The dream died in the hands of a salaried man

commissions on his inven-
tion’s use was hard to trans-
late into up front hard cash.
On June 5, 1936 a letter from
the Directors requests his
immediate return, as funding
his stay in Detroit, not to
mention supporting his wife
and child back in North
Vancouver, was straining their
limited resources.

Detroit mn the Jate 1930's
had more people with patents
than Lonsdale Quay has gulls
in summer, and Hare’s rear
engine suspension was «nly
one of a number looking for a
patron. The odds were
stacked heavily against him.
But Hare refused to return,
convinced that success was
just around the next inter-

Air con costs rise

From page 23

ditioners in the past has been
_CFC-12, an ODS, and hun-
dreds of thousands of older
vehicles in B.C. continue to use
. this refrigerant.
Newer vehicles now use
HEC - 134a, an effective, non-
ozone depleting alternative.

Tn British Columbia it is -

illegal to release ozone deplet-
ing substances into the atmos-
; phere.
"However, all motor vehicle
air conditioning systems have
* operating losses. Elimination of
ODS rettigerants from these
" systems is the surest way to pre-
vent these releases.
On October 1, 1997, it will
: become illegal to charge or
recharge a motor vehicle pas-
senger compartment air condi-
tioner: with any ODS. This
_includes CFCs, HCFC’s and
blends that contain ODS.
~~: Beginning October 1,
1997, an person servicing a
: vehicle air conditioning
rem ‘must have successfully
completed a motor vehicle air
conditicning retrofitting
course. approved by the
Ministry of the Environment.
Frequently asked questions’
ce:

How do I tell if My auto-

mobile air conditioner uses

: ODS?

If your vehicle is a 1995
model or newer, it will use 2

.non-ODS “coolant such as
HFC-134a, ‘If your vehicle is
an’ older model, it probably
uses ODS, -.

I have an ODS air condi-
tioner. How am I affected by
the October 2 date.

: If your air conditioner is
. operating properly and is not
leaking, or does not need to be
topped up with ODS, you can
continue to use it after October

1/1997,

Tfit is leaking or needs to be
topped up, you must have the
ODS removed and recycled by

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a certified technician. You will
then need your air conditioner
retrofitted so that it can use a
non-ODS alternative such as
HFC-i 34a.

What can I do if there is

No original equipment man-
ufacturer retnofie kit avail-
able for my vehicle?
’ Your service ‘technician, in
most cases, will be able to
retrofit your ODS-based air
conditioner using HFC- 134a
and a Society of Automotive
Engineers (SAE) based retrofit
procedure.

How much will a retrofit

You can expect to pay
between $350 and $600. In.
general, retrofitting is cheaper
using generic SAE procedures
but some vehicle warranties
may be invalidated if generic
retrofits are used. You should
contact your local dealership
for warranty information
before getting a retrofit.

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view. Funds still trickled spo-
radically from the Board of
Directors, if insufficiently for
Hare’s piece of mind. He
writes on July 21, 1936 that
he is “entirely out of funds,”
and on Octeber 22 thar his
vafe back in North Vancouver
is “out of oil and has no heat
in the house.” On May 9 of
the next year he is kicked out

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of his hotel and moves in with
his brother in Windsor.

As tre months, become
years, and the perfect deal
remained elusive, it became
evident that Hare’s creation
would not bring wealth to
anyone. In August of 1946
the company was struck off
the register of companies for
failure to file required returns

{none had been filed from
1936 to 1939),

‘The latest letter on record
from Terry Hare is from
Ypsilanti, Michigan, daced
Mav 15, 1941. He is now
employed as a salaried worker
in the auto industry, and talks
of moving his family there.
Maybe atter the war there
might be possibilities... but

underneath runs a painful
recognition that his dream
has failed.

He never appears to have
moved back to the Vancouver
area.

The above information is
assembled from records of the
T.G. Hare company donated to
tne Archives in 1986 by Gladys
A. Graham.

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