Inside your EPIRB pics -

[captainslarty]

Well, to be fair lol - you dont often see INSIDE - so, cos I need to send my unit to Australia, and they asked me to remove the battery pack.. here ya go... it wasnt too painful either..

Sort of middle page spread - readers Epirbs... ooooooh errrrrrrrrrr thats a nice piece of circuit board - wouldnt mind getting me lips around that one for an hour...

Well, not really.. but Internal shots can be soooooo acceptable at times..











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[Noddy]

I have a similar unit to yours. The yellow one rather than the orange.

The guy at the shop told me there was a helicopter inside mine. After seeing your pictures I'd better check.

Thanks

PS: Impressive knees

 

[captainslarty]

Yo Noddy
thanks for the kind comments on the knees..

I must confess as to NOT noting a helicopter inside.. maybe I missed it ??? /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Maybe you had the plane version..... /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[captainslarty]

HMM, THE PLANE VERSION, YES, IT COULD BE !!!

it was plane simple to take apart.... not a sin of rotary wing anywhere..

I go with Morgana...

A no nonsense fixed wing epirb... /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[swampthing]

Did it come apart easily and are you going to replace cells yourself? Mines due for batts. They want £160 + vat. I saw lithium thionyll cells for £3.60 each. 10 year shelflife. Whats in yours, lithium sulphide?

 

[captainslarty]

Hi
I am not replacing the batteries - it is only so it can be airmailed back to Australia, they are sending me a new MT403.

the batteries, are Lithium SO2 and it was simplicity to take apart, 4 screws on the case flange, 2 holding the twin battery pack and a single 2 pin connector to the PCB. The batteries a soldered to a frame unit top and bottom.

Hope that helps

Joe

 

[Sans Bateau]

Currious to know why they are changing it, its the same as my EPIRB.

 

[captainslarty]

Hi Gadriel
check the liveaboard forum for my epirb post.
It developed signs of cracking in the casing. they are sending a new MT403 foc and want the old unit back for inspection. it was 3 years old. the customer service has been tremendous.