Tubing Rigid Flashcards
1
Q
Weights of hard drawn copper?
A
- K
- L - HVAC
- M
- DMV
2
Q
Swaging
A
- Cut with tube cutter
- Debur (Ream)
- Measure block (1/8 plus diameter)
- Hammer and form
- Inspect
3
Q
Flaring
A
- Cut
- Debur
- Block (1/3 diameter)
- Flaring yoke
- Inspect (smooth, cracks, fully fits in flare nut
4
Q
Bending Tool
A
- 0, 45, R, L Zero = Angle
5
Q
Work Hardening
A
Too much bending of copper. (Hardens copper)
6
Q
Annealing
A
Heat up to “cherry red” and let air cool.
7
Q
Do not collapse copper while bending
A
- Restricts flow
A. Refrigerant
B. Oil - Appearance
8
Q
Solder a copper pipe procedures - below 800 degrees
A
- Clean - male and female
- Flux (male only)
- Heat male then fittings
- Filler melted by metal, not the flame
- Fill
- Wipe clean
9
Q
Braze a copper pipe procedures - Above 800 degrees
A
- Clean - male and female
- Flux (male only)
- Heat male then fittings
- Filler melted by metal, not the flame
- Fill
- Wipe clean
10
Q
When brazing, what indications let you know it is okay to braze?
A
- Melting flux
- Cherry red
- Green secondary flame
11
Q
Phosgene Gas
A
Burning refrigerant
12
Q
Solder in system
A
- Restricts
- Compressor damage
- Oil contamination
13
Q
How much solder do you use?
A
Diameter of tube
14
Q
Over heating flux
A
- Burns
- Improper flow
- Oxidation
15
Q
Torch (Air acetylene) Startup
A
- Crack tank
- Regulator, hose, torch
- No more than 1/4 - 1/2 turn
- Regulator middle position
- Open torch
- Light with a striker!