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

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.
The refrigerant enters the compressor as what state of matter?
Gas.
How much pressure is sea level?
14.7 psia.
What year was Quinn founded?
1919
This component creates a vacuum in the system.
Metering Device.
(orifice tube, TXV, or H-Block).

Small enough to fit through a doorway, Caterpillar's smallest machine is the _______?
300.9D
The refrigerant is in what state of matter when it enters the condenser?
Gas
If you were to be launched into space, what would happen to your body?
Your body would explode.
What direct Caterpillar competitor did Quinn partner with in the past?
John Deere.
This component is where the refrigerant releases Latent Heat.
The condenser.

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.
Where in a TXV/H-Block system is moisture removed?
In the Receiver/Dryer.
Name 2 ways we can make a liquid boil.
Add heat, or remove pressure.
Being older than Caterpillar, what tractors did Quinn originally sell from 1919-1925.
Holt Tractors.
This special component allows the refrigerant to boil off completely before heading to the compressor.
The Accumulator

Developed in the 1950's, and finally shipped in 1963, CAT's first Haul Truck was the ________ ?
769. Nice.
Inside the evaporator, the refrigerant changes state from a ______ to a ______.
From a Liquid to a Gas.
When does vacuum occur?
How many generations of Quinn family have owned/operated this dealership?
We are on our 4th generation.
Where in a system would the Receiver/Dryer be found?
Between the Condenser and the metering device.
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.
Where is the refrigerant a low pressure gas?
After the evaporator, before the compressor.
If you were to sink to the bottom of the ocean, what would pressure do to your body?
Your body would implode.
What is Quinn's newest branch?
Long Beach/Carson - QRS Rental Store.
This component has 2 streams of refrigerant running through it.
H-Block.
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.
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.
What is considered perfect vacuum?
30 inches of mercury.
How many locations in total (including the newest) does Quinn have?
23.
Reed valve.
Almost a decade before Caterpillar made their first tractor, what other piece of machinery bore the Caterpillar name?
The Holt G-9"Caterpillar" tank. 

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.
What is the symbol for Mercury on the table of elements?
Hg
In what year did Quinn purchase Shepherd CAT?
2003
The bulb-end of the TXV is usually found touching what other component?
The evaporator.
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.
What (2) places can the refrigerant be a low-pressure liquid?
Entering the evaporator, and in the Accumulator.
Originally released as a single in October 1981, what (2) British powerhouses came together to release "Under Pressure"?
Queen and David Bowie.
Alongside Holt tractors, Quinn also sold implements made by this company, who was purchased by John Deere in 1937.
Killefer Discs.