Specifications

sem bly, strip and crimp a fe male ter mi nal
pin to a sep a rate shorter wire for con nec-
tion be tween pin 9 of the cock pit switch
and air craft ground. Strip and crimp a fe -
male pin to a sec ond wire for con nec tion
be tween air craft power and the ap pli ca ble
power con nec tion (pin 1 or 3) on the
cock pit switch con nec tor.
In sert each of the fe male pins into the
switch 9-pin con nec tor, which will con nect
to the cock pit re mote switch, as shown in
the wir ing di a gram (Fig ure 3-10). Push
the con nec tor into place on the re mote
switch.
NOTE: Ter mi nal pins may be re moved
by us ing Molex ex trac tion tool
#11-03-0002 or equiv a lent.
3.6.4. Power and Ground
The power source de ter mines when the
light func tions but has no ef fect on the
switch func tions. It is pref er a ble to by pass
the air craft and avi on ics mas ter switches
and con nect the power wire di rectly to
the bat tery with a 1 amp in-line fuse. A
better so lu tion is con nect ing to the air craft
clock cir cuitry.
If your ELT front panel in di ca tor light is
wired through ei ther the air craft mas ter or
the avi on ics mas ter switch, make sure
these switches are turned on dur ing test
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ing.
NOTE: If the air craft does not have an
elec tri cal sys tem (i.e. no bat tery), it is
per mis si ble to fab ri cate, us ing 3 al ka line 9
volt bat ter ies in se ries, a sub sti tute power
source for the re mote light. Con nect the
pos i tive side of power source to the
28vdc pin of the re mote switch. The al ter
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ation should be noted in the log book
and the bat tery should be checked pe ri
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od i cally and must be re placed ev ery two
years.
3.6.5. Fin ishing Up
With its switch in the “OFF” po si tion
(down), in sert the ELT into the mount ing
tray at an an gle so that the lock ing ears
at the end op po site the di rec tion-of-flight
ar row fit into the mount ing tray lock ing
slots. Press the ELT down into the
mount ing tray un til fully seated.
In stall the pro tec tive top cover on the
ELT by fit ting the cover lock ing slots
over the lock ing ears on the ELT. Push
the cover to ward the con nec tor end of
the ELT and seat it down in place on
the ELT.
In sert the an tenna coax ca bles through
the end cap ac cess holes and con nect
to the ELT unit. Con nect the 12-pin
Molex con nec tor to the ELT unit. Slide
the end cap into place over the mount-
ing tray and pro tec tive top cover and se
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cure the end cap to the mount ing tray
us ing the two thumb screws.
Tie up ex cess slack in the coax ca bles,
yet leave enough slack so that the
mount ing tray cap can be eas ily re moved.
Per form the tests as out lined herein.
It is VERY im por tant that the cock pit
switch panel light im me di ately be gins
flash ing con tin u ously when the ELT is ac
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ti vated. If the light fails to start flash ing
im me di ately, re check the in ter face wir ing
be tween the ELT and the cock pit panel
switch.
Brief the op er a tor(s) of the air craft on
the con tents of this “ELT In stal la tion and
Op er a tion Man ual” and dem on strate the
de scribed tests. The man ual should be
kept ei ther in the air craft or with the air
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craft log books.
Make the ap pro pri ate log book en tries
and fill out and sub mit FAA Form 337.
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5000
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