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Arizona State University has built a test facility to evaluate the steady state and transient performance characteristics of residential sized refrigeration units for solar applications. This paper reports significant findings related to the cold start-up and the on-off cycling of a commercial three-ton lithium bromide/water absorption chiller which has been designed specifically for solar applications. The reduction in the steady state performance caused by on-off cycling can be as much as 50 percent. The effect that the dynamic performance characteristics has on system cost is also discussed.