xxiv Step-by-Step Procedures Deep Vacuum Evacuation Procedure .................255 Triple Evacuation Procedure ...............................256 Vapor Charging by Weight ..................................260 Vapor Charging to “Top Off” an Undercharged System ....................................260 Liquid Charging by Weight ..................................262 Chapter 13: Electrical Power Crimping Wires to Wire Terminals .......................298 Chapter 14: Basic Electronics Testing a Diode ...................................................312 Chapter 15: Electric Motors Reversing the Rotation of a Three-Phase Motor .....337 Identifying Unmarked Compressor Terminals .....345 Chapter 16: Electrical Control Systems Setting a High-Pressure Safety Cut-Out for a Pressure Motor Control ...................................364 Setting the Range on a Dual Pressure Motor Control ............................................................366 Checking a Current Relay ...................................370 Checking a Potential Relay .................................371 Chapter 17: Servicing Electric Motors and Controls Using an In-Line Ammeter ..................................395 Testing a Hermetic Compressor’s Winding Insulation ........................................................398 Discharging and Testing a Capacitor .................. 401 Measuring Capacitance ......................................402 Checking Hermetic Compressors for Continuity and Shorts ......................................................405 Checking Hermetic Compressors for Shorts to Ground ...........................................................406 Hard Start Method of Servicing a Stuck Hermetic Compressor ....................................407 Finding Connection Problems in a Fan Motor Circuit .............................................................408 Chapter 18: Compressors Determining Compressor Speed ........................425 Chapter 25: Installation and Troubleshooting of Domestic Refrigerators and Freezers Using Valve Adapters ..........................................657 Pinpointing a Restriction .....................................663 Chapter 2: Safety Using a Fire Extinguisher .....................................28 Chapter 7: Tools and Supplies Loosening a Tight Bolt or Nut .............................128 Chapter 8: Working with Tubing and Piping Annealing Tubing ................................................138 Cutting Tubing with a Tubing Cutter ....................143 Cutting Tubing with a Hacksaw ...........................143 Squaring and Reaming Tubing End ....................144 Bending with a Lever-Type Tubing Bender ..........146 Single Flaring Procedure ....................................147 Double Flaring Procedure Using Adapters ..........148 Double Flaring Procedure Using Punches ..........149 Soldering Procedure ...........................................156 Brazing Procedure ..............................................158 Swaging Tubing with a Swaging Adapter ............161 Solvent Welding Plastic Pipe ..............................164 Chapter 10: Equipment and Instruments for Refrigerant Handling and Service Cleaning a Thermistor Vacuum Gauge ...............203 Loosening a Stuck Service Port Plug .................210 Installing a Bolted-On Piercing Valve ..................213 Installing a Brazed-On Piercing Valve .................213 Purging a Gauge Manifold and Hoses ................216 Testing a Vacuum Pump .....................................225 Chapter 11: Working with Refrigerants Checking Refrigerant Charge by Subcooling......236 Checking Refrigerant Charge by Superheat .......237 Pumping Down the System ................................240 Passive Recovery Procedure Using the Compressor ....................................................240 Passive Recovery Procedure without the Compressor ....................................................241 Vapor Refrigerant Recovery Procedure ..............242 Liquid Refrigerant Recovery Procedure ..............243 Push-Pull Liquid Recovery Procedure ................244 Checking a Recovery Cylinder Liquid Level Switch .............................................................248 Locating a Refrigerant Leak ...............................249 Pressure Testing with an Inert Gas .....................249 Pressure Testing with the System’s Refrigerant .....250 Two-Part Epoxy Repair .......................................253 One-Part Epoxy Repair ......................................253 Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning includes more than 120 step-by-step procedures. These hands-on service procedures provide easy-to-follow numbered instructions. Clear labeling and unique coloring make these procedures easy to fi nd for future reference.