March 15

Hi Ed:

Tnx for the reply and the information on EPIRB batteries. My Seimac unit is an older one (2002) and the battery was integral to the plastic, screw-on base (potted in epoxy maybe?). The company seems to have gone out of the business. The EPIRB tests fine and I'm sure it would work well for some period of time. It was designed to
operate for 48 hours after deployment. The costs have come down so much it's not
much more expensive to replace it than it was to replace the battery. Looks like a
new ACR for me.

Geoff