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Pilawt

Pilawt

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I have an old McMurdo Fast Find PLB that needs a battery replacement. Looks like the battery replacement is about 2/3 the cost of a whole new unit.

Are there better choices on the market now, or is the Fast Find still worthwhile to keep it going?
 
Pilawt said:
Are there better choices on the market now, or is the Fast Find still worthwhile to keep it going?
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There's a previous thread on PLBs somewhere. For reference, most commercial helicopter ops in the GOM use ACR products.
 
Crazy...............but I've just been tossing the 5.....now 6-year-old PLBs away.
 
Yeah, if you don't want a satellite tracker with an annual $ub$cription, text messaging, digital sommelier and voice massage, get the ACR!
 
I have 2 ACR floating PLBs. No need the the fancy LCD display. Flip open, wait for the big orange helo to show up.
 
bnt83 said:
I think its a crock that the batteries aren't serviceable in most of these.
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Technically, they are. It's just that the manufacturers made them uneconomically viable to do so.
 
Some enterprising person does make one for ACR now.

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My last battery swap in my ACR was $80 and included a test report. I think that's a fine price for not having to do it myself.
 
bnt83 said:
I think its a crock that the batteries aren't serviceable in most of these.
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Agree but not getting replaceable batteries back on cell phones either. LOL.

Unit74 said:
Willing to bet your life on that battery pack?
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Not after what quality issues I’ve seen out of Chinese batteries. Not only no, but hell no. I don’t even care if they say they’re buying a big brand name and packaging them, plenty of counterfeits out there.
 
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