What is an Automotive Air Conditioning Pressure Gauge?
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An automotive air conditioning pressure gauge consists of two pressure gauges (low-pressure gauge and high-pressure gauge), two manual valves (low-pressure manual valve and high-pressure manual valve), and three hoses (one connected to the low-pressure gauge service valve, one connected to the high-pressure gauge service valve, and one connected to the refrigerant tank or vacuum pump interface, which can also recover refrigerant). Below is information about automotive air conditioning pressure gauges: 1. Reading the Air Conditioning Gauge: The air conditioning gauge typically has two dials, one blue and one red. The blue dial is the low-pressure gauge, and the red one is the high-pressure gauge. Under normal operating conditions of the air conditioning system, the low pressure ranges between 1.0–2.5 bar, and the high pressure ranges between 15–18 bar, with slight variations possible. When the system is idling, the high pressure may be slightly lower, and as the engine speed increases, the high pressure may rise slightly while the low pressure may drop slightly, though the changes are not significant. 2. Factors Affecting Air Conditioning System Pressure: The pressure in an automotive air conditioning system is influenced by various external conditions, such as ambient temperature, engine speed, condenser cooling conditions, etc. Therefore, the standard for measuring automotive air conditioning system pressure is based on specific environmental temperatures, compressor speeds within a certain range, and condenser cooling under certain conditions, rather than being a fixed standard.