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ELT replacement: Options?
On Mar 29, 8:38 pm, Mike Adams wrote:
I have the ACK unit with the D cell batteries. It requires the duracell batteries with a date code, not just the ordinary flashlight batteries. They are good for 4 years. The last batch of Duracell D cells I bought were good for 7 years from the time I purchased. According to this ACK manual http://www.ackavionics.com/images/Mo...ELT_Manual.pdf, you only need to replace the batteries before the expiration date. Of course, it's probably a good idea to replace them before that, particularly the fact that you can reuse those D batteries in flashlights. |
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ELT replacement: Options?
The Ameri-King manual is he http://www.ameri-king.com/pdf/9.1.22.pdf, says pretty much the same thing about batteries. On Mar 29, 10:22 pm, "M" wrote: On Mar 29, 7:43 am, (Drew Dalgleish) wrote: My ameri-king uses only duracells and they have to be replaced every year. That's not true. According to ACK's documenthttp://www.ackavionics.com/images/Model_e-01_ELT_Manual.pdf You only need to replace the Duracell dated batteries before the expiration date printed on the batteries. That document is an FAA approved document. |
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ELT replacement: Options?
On Mar 29, 8:38 pm, Mike Adams wrote:
I have the ACK unit with the D cell batteries. It requires the duracell batteries with a date code, not just the ordinary flashlight batteries. They are good for 4 years. The last batch of Duracell D cells I bought were good for 7 years from the time I purchased. According to this ACK manual http://www.ackavionics.com/images/Mo...ELT_Manual.pdf, you only need to replace the batteries before the expiration date. Of course, it's probably a good idea to replace them before that, particularly the fact that you can reuse those D batteries in flashlights. |
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ELT replacement: Options?
You're right they only strongly recomend changing the batteries every
year. It may be a Canadian requirement though that made me think I have to. It's not really an issue cuz I recycle the used batteries into flashlights. The Ameri-King manual is he http://www.ameri-king.com/pdf/9.1.22.pdf, says pretty much the same thing about batteries. On Mar 29, 10:22 pm, "M" wrote: On Mar 29, 7:43 am, (Drew Dalgleish) wrote: My ameri-king uses only duracells and they have to be replaced every year. That's not true. According to ACK's documenthttp://www.ackavionics.com/images/Model_e-01_ELT_Manual.pdf You only need to replace the Duracell dated batteries before the expiration date printed on the batteries. That document is an FAA approved document. |
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ELT replacement: Options?
"M" wrote:
On Mar 29, 8:38 pm, Mike Adams wrote: I have the ACK unit with the D cell batteries. It requires the duracell batteries with a date code, not just the ordinary flashlight batteries. They are good for 4 years. The last batch of Duracell D cells I bought were good for 7 years from the time I purchased. According to this ACK manual http://www.ackavionics.com/images/Mo...ELT_Manual.pdf, you only need to replace the batteries before the expiration date. Of course, it's probably a good idea to replace them before that, particularly the fact that you can reuse those D batteries in flashlights. Agreed. I wasn't implying that 4 years was a fixed number. It's just the date on the batteries I put in. Mike |
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ELT replacement: Options?
The hell you say. They have to be replaced by the code date on the battery.
Jim "Drew Dalgleish" wrote in message ... My ameri-king uses only duracells and they have to be replaced every year. |
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Drew Dalgleish wrote:
r My ameri-king uses only duracells and they have to be replaced every year. My Ameriking AK-450 uses D Duracells and specifically says they are for the duration marked on the batteries, close to five years for the set I put in last. |
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ELT replacement: Options?
Michelle P wrote:
I'm holding out until they produce one that doesn't use proprietary batteries. yeah but in my new ELT the batteries are good for 5 years. Michelle Pilots are cheap *******s. They'll pay extra for an ELT so they can use flashlight batteries. At least I can recycle them in the flashlight after they come out of the ELT. |
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