---------------------------------------------------------- TeamGrumman-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 07/12/11: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 11:47 AM - ELT maybe not yours - BUT! (FLYaDIVE) 2. 12:14 PM - Re: ELT maybe not yours - BUT! (Gary Vogt) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 11:47:20 AM PST US Subject: TeamGrumman-List: ELT maybe not yours - BUT! From: FLYaDIVE *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 * ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 12:14:16 PM PST US From: Gary Vogt Subject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: 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. ________________________________ From: FLYaDIVE 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message teamgrumman-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/TeamGrumman-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/teamgrumman-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/teamgrumman-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.