PART ONE: OIL PHASE TESTING
1.1 DETERMINING CONTAMINANTS IN OIL
| The bulk of all contaminants will be dissolved in the
Compressor Oil of an operating System. "The Easy Oil Test" (Detector Tube Method) offers a more definitive way to check the condition of any Compressor Oil or to pretest any stock Oil before it is to be added to a System. The traditional pH test in a bottle cannot measure the full range of Oil contaminants. A pH test will only work after a System has been exposed to long term acid production. Therefore, when the acid content of the Oil is ruled by the pH method, it is already a foregone conclusion that extensive corrosion, metal wear, copper plating and damage to the Compressors' electrical windings has already occurred. |
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The Oil Detector Tube Method is not a pH test.
| Our Oil phase Detector Tubes will accurately measure
the Oils' dielectric strength. Dielectric strength is best defined as "the
fluids ability to conduct an electrical current". Oil containing variable amounts of
moisture and other dissolved impurities will increase the Oils' conductance. The ideal Oil should be nonconductive however, even virgin Refrigeration Oil will register slight conductivity. Working Compressor Oil will manifest conductance due to chemical interaction, notwithstanding, the introduction of contaminants during an installation or repair. The Color Chart opposite this page displays the color breakouts of this test. The soft colors indicate low Oil conductivity progressing stepwise to the stronger colors of highly conductive Oil. |
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