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(1) Tools

designed specifically for R410A

a) Manifold pressure gauge

● As R410A has the property of high pressure, conventional tools can’t be used.

Table 11 Difference between conventional high/low pressure gauge and pressure gauge for R410A

● In order to prevent charging other types of refrigerant accidently, the shapes of the various ports

of the branch manifold are changed.

Table 12 Difference between conventional branch manifold and branch manifold for R410A

Conventional branch manifold

Branch manifold for R410A

Port size

7/16 UNF

20 screw threads per inch

1/2 UNF

20 screw threads per inch

b) Charge hose
● Due to the property of high pressure of R410A, the pressure impedance of the charge hose must

be improved and the material is changed to HFC impedance type material. Furthermore, in
order to comply with the sizes of the various ports of the branch manifold, the sizes of hose
caps are also changed. In addition, in order to prevent gas pressure reaction, the charge hose
with a valve mounted beside the hose cap may be used.

Table 13 Difference between conventional charge hose and charge hose for R410A

Conventional charge hose

Charge hose for R410A

Pressure

impedance

Normal

pressure

3.4 MPa (34 kgf/cm

)

5.1 MPa (51 kgf/cm

)

Breakdown

pressure

17.2 MPa (172 kgf/cm

)

27.4 MPa (274 kgf/cm

)

Engineering material

NBR rubber

HNBR rubber

With nylon coating inside

Size of hose cap

7/16 UNF

20 screw threads per inch

1/2 UNF

20 screw threads per inch

c) Electronic loadcell scale for charging refrigerant
● As a kind of HFC, due to the properties of high pressure and high vapor rate, R410A can’t keep

the liquid state and foam state of pneumatolytic refrigerant in the cylinder when the charging
cylinder is used to charge R410A, and the value is difficult to read. Therefore, it is
recommended to use an electronic loadcell scale for charging refrigerant.

● The electronic loadcell scale can measure the weight of the refrigerant cylinder though the 4

supporting points, therefore it has higher strength. The connection of the charge hose has two
ports, one for R22 (7/16 UNF, 20 screw threads per inch) and one for R410A (1/2 UNF, 20
screw threads per inch), so it can be used to charge general refrigerants.

● There are two types of electronic loadcell scale for charging refrigerant, one for 10kg cylinders

and one for 20kg cylinders.

              Electronic loadcell scale for 10kg cylinders      precision ±2g
              Electronic loadcell scale for 20kg cylinders      precision ±5g
    ● Refrigerant can be charged manually by opening/closing the valve.
d) Torque wrench (for rating diameters of 1/2 and 5/8)
    ● In order to enhance the pressure impedance, the size of flare nut is changed. Therefore the

side-to-center distance of the torque wrench for R410A varies.

Table 14 Difference between conventional wrench and wrench for R410A

Conventional torque wrench

Torque wrench for R410A

For 1/2

(side-to-center

distance x

torque)

24mm X 55N · m

(550 kgf · cm)

26mm X 55N · m

(550 kgf · cm)