[BC] Dell Laptops

[Bill Croghan]

	As a CAP member who has shut off over 70 ELT's that were sending
false alarms over the last 20 years, I can tell you, the switches don't
always work, and if they did, it still would not help if the battery was
being shorted.  New is not always better.  The hardest one I ever had to
shut off was brand new, in one of the first Super Cubs off the line when
they started building them again about 10 years ago.  The owner and I both
agreed, that unit was extremely likely to survive a crash because it was so
darn hard to get into.  The impact switch had shorted and we had to open it
to disconnect the battery.
Bill

Lt. Col. Bill Croghan, CAP
WB?KSW
Las Vegas, NV
Chief Engineer, 
Lotus Broadcasting, Las Vegas, NV
KOMP/KXPT/KENO/KBAD




> -----Original Message-----
> From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net [mailto:broadcast-
> bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Paul Smith W4KNX
> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 1:07 PM
> To: Broadcasters' Mailing List
> Subject: RE: [BC] Dell Laptops
> 
> All aircraft made under the current regulations must include an on off
> reset
> switch on the panel for the elt regardless of where it is mounted.  My
> 1998
> Cessna 182 has a panel mounted switch, even though the Elt is mounted
> behind
> the rear seat.
> 
> Paul Smith
> W4KNX
> Sarasota, FL
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