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MOTOR Writer Receives EPA's Climate Protection Award

MOTOR Contributing Writer Paul Weissler was recently honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with a 2007 Climate Protection Award for his work in developing new SAE standards. He is a member of the SAE Interior Climate Control Committee (ICCC).

In his ICCC activity, Weissler led the technical deliberations for the Improved Mobile A/C Service Emissions Reduction Team, and wrote SAE J2788, which covers new, high-efficiency refrigerant recovery, recycle and recharge equipment for service technicians. SAE J2788, published in January, is effective immediately, and equipment certified to a previous standard (SAE J2210) cannot legally be manufactured in the U.S. after Dec. 31,2007.

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Weissler worked with fellow 2007 Climate Protection Award winners Frank L. Rogers of General Motors, who performed laboratory research work, and Gary Murray of SPX Corp., who provided test equipment and also performed research work. (SPX also received a 2007 Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award for introducing the first equipment to meet SAE J2788-the Robinair 34788.)

Weissler also worked on SAE J2791, a new standard for electronic leak detection, with another 2007 Climate Protection Award winner, William Jamo, formerly of Visteon. SAE J2791 is intended to enable detection of leaks as small as 4 grams/year in an automotive service shop environment. New a/c systems are designed to be ultra-tight and operate with smaller refrigerant charges, to reduce refrigerant emissions. So detection and repair of small refrigerant leaks has become necessary to maintain system performance.

A technical journalist and former automotive service technician, Weissler has been writing motor's a/c and cooling system reports for more than 30 years. He also writes the magazine's new-car and truck coverage, has developed diagnostic procedures and has written the Mobile Air Conditioning Society's (MACS) monthly service reports for over 26 years. He has been an ICCC member for more than 17 years.

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MOTOR Writer Receives EPA's Climate Protection Award

Motor, Jun 2007

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