ARTEX PRODUCTS / ACR ELECTRONICS, INC
DESCRIPTION, OPERATION, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
C406-2 (453-5000), C406-2HM (453-5001)
570-5000 Rev. U
Company Confidential
25-62-11
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SUBTASK 25-62-11-990-002
B.
Battery
CAUTION:
LITHIUM BATTERY SAFETY CONCERNS INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE,
VENTING VIOLENTLY, AND VENTING OF TOXIC GASES.
1)
The lithium battery pack used on the C406-2 Series ELT is certified under TSO C142.
a)
The conditions and tests required for TSO approval of this battery are minimum performance
standards. It is the responsibility of those desiring to install this battery in a specific type or class
of aircraft to determine that the aircraft installation conditions are within the TSO standards. The
battery may be installed only if further evaluation by applicant documents an acceptable
installation and is approved by the Administrator.
SUBTASK 25-62-11-990-003
C.
RTCA DO-160D Compliance
1)
DO-160D Environmental Categories: C1-BA204XR2828XZAZZ204B28X
2)
The DO-160D environmental categories breakdown is detailed in Table 1.
CATEGORY
SECTION
DESCRIPTION
C1
4.0
Temperature/Altitude
-
4.5.4 In-Flight Loss of Cooling
B
5.0
Temperature Variation
A
6.0
Humidity
204
7.0/8.0 Operational Shock and Crash Safety/Vibration
X
9.0
Explosion
R
10.0
Waterproofness
X
11.0
Fluids Susceptibility
X
12.0
Sand and Dust
X
13.0
Fungus
X
14.0
Salt Spray
X
15.0
Magnetic Effect
Z
16.0
Power Input
A
17.0
Voltage Spike
Z
18.0
Audio Frequency Susceptibility
Z
19.0
Induced Signal Susceptibility
204
20.0
Radio Frequency Susceptibility
B
21.0
Emission of RF Energy
X
22.0
Lightning
X
23.0
Lightning Direct Effects
X
24.0
Icing
Table 1 Environmental Categories Breakdown
