ACR&Artex ME406 ACE 455-0023 - Manual (Page 30)

Artex Products / ACR Electronics, Inc. 570-0023 Rev. G
Page 30 of 33
10.6 Cell Disposal Instructions
Lithium batteries are best disposed of as a non-hazardous waste when fully or mostly
discharged. The Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) governed by the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) do not list or exempt Lithium as a hazardous waste.
However, if waste lithium batteries are still fully charged or only partially discharged, they can
be considered a reactive hazardous waste because of the significant amounts of un-reacted or
unconsumed lithium remaining in the spent battery. The batteries must be neutralized through
an approved secondary treatment facility prior to disposal as a hazardous waste (as required by
the U.S. Land Ban Restrictions for the hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984.)
Secondary treatment centers receive these batteries as manifested hazardous waste under code
"D003 - reactive". Button cells are exempt because they contain so little lithium and therefore
can be disposed of in the normal municipal waste stream.
11. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Refer to the ME406 series ELT manuals for flash error codes during Self-Test.
SYMPTOM LIKELY CAUSE ACTION
LED of the remote
switch is not flashing
when either the ELT
or the remote switch
is turn ON.
The voltage of the cell is
below 3.3 volts.
Replace the cell.
The harness is not secured to
the remote switch.
Check that the modular jack
is fully inserted inside the
back of the remote switch.
The remote switch ground
wire is not connected to the
module interface ground.
For a metallic aircraft, check
the resistance between the
remote switch and the
module interface (10 Ω min.)
The module interface is not
connected to the ELT.
Check the connection.
Cell is not installed properly.
Check the polarity of the cell
with respect to the plastic cell
holder.
The wiring configuration is
incorrect.
Refer to Section 5.