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- From: miller@hmsp04.wg3.waii.com (Griff Miller X7114)
- Newsgroups: sci.environment
- Subject: Re: Concern For Ozone Depletion Clear, Knowledge of CFCs Mostly
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- Date: 17 Dec 92 19:05:03 GMT
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- In article <71868@cup.portal.com> mmm@cup.portal.com (Mark Robert Thorson) writes:
- >A refrigerator typically has welded or brazed seals all the way
- >around. An automotive air conditioner is driven by a belt off the engine,
- >hence there is at least one rotating joint which must be sealed. The rest
- >of the system also has places where leaks can occur. Because of vibration
- >the system cannot be welded or brazed together.
-
- Actually, if properly designed and assembled, auto AC leaks very little.
- I've seen cars go 5 years or more without needing to be topped off.
- Not as good as a fridge, but not bad all the same. "if" is,
- of course, the operative word.
-
- >So a home refrigerator is really not very comparable to an automotive air
- >conditioner. The latter leaks and needs to be refilled every few years.
-
- Or more if you have a Ford with those STUPID quick-connect joints (notice I
- did not say quick-DISconnect).
-
- Who dreamed those up, anyway?
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