User Manual

Overview

DESCRIPTION OF THE 16900 IDENTIFIER

Contamination of refrigerant in air conditioning systems or storage

cylinders can lead to component corrosion, component destruction,

elevated system head pressure, and system failures when used by

unsuspecting technicians. The ability of a technician to determine

refrigerant type and purity is severely hampered by the presence of

air when attempting to use pressure-temperature relationships. The

development of substitute refrigerants further complicates refrigerant

identication and purity determination based on pressure-temperature

relationships.

The Refrigerant Identier provides a fast, easy, and accurate means

to determine refrigerant type and purity in refrigeration systems and

refrigerant storage cylinders. The instrument utilizes a combination of

infrared and chemical fuel cell technologies to determine purity and

contamination levels of refrigerant R-12 and R-134a, as well as air

concentrations in both refrigerant types.

The instrument is supplied in a rugged, hand-held, injection-molded,

nylon case housed in a corrugated storage case. The storage case will

also house all accessories supplied with the instrument: R-12 sample

hose, R-134a sample hose, R-134a tank adapter tting, battery power

adapter, and wall power adapter.