Yeah, the manual actually specifies the part number Duracell to be used
and warns that failure to use that specific battery voids the warranty
and the TSO and your compliance with The Rules - if you should decide
that you need to comply with the rules ;-)

Speaking of rules, has anyone heard from any contest organizers which
contests will require ELT's?

Jim

309 wrote:
01-- Zero One wrote:
To be completely legal, you very well may need to use a particular brand
of battery. Those will be specified in the manual. The ones most often
specified that I have seen are the Duracell -- because they have a
printed expiration date on each cell and are rather ubiquitous.

Actually, I DO follow the manual for all the batteries. The manual
recommends that the remote battery (the oddball two-thirds-"AA" cell)
be a Duracell LITHIUM battery, and that cell is good for 8 years.
However the manual says that "alkaline type cells are available from
various manufacturers and may be used in place of the Lithium cell...",
but the "Alkaline battery must be replaced every four years" (remote
only, Page 26). You have to replace the batteries by the "freshness
date" on the batteries, for both the main power "D" cells and the
remote. I recall the manual had the Duracell requirement, likely
because of the freshness date.

http://www.ameri-king.com/pdf/9.1.22.pdf

Now days, all major brands of batteries (Duracell, Eveready/Energizer,
Rayovac) have the freshness date printed on. I use the Duracells for
the main power -- it's tough finding the 2/3 AA cell from Duracell.
Ameri-King still stipulates Duracell for main power...and this is a
good way to stay legal, for a few pennies more (sometimes less!).

-Pete