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Hey guys just wondering what the go is with the expiry date on an epirb and how to rectify. Is it a matter of changing a battery through a dealer or is the unit expired and a replacement required?

Cheers Vo2c88

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If you want to chat with us, can advise, as there is a few questions I would ask, brand, type, etc.

To answer a bit more simplistically, mine is due now, along with about 5 others I purchased at the time.

The cost to replace the battery is not much less than purchasing a brand new unit with a 10 year warranty.

I will be doing a bulk purchase at the start of June

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Ian,

Mine expires early July so I think it'll work out well.

Ill send you a pm of the details when I get home later tonight

Cheers Vic

  • 5 months later...
Posted (edited)

Interested in the response as to which type to get. GME KTI or other. And what is a reasonable price. I know 121mhz is no longer used and I require one for over 2nm from shore and I hope I never need an outlet deploying unit so I'll look got manual. But are there any recommendations. ???

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to dispose of an old EPIRB, you need to disconnect the battery, so it cant accidentally go off.

What i did with ours, undo the top, cut the wires to the battery, threw it out in 2 pieces.

There is an agreement with one of the Battery Chain stores to drop the units off. However my understanding is they charge you now for that service

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