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1. 11:47 AM - ELT maybe not yours - BUT! (FLYaDIVE)
2. 12:14 PM - Re: ELT maybe not yours - BUT! (Gary Vogt)
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| Subject: | ELT maybe not yours - BUT! |
*Hey Team:*
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Now I know this is not the ELT that is our Grumman's but there maybe the
chance that you may know someone that uses one of these.
I just finished an Annual on a Piper 140.
It had this ELT...
Make: SHARC 7
It is usually found in the cockpit area.
The Battery is made by: MERL, INC.
It comes with the standard paperwork for a 24 Month service life.
BUT! Me being me... I opened the OLD battery pack which is nothing more
than a series of six (6) 'D' Cells.
Ok, no big deal yet!
I slid off the cardboard tube that covered each battery and what did I find?
An EXPIRATION DATE printed on the side of each battery.
These just happen to expire in March of 2014.
Yet the Manufactures expiration was Last year 2010.
Now, if you recall your FAA Regs... Batteries that come with
Manufacture Expiration Dates, can be used as the expiration date for
replacing your ELT batteries.
So, now there seems to be a conflict... Why can't I use the Batteries
Manufacture Date as apposed to the date assigned by the assembler of the
battery pack?
Of course he wants the turnaround business of every two years Vs eight
years... FOUR times the assigned life!
Barry
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| Subject: | Re: ELT maybe not yours - BUT! |
Good question. My guess is they want to sell more battery packs and the
cardboard was so you didn't know the date.
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From: FLYaDIVE <flyadive@gmail.com>
Sent: Tue, July 12, 2011 11:44:46 AM
Subject: TeamGrumman-List: ELT maybe not yours - BUT!
Hey Team:
Now I know this is not the ELT that is our Grumman's but there maybe the chance
that you may know someone that uses one of these.
I just finished an Annual on a Piper 140.
It had this ELT...
Make: SHARC 7
It is usually found in the cockpit area.
The Battery is made by: MERL, INC.
It comes with the standard paperwork for a 24 Month service life.
BUT! Me being me... I opened the OLD battery pack which is nothing more than a
series of six (6) 'D' Cells.
Ok, no big deal yet!
I slid off the cardboard tube that covered each battery and what did I find?
An EXPIRATION DATE printed on the side of each battery.
These just happen to expire in March of 2014.
Yet the Manufactures expiration was Last year 2010.
Now, if you recall your FAA Regs... Batteries that come with
Manufacture Expiration Dates, can be used as the expiration date for replacing
your ELT batteries.
So, now there seems to be a conflict... Why can't I use the Batteries
Manufacture Date as apposed to the date assigned by the assembler of the battery
pack?
Of course he wants the turnaround business of every two years Vs eight years...
FOUR times the assigned life!
Barry
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