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Checking guide vane linkage – Carrier 19XL User Manual

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5. Close the charging valve on the machine. Remove the copper tube if no longer required.

Repair the Leak, Retest, and Apply Standing Vacuum Test

After pressurizing the machine, test for leaks with an electronic, halide leak detector, soap

bubble solution, or an ultrasonic leak detector. Bring the machine back to atmospheric

pressure, repair any leaks found, and retest.

After retesting and finding no leaks, apply a standing vacuum test, and then dehydrate the

machine. Refer to the

Standing Vacuum Test

and

Machine Dehydration

in the Before Initial

Start-Up section.

Checking Guide Vane Linkage

When the machine is off, the guide vanes are closed and the actuator mechanism is in the

position shown in

Figure 38

. If slack develops in the drive chain, backlash can be eliminated as

follows:

1. With the machine shut down and the actuator fully closed, remove the chain guard and

loosen the actuator bracket holddown bolts.

2. Loosen guide vane sprocket adjusting bolts.

3. Pry bracket upwards to remove slack, then retighten the bracket holddown bolts.

4. Retighten the guide vane sprocket adjusting bolts. Make sure that the guide vane shaft is

rotated fully in the clockwise direction in order for it to be fully closed.