Anyway, thanks for reminding me to change mine since they are now 14 months in use.
Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com Visit my NEW KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at www.flykr2s.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry&Sallie Flesner" <fles...@verizon.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 3:48 PM Subject: Re: KR> ELT battries > At 03:33 PM 2/18/2006, you wrote: > >Doesn't the FAA regs state that ELT batteries must be changed every 12 > >months and so noted on an affixed label on the ELT? > >Mark Jones > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > It depends on the make and model. Many are 2 year battery packs. > I get different answers from everyone I ask on the alkaline batteries. > Some say 1/2 the shelf life marked on the battery, some say the > date on the battery, yada, yada, yada. I can't find anything definite > in the regs. Maybe someone on the net has the "real answer". If > you know the answer, please post. NO GUESSES , PLEASE. > > As for me, I'm going to change them every year now. > > > Larry Flesner > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
