WaterTribe Home           WaterTribe Forums

Talking About Adventure In Small Boats

Register or log in - lost password?

Username
Password

Remember me

1. 

   MicroTom
   Key Master

   Time to replace the battery in one of my PLBs. I called ACR directly and they quoted me $155 and 10-15 day turn around. They went on to say you can do better using one of our authorized service shops and recommended:

   Solution One Maritime
   Phone: 813-241-6654

   Address:
   2721 East Adamo Dr
   Tampa, FL 33605

   Cost for service on my PLB-375 ResQLink+ is $89.99. Turn around time is 3-5 days. They also mentioned to make sure you include your contact info. They will call for payment once the device is done and ready to go out.

   Check you expiration dates. Get your PLB serviced if its due.

   Posted 5 months ago #
2. 

   Cat5
   Member

   I know it's not supposed to be done, but I just made a new battery pack. The cells that they use are readily available and cheap

   Posted 5 months ago #
3. 

   danceswithmullet
   Member

   Thanks MicroTom and timely. I need to send mine in and that is definitely a cheaper option.I did see the youtubes on doing it yourself but having someone that does this all the time and may notice something else amiss looking at it I will spend the money. Also this should come with a new official expiration sticker.The folks that pull these apart have noted the batteries have a 10 year life so ACR is probably being over cautious.DWM

   Posted 5 months ago #
4. 

   WindwardMark
   Member

   I got mine done at survivalatsea.com in Maine. They do a series of checks on it after, which sounds good. Considering all the money we're spending, what's another hundred?

   Posted 5 months ago #
5. 

   OERentals
   Member

   try beaconbatteryreplacement.com for a cheap aftermarket alternative.

   Posted 4 months ago #
6. 

   WindwardMark
   Member

   Now ya tell me...

   Posted 4 months ago #
7. 

   danceswithmullet
   Member

   Got mine back from solution marine. Tax shipping ect $107. Reminded me my registration was expired. Registered, new battery sticker all good now. Learned my lesson years ago getting boarded by the coast guard. If you show them safety gear above the required to be onboatd but the battery or registration is expired you will get dinged. Be polite and show minimum!DWM

   Posted 4 months ago #

RSS feed for this topic

Reply

You must log in to post.