This should be an easy one for you guys?
I want to buy a mini-split AC system, but not as a complete system. I want to shop around for separate used indoor evaporators and exterior condenser units. They seem to be much cheaper this way. I don't want to get into the refrigerant and different capacities, I understand all of that from my refrigeration training.
My question is about the wiring between the evaporator and condenser units.
I know that this comprises power and a communication wire.
What is the communications wire? I understand that it is the control between the indoor and outdoor units, but are they all standard?
For instance, is it a pair of thermostatic contacts that open and close with the demand of the indoor unit, or a switched 24vdc demand signal, a 110vac (or220vac) demand signal, or something more complicated. Is it a standard throughout the industry?
Thank you in anticipation...