ELT Upgrade

[Andy95W]

On 1/29/2023 at 2:28 PM, 0TreeLemur said:

I decided on the ACK E04 over the Artex.  Reason: aesthetics.  A couple of years ago we installed an Artex ELT on our C.  The antenna on the Artex has the attractiveness of a black hot dog.  In my opinion, it doesn't look like it belongs on an airplane.  Would look better on a truck.  The ACK antenna is white and looks like it belongs on an airplane. 

Another plus, the ACK costs less.  A negative: it requires periodic changing of a couple of small "specialty" batteries.  Weighed against an ugly antenna, I decided to go with the attractive antenna and change some batteries.

 

 

2 hours ago, DXB said:

Just don't get a ACK E-04 ELT, total POS.  8 years after install, it has started false alarming relentlessly. And when it goes off, it's very hard to silence - keeps triggering again and again. Company claims adjacent wiring caused it but nothing was changed for years before it started acting up. I disabled it   I make sure my PLB is handy for now.  I'll replace it with an Artex one in the next year ($$$) - they even made a version of their panel mount controller that fits into the cutout for the ACK because so many folks need to replace those.

So which ELT am I supposed to buy, an ACK or an Artex?

[EricJ]

I like my ACK-04.   

Get what you think is best.

 

[N201MKTurbo]

I installed an ACK E-04 about a month ago. When I was installing it, I put the placard on the remote unit to match the picture on the front of the manual. I was reading the manual and according to the manual, it was backwards. 
 

I sent an email to ACK telling them that their picture was wrong. I got a response from the CEO saying that they have sold over 40000 of those and I was the first to notice it.