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100

This is the beating heart of the A/C system. 

The compressor

100

Caterpillar Autonomous Haul-Trucks have hauled enough material to pave a 2-lane highway around the entire globe. The largest of these Self-thinking, self-driving behemoths is the ________.

797. 

100

The refrigerant enters the compressor as what state of matter?

Gas. 

100

How much pressure is sea level?

14.7 psia.

100

What year was Quinn founded?

1919

200

This component creates a vacuum in the system. 

Metering Device. 

(orifice tube, TXV, or H-Block). 

200

Small enough to fit through a doorway, Caterpillar's smallest machine is the _______?

300.9D

200

The refrigerant is in what state of matter when it enters the condenser?

Gas

200

If you were to be launched into space, what would happen to your body?

Your body would explode. 

200

What direct Caterpillar competitor did Quinn partner with in the past?

John Deere. 

300

This component is where the refrigerant releases Latent Heat.

The condenser. 

300

The Caterpillar 6090 is the largest excavator on Earth. It's working weight of 2,200,000.00lbs is equivalent to 10 fully-loaded _________, Caterpillar's largest Dozer.

D-11 Dozer.

300

Where in a TXV/H-Block system is moisture removed?

In the Receiver/Dryer. 

300

Name 2 ways we can make a liquid boil. 

Add heat, or remove pressure. 

300

Being older than Caterpillar, what tractors did Quinn originally sell from 1919-1925. 

Holt Tractors. 

400

This special component allows the refrigerant to boil off completely before heading to the compressor. 

The Accumulator

400

Developed in the 1950's, and finally shipped in 1963, CAT's first Haul Truck was the ________ ?

769. Nice. 

400

Inside the evaporator, the refrigerant changes state from a ______ to a ______. 

From a Liquid to a Gas.

400

When does vacuum occur?

Below 14.7 psia
400

How many generations of Quinn family have owned/operated this dealership?

We are on our 4th generation. 

500

Where in a system would the Receiver/Dryer be found?

Between the Condenser and the metering device. 

500

The Caterpillar 797 is so large that it's bed can hold an entire movie theatre.

The Caterpillar museum, in this city, has such an example of one.

Peoria, Illinois. 

500

Where is the refrigerant a low pressure gas?

After the evaporator, before the compressor. 

500

If you were to sink to the bottom of the ocean, what would pressure do to your body?

Your body would implode.

500

What is Quinn's newest branch?

Long Beach/Carson - QRS Rental Store. 

600

This component has 2 streams of refrigerant running through it. 

H-Block. 

600

The size of a small apartment building, the CAT 8750 is so massive that the cab includes it's own break room. 

What type of machine is the 8750?

It's a dragline. 

600

The refrigerant enters the metering device as a _______ pressure, _______ state, and exits as a _______ pressure, _______ state. 

enters as a high pressure liquid, exits as a low pressure liquid. 

600

What is considered perfect vacuum?

30 inches of mercury.

600

How many locations in total (including the newest) does Quinn have?

23. 

700
What component allows refrigerant out of the compressor without sucking it back in?

Reed valve. 

700

Almost a decade before Caterpillar made their first tractor, what other piece of machinery bore the Caterpillar name?

The Holt G-9"Caterpillar" tank. 

700

The refrigerant enters the compressor as a _______ pressure _______ state, and exits as a _______ pressure _______ state. 

Enters as a low-pressure gas, exits as a high-pressure gas. 

700

What is the symbol for Mercury on the table of elements?

Hg

700

In what year did Quinn purchase Shepherd CAT?

2003

800

The bulb-end of the TXV is usually found touching what other component?

The evaporator. 

800

Benjamin Holt, one of Caterpillar's founders, actually disliked the name "Caterpillar". He referred to the machines as what other kind of creature?

Mud Turtles. 

800

What (2) places can the refrigerant be a low-pressure liquid?

Entering the evaporator, and in the Accumulator. 

800

Originally released as a single in October 1981, what (2) British powerhouses came together to release "Under Pressure"?

Queen and David Bowie. 

800

Alongside Holt tractors, Quinn also sold implements made by this company, who was purchased by John Deere in 1937.

Killefer Discs. 

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