lembut Tembaga Tabung pipa tembaga lunak yang digunakan dalam pekerjaan
rumah tangga dan di
beberapa relrigeration dan aii pendingin komersial bekerja-Ini adalah afiftealeil
(dipanaskan alld kemudian dibiarkan dingin).
Hal ini membuat fleksibel dan mudah menekuk dan l'lare. (Afals
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lS an e argement ai ihe end of a piece of flexible tubing bv $'hich the tubing is connecie.t to
a fitting or anorner
plece of tubing.) Being easily beni, ihis tubing must be supported by .lamps or brackets. Soft
coppeitubing is
n1osi olten used in conneciion l\'iih flared fiitings (S;ci_ ety of Autonotive Engineers (SAE)
standards) ;nd soft ,ulde-Fd fir..rg-.
\J cooper t, birt r.
rn - Jrd 01, rrt
.uJ :n
\, 5 ze\ ntr,\t . o llmor
2q ,
I u,.d , r_
3/16'., 1/1" 5/16" 3/8.,7/16",1/2',9/16"', 5/8', and
3/,1" outside diameter (OD). WaII thickness is usua
v -p.,.fred
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,. .u-Jrcth- or )r ll" h. t-igure 2-1 r- a I bt: ot common copper tubc diametcr and thicknesses.
,. . .u-Jrcth- atau) r ll "h t-igure 2-1 R- saya bt: ot tembaga umum tubc diametcr dan
ketebalan.
Hard"Drawn Copper TubinB
Hard drar{'n copper tubing is useci in comrnercial refriteration and air cmdiiionint
applications. Being
hard and siiff, it needs iew clamps or supports, paiiicu larl]. in larger diameters.
Hard tubingshoulcl not bc bent. Use straithtleigrhs and fitiings to form necessaiy tubint
counections.
Hard drawn refrigcration tubing joints should be brazed. Soft so].ter should be used only on
h'ater hres. Hard-dnwn tubing is supplied in 20' lengihs. It is a\.ail able h the same diameters
and ihicknesses as soft cop,
Per tuDng.
portant that the fitthg size is ihe sarne as the size tub, ing purchased. You shor d order all ihe
tlrbing, valves,
and fittings by nominal size or ordef all bv OD, io avoid problms.
ln manv refrigeration and air condiiioning applications, the liquid lines and suction lines must
be flexible, Figure 2-5. This is particularly true in rnany commercial
and industrial refrigeraiion and air condiiioning appli
ting laiger, hard copper tubing. If a saw is used, a wave set blade of 32 teeth per inch wiil do
the best job. (See
Section 2.9.12.) The tubing should be straght arld cut squarely
(90') to eliminate an off-center flarc. The cuttet
usually leaves some sharp burrs on ihe cut ends. Buirs must be removed by reaming
(scraping wiih a pointed
tool). Mosi tube cutters have a reamer. Figure 2-8 illustrates a wheel-9?e cutter For con
fined areas, ihe technician can use a mini-tubing cutter/ Figure 2-9. lts operation is similar to
the standard iube
cutier. This type of cutter is available for cutting copper tubing from 1,/8'to 1 1/8".