their own ARB on-board air compressors—even when another air source was ...

When it comes to air compressors, there's so much confusion about which choice to make and how to properly set up your air system. There are plenty of options out there, but how do you know which ...

Article 440 applies to electrically driven air-conditioning (A/C) and refrigeration equipment. Each equipment manufacturer has the compressor motor built to its own specifications. The motors are ...

A hermetic refrigerant motor compressor consists of a compressor and motor, both of which must be enclosed in _____ _____ _____, with no external shaft or shaft seals, with the motor operating in the ...

AB Volvo has been granted a patent for a method to control the rotational speed of an electric motor-driven air compressor in vehicles. The method involves determining compressor efficiency, air ...