Compressor Clutch Control; Trinary Switch; Condenser - Aston Martin DB7 Workshop Manual

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Air Conditioning
Compressors
Compressors
Compressor Clutch Control
The compressor pu I ley is driven continuously when
the engine is running. An electromagnetic clutch
allows the compressortobeengagedordisengaged.
The clutch is energised by battery supply voltage
when the clutch relay RF3 is closed by a signal from
the ECM (pin 21) via the engine management
system.
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Condenser
Clutch relay supply
Compressor clutch
HSLP switch
Protection diode
Earth-ground
Key to Fig. 1
1. +ve battery supply
2. Clutch relay
3. Compressor clutch
4. Pin 20 ECM supply to clutch relay solenoid
5. Earth-Ground
6. Earth-Ground
Trinary Switch
High Side Low Pressure Switch
The high side low pressure switch (HSLP) is
connected in the earth-ground return lead of the
compressor clutch coil. The switch is a function of
the trinary switch and monitors the pressure on the
high side of the refrigeration system. If the pressure
drops below 25 psi (+ 5 psi) the contacts open to de-
energise the clutch coil and disengage the clutch.
Low pressure occurs when there is a fault in the
system, and the HSLP switch contacts remain open
until the fault has been rectified.
The condenser (Fig, 3) consists of a refrigerant coil
mounted in a series of thin cooling fins to provide
maximum heat transfer in the minimum amount of
space. It is mounted directly behind the car radiator
and receives the fu 1 1 flow of ram air induced by the
forward motion of the car and the suction of the
cool ing fan. Refrigerant enters the inlet at the top of
the condenser as a high pressure hot vapour. As the
vapour passes down through the condenser coils
cooled by ram air, a large quantity of heat is
transferred to the outside air and the refrigerant
changes to a high pressure warm liquid.
May 1996
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