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.

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.

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.

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.

"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

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.

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.

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.