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What does all this A/C jargon mean? 16 Years ago Karma: 4  
ACCUMULATOR: stores & filters Freon (on Low side of system)
BTU: British thermal unit
AMBIENT AIR: outside air
CAPILLARY TUBE: gas filled temperature-sensing tube
CCOT: clutch cycling orifice tube that replaces the TXV
CLUTCH CYCLE SWITCH: evaporator temp controlled switch that cycles clutch
COMPRESSOR: pump that moves the refrigerant.
CONDENSER: heat exchanger-removes heat from refrig
DISCHARGE LINE: compressor outlet line
DRIER: filters refrigerant (located on High side of system)
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
ESD: Electrostatic Discharge
EVAPORATOR: heat exchanger-removes heat from air
HEAT: anything above absolute zero has heat
HEAT EXCHANGER: device for transferring heat
LIQUID LINE: moves high-pressure liquid through system
MANIFOLD: connects suction & discharge lines to compressor
PAG: Polyalkylene glycol (lub used with R134a refrigerant)
PROM: Programmable Read Only Memory - use in computers
SUCTION LINE: between evaporator outlet and compressor
TXV: Thermostatic Expansion Valve - maintains evaporator
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