On Mon, 1 Aug 2011 15:28:04 -0400, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

"Wayne B" wrote in message
.. .
On Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:24:57 -0400, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

That appears to be a 134A on a refrigeration line. I need something to
get
the gas out of the can and into the feed line on the gauge set, which has
double-ended schrader-female lines...

Do a Google search on "r134a can tap".

You can buy them anywhere.


Can taps are easy. Making them go on a gauge set, not so much :{))


Standard gauge set connectors attach to a standard can tap.
I use tapped 11 ounce cans of 134A often enough.
It's when you start buying those "self-contained" recharge kits
where you run into connector incompatibility.
Sounds like you don't have a standard gauge set if you can't get the
can side connected.
But double-female is standard for the feed. The gauge end and the can
tap are both male.
BTW, you can often find R134A for 8 bucks a can at stores like Big
Lots, not the 15-18 bucks at auto stores.
They often go fast though.

--Vic