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  1. Join Date
    Jul 2010
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    #1
    Mga bro question lang. I'm using a replacement mechanical aircon thermostat as the original broke already. The car is a 98' ae111 gli.

    The mechanical thermostat has a knob which was set at parang 2/10 of the way lang. kelang yung lamig para sakin lalo pag tanghali di kalamigan yung buga ng aircon.

    I tried adjusting to full right yung knob and i got a relatively cooler output.

    Problem ko is panu ko malalaman if nag auautomatic pa yung compressor? how do you know na nag aautomatic shut off ung compressor when i reach a certain temperature? yung stock ata kasi na thermostat is not mechanical. parang closed pod box sya na walang control and programmed to switch off the compressor when it hits the programmed temperature.

    Baka kasi maging stressed masyado yung compressor at mag build up ng yelo sa system.

    thanks mga bro!

  2. Join Date
    Mar 2006
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    #2
    nice. have the same mechanical thermo. pero so far, wala pang problems. from what i know the knob, "i think" the more you turn it to the right mas matagal mag trip off (hence mas malamig), and opposite to the other side. i might be wrong. lets ask the experts for their opinion

  3. Join Date
    Oct 2010
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    #3
    ganyan na din thermostat ko, sakin sinagad ko na sya sa right, mas matagal ang trip off ng comp pero nag aautomatic pa din naman kahit sagad na siya. pero nagtataka lang ako kapag nasa 1 lang blower ko mas mabilis mag automatic yung compressor kumpara kung naka number 2 blower ko,

    try mo buksan hood mo TS, tingnan mo compressor mo kung nag automatic pa o pakinggan mo kung may tik sound yung compressor, kung hindi nagaautomatic bawasan mo yung thermostat, pihitin mo pa left, dapat kahit papano nag ttrip off din comp para makapahinga din.

  4. Join Date
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    #4
    Hasel, nag pa rehistro ako nung Lunes. Nabilad sa araw ung oto eh. since then di na ganun kalamig ung aircon. medyo hilaw yung lamig. Naitodo ko na sa kanan ung mechanical thermo.

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    #5
    Quote Originally Posted by louiemark View Post
    Hasel, nag pa rehistro ako nung Lunes. Nabilad sa araw ung oto eh. since then di na ganun kalamig ung aircon. medyo hilaw yung lamig. Naitodo ko na sa kanan ung mechanical thermo.
    di kaya mali ang pagpihit mo? ngeengage ba yung compressor? sobrang init lang tlga ngayon, kahit aircon ko di masyado lumalamig kapag nabibilad sa init, pero comfortable pa din naman ang lamig kahit papano pagtumagal. kahit ba gabi bro di na lumalamig a/c mo? bago mo galawin yung thermostat mo malamig pa?

  6. Join Date
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    #6
    asa full right yung knob ng thermostat aircon amp na mechanical ngayon. na observe ko na at naririnig ko naman yung click sound pag nag eengage na yung compressor. although di na satisfactory yung lamig eh kahit gabi. sa umaga lang sya malamig pag pa uwi ako galing night shift. parang hilaw yung lamig pag tanghali at gabi. na try ko na kasi full left naman yung knob dun wala talagang lamig kahit mag engage yung compressor kaya naka full right ngayon.

    tanung pala, kelan ba dapat mag eengage yung condenser fan? dapat ba pag on mo ng aircon or pag trigger ng compressor eh sisindi na din yung fan?

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    #7
    Quote Originally Posted by louiemark View Post
    asa full right yung knob ng thermostat aircon amp na mechanical ngayon. na observe ko na at naririnig ko naman yung click sound pag nag eengage na yung compressor. although di na satisfactory yung lamig eh kahit gabi. sa umaga lang sya malamig pag pa uwi ako galing night shift. parang hilaw yung lamig pag tanghali at gabi. na try ko na kasi full left naman yung knob dun wala talagang lamig kahit mag engage yung compressor kaya naka full right ngayon.

    tanung pala, kelan ba dapat mag eengage yung condenser fan? dapat ba pag on mo ng aircon or pag trigger ng compressor eh sisindi na din yung fan?
    as soon as mag on na compressor mo sabay dapat ang pag on ng condenser fan mo. kung hindi umiikot fan mag hhigh pressure ang system at possible na mag leak ng freon. pa check mo nlng sa ac shop freon level mo, dapat nasa 30 to 40 psi ang reading sa low side.

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