Re: 1955-56 Factory Air Conditioning
Posted by HH56 On 2019/7/26 9:14:58
Will be honest that I have not driven the car much but do start it up occasionally and the AC still works with the car sitting in the garage so I don't think of anything I would change at the moment. Not sure if the exact condenser is still available but if so then here are the dimensions of the brackets. You will need to get the mounting hole spacing from your car and from the condenser you use but the rest should be about the same.
One thing I notice that I did not include on the schematic was that a binary switch was also used as an additional safety for the compressor. It is simply a switch mounted in the refrigerant line that senses low or high pressure and cuts the compressor off if pressures go out of spec. Mine is in an additional port on the filter drier but they can be placed directly in the high pressure line with a special fitting. Electrically the switch is in series with the thermostat so the power to the clutch is cut if a problem develops.
Here are photos of the bracket and more of the condenser and drier installation.
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One thing I notice that I did not include on the schematic was that a binary switch was also used as an additional safety for the compressor. It is simply a switch mounted in the refrigerant line that senses low or high pressure and cuts the compressor off if pressures go out of spec. Mine is in an additional port on the filter drier but they can be placed directly in the high pressure line with a special fitting. Electrically the switch is in series with the thermostat so the power to the clutch is cut if a problem develops.
Here are photos of the bracket and more of the condenser and drier installation.
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