1st Group Flashcards
What is a standard compressor capable of producing?
15-17 cfm (cubic feet per minute)
The 5 different air circuits are?
Supply circuit Primary circuit Secondary circuit Park/emerg circuit Trailer circuit
What is a state of balance?
When pressure is equal on both sides of a piston
What is the safety release pressure?
150 psi
What is the range between cut-in cut-out pressure?
20-25 psi is the range the cut in cut out pressure varries
When is it mandated that the low air warning system function?
At 60 psi the light and warning buzzer must go off
CMVSS 121 legislates that manufactures of trucks must install air tanks of ______ the combined volume of brake chamber
12 times. Replace air system components with the same rated components always
What is the benefit of going to a smaller diameter air line after the foot valve in the circuit?
Smaller line has less lag time