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Adelaide
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April 2003
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R12 a/c gas chemical name?
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Sat, 31 January 2004 12:32
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Does anybody know the chemical name for the r12 a/c gas?
I know that the newer r134a is 1,1,1,2 tetraflouroethane and I was just wondering what the old gas was?
Is the older gas a better refridgerant? Though more harmful to the environment?
Have there been any other refrigerants used in car a/c's?
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Location:
Bayside Melbourne.
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May 2003
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Re: R12 a/c gas chemical name?
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Sat, 31 January 2004 12:37
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I don't know what the old gas is called exactly but the old gas substitute is called butane... 
The guy at the aircon place I went to said that dodgy mechanics regas with butane to avoid the cost of having to convert the system to new gas. 
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Location:
BrisVegas---YeeeHAW
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January 2004
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Re: R12 a/c gas chemical name?
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Sat, 31 January 2004 12:39
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its called FREON
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Location:
Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: R12 a/c gas chemical name?
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Sun, 01 February 2004 11:27
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as far as i know its a more efficiant refrigerant...but not too ozone friendly
you can still buy it from some manufactorers
but you really do pay through the arse for it(for obvious reasons)...and you need a CFC ticket to buy it 
but yeah
many small fridge systems in europe are actually comming with butane as the standard refrigerant used
its a good agent because its boiling point is at a good temperature
too bad its a hydrocarbon(boom!!)
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Re: R12 a/c gas chemical name?
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Sun, 01 February 2004 11:35
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Spot the apprentice air conditioning guy... 
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