Andy95W Posted February 2, 2023 Report Posted February 2, 2023 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 Posted February 2, 2023 Report Posted February 2, 2023 I like my ACK-04. Get what you think is best.
N201MKTurbo Posted February 2, 2023 Report Posted February 2, 2023 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. 2
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