Viper VR-6000 owner manual Introduction, General, Certification, About This Manual

INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL

INTRODUCTION

GENERAL

Thank you for purchasing a VIPER VR-6000 Air Conditioning Service Center. Your VR-6000 is Underwriters Laboratories Inc.® approved, in compliance with SAE J 2210 (1991). We are dedicated to solving the issues surrounding the safe containment and proper management of CFC’S. Your new VR-6000 incorporates the latest technology and state of the art features to aid you in servicing air conditioning and refrigeration systems. We hope you get as much enjoyment using this equipment as we did designing and building it.

CERTIFICATION

All technicians opening the refrigeration circuit in automotive air conditioning systems must now be certified in refrigerant recovery and recycling procedures to be in compliance with Section 609 of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. For information on certification call MACS Worldwide at (215) 631-7020.

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

This manual includes a SAFETY SUMMARY, machine PREPARATION FOR USE, OPERATION procedures, and MAINTENANCE instructions, for the VIPER VR-6000 Air Conditioning Service Center. Anyone intending to use the VR-6000 should become familiar with ALL the information included in this manual (especially the SAFETY SUMMARY) before attempting to use it.

Before operating this machine for the first time, perform all PREPARATION FOR USE instructions. If your new machine is not properly prepared to perform a service, your service data could be erroneous. In order to properly perform a complete air conditioning service, follow all procedures in the order presented. Please take the time to study this manual before operating the machine. Then keep this manual close at hand for future reference. Please pay close attention to the SAFETY SUMMARY and all WARNINGS and CAUTIONS provided throughout this manual. To activate the published warranty, mail in the attached warranty card.

CAUTION: The VR-6000 is intended for indoor use only.

ABOUT THE VIPER A/C AIR CONDITIONING SERVICE CENTER

The ozone layer around the earth’s atmosphere is a thin protective covering. It acts as a shield against the sun’s destructive ultraviolet rays. Without the ozone layer the very existence of our planet would be in question. Scientific studies show that the ozone layer is being destroyed at an alarming rate. It has been established that emissions from refrigerants, such as R-12, contain chlorofluorocarbons (CFC’s), which are the leading cause of ozone depletion. One CFC molecule has been shown to destroy up to 100,000 ozone molecules. Your VIPER VR-6000 incorporates a highly accurate electronic scale for determining charging weights, etc. Other functions can also be performed with the electronic scale as you will discover during the operating procedures. Either standard or metric units of measure can be selected. Your new VIPER VR-6000 has been designed specifically to use R-134a, to operate within the objectives of the Montreal Protocol.

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