-
Recent Posts
Follow Us On Twitter
- MACSW Blog: A lesson for the technician in a pre-post scan era bit.ly/2NlEYMi #automotive #MACSW 6 hours ago
- Association News: Is your workplace equipped to save a life? bit.ly/36GtACd #automotive #cars #MACSW 8 hours ago
- New Products & Services bit.ly/36JKsYI #automotive #cars #MACSW 9 hours ago
Contact Us
Blogroll
Social
MACS Worldwide
Categories
Archives
Category Archives: Refrigerants
Vehicle power management and HVAC
September/ October 2019 ACTION Magazine Vehicle power management and climate control In the case of many late model vehicles, there are more and more systems utilizing electrical power management strategies than ever before. The wrong battery or, worse, generator installed … Continue reading
Posted in #1234yf, #off road vehicles, ACtion Magazine, Automotive training, Electrical/Electronic, Environmental Protection Agency, Mobile Air Conditioning, Refrigerants, Training
Tagged #ACtion magazine, #air conditioning, mobile air conditioning, mobile air conditioning convention, professional service, refrigerant
Leave a comment
The future is electric!
June ACTION 2019 Hybrid and electric vehicle air conditioning compressor hardware, power controls and diagnostics For more than 15 years, hybrid and electric vehicles have been using electric air conditioning compressors. The reason for the use of these air conditioning … Continue reading
Finding yf (2019 Refrigerant Update)
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Technical Editor (May 20, 2019) ©2019 Mobile Air Conditioning Society Worldwide As part of our continuing effort to document the industry’s changeover to R-1234yf, MACS once again attended the Philadelphia Auto Show to see the new … Continue reading
Possible new EPA regulation coming in 2019
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Manager of Service Training Those of you who have been following MACS WordPress BLOG know that much has taken place regarding refrigerant regulations in the last few years. Our recent saga started back in 2015 when … Continue reading
2018 MACS Service Information Survey
The Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS) was organized to serve the mobile air conditioning industry. MACS’ charter and mission are communication and education. To achieve these goals, the Society has developed training programs and coordinated information between the air conditioning … Continue reading
Seeking yf
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Manager of Service Training MACS has been tracking refrigerant use by vehicle manufacturers for quite some time and, as expected for the 2018 model year, we have seen a few more manufacturers choose to change over … Continue reading
Would you like to have refrigerant charge amounts and oil specs in the palm of your hand?
Join the Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS) Worldwide as a paid member and you’ll have access to our MACS mobile A/C diagnostics app with the MOTOR information refrigerant and oil specs ready to access through your mobile device! Watch the … Continue reading
MACS to Hold Free Section 609 Certification Class at 2018 Training Event
The Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS) Worldwide will provide a free Section 609 certification class for up to 100 professional automotive technicians on Friday, February 16 at 1 p.m. EST at the Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center 8101 World … Continue reading
Posted in #1234yf, Refrigerants, Training
Tagged #MACS, #MACS2018TrainingEvent, #MACSW, #Section 609 Certifcation
Leave a comment
Our struggle with compressor oil
January February 2018 ACTION Magazine One of the most troubling situations a shop technician faces is not being able to find critical service information needed to properly diagnose and repair a vehicle. This could be anything from torque specs and … Continue reading
MACS reminds the aftermarket to be aware of changes to Section 609 requirements in 2018
Technicians who service mobile A/C systems and distributors who sell refrigerant need to be aware of new regulations effective on January 1, 2018 concerning the requirement of technicians to be Section 609 certified. The final rule published November 2016 … Continue reading
