14 Oct
2012
14 Oct
'12
5:04 p.m.
On 10/12/12 10:44 AM, "Dave McGuire" <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
On 10/12/2012 12:07 PM, Jon Elson wrote:
R-12 (Freon) is not illegal, there are current production items that use
R-12 for a coolant, however they are in specific industries and for military
use. R-134a is considered the 'standard' replacement for R-12 but is about
25-30% less efficient than R-12.
One can still buy R-12 to refill auto and HVAC and other refrigeration
applications that were originally R-12 based. However our gubmint is really
pushing retrofitting to R-134A or one of the other R-12 replacements.
In some other countries than the US, it is possible to purchase consumer
refrigeration products that are currently manufactured using R-12.
After looking at the other photos of the
internals, I don't think that
skid is up to the task. Since they cracked one of the
hatches for illustration, makes me wonder what sort of juice is inside
to cool it with. If freon is it still legal?
It's not freon, it's Fluorinert. And if it's "illegal", a whole
lot
of Cray installations will have to shut down!
-Dave