ACR&Artex HydroFix HRU - Manual (Page 8)

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SECTION 4
– INSTALLING THE
HRU IN A SeaShelter
3
™ BRACKET
The following ACR EPIRBs are compatible
with the SeaShelter
3
™ (ACR P/N 9501):
 GlobalFix™ iPRO, GlobalFix™
PRO, Satellite
3
406™ or models
RLB-36 and higher
Contents of the HydroFix™ HRU Kit that you
will need:

HydroFix
™ Replacement Hydrostatic
Release Unit (C)

Large cotter pin (D)

HRU expiration label (E)

SeaShelter
3
™ release rod (F)
Instructions:
1.) Remove the front cover of the bracket and carefully release the
EPIRB from the bracket.
2.) Remove the old HRU unit and rod from
the bracket by pressing the spring
release back and rotating the old HRU
out of the bracket.
3.) Take the SeaShelter
3
™ release rod (M)
and place it on top of the rod on the
HRU, aligning the two sets of holes on
the base (see Figure A).
4.) Place large cotter pin (H) inside the two
holes, securing the two rods together.
5.) Mark the expiry date on the HRU according to the instructions in
Section 3.
6.) Record the expiration date on the HRU expiration label (K) with an
indelible marker.
7.) Push the release spring back against the bracket aligning the holes
on the spring with the holes on the back of the bracket.
Figure A