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Bench Test AC Compressor Engagement

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Finally Getting Air Conditioning Back? Testing the LSXcalade AC System!

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What happens here

Before fully integrating the AC compressor, the presenter performs a bench test. He uses a section of wire (green wire) to directly connect the AC compressor's power wire to the positive terminal of the car battery, ensuring the compressor's ground is connected to a suitable ground point on the engine. The objective is to listen for an audible 'click' from the compressor clutch engaging, which confirms its mechanical functionality. He successfully hears the click, indicating the clutch is working.

Goal: Confirm the AC compressor clutch is mechanically functional by direct power application.

Tools and materials

  • AC Compressor — The component being tested
  • Car Battery — Providing 12V power for the bench test
  • Test Wire — Connecting the compressor to the battery for testing

What they say

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there's still oil in there now I'm going to start the AC compressor I'm just gonna bench test a real quick you see that blood down there is for the compressor and this is the harness piece that I robbed from the factory engine harness way back when before I left Pennsylvania the first time this thing's been floating around on my center console almost half a year now so I'm just going to bench test it off real quick let's see if I can hear the punch engage I'm kind of tempted to engage it like that and just turn it on and run it see if cold air comes out of his I don't know if it will e AC hasn't blown anything cold since probably summer 2016 because in 2017 the last time this thing was gonna blow or on earth it was winter of 16 to 17 but I never had discharge BAC first time it's ever been discharged was year over Shelby killer I hope pump office like clean everything I've even discharged AC do the turbo kit I just left the brackets in there and all the lines are written so it would be cool fire this thing up back to life local there for the first time in like three years we got this plugged in here I just got the potential ground resting in that head bolt hole just because I don't have enough hands to do all this I want to tap this here and see if we can hear it that works I don't if you can hear it over the fan he's down there better when this gets power clutch engages now we got that figured out I think I'm fired up test it for real cuz I just I'm too anxious I can't wait I found this neat little thing here temperature gone then I'll fire it up point it at the vent just so you can see whether it's working or not working I just got this quickly rigged up this the ground smush behind there and this kind of loop right over there safely tucked away from being sucked into Neustadt turbo it's good fine wait there we go I didn't go anywhere typical dad joke lots of it go anywhere alright well

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