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TECHNICAL SERVICE
MANUAL
406MHz COSPAS-SARSAT Emergency Beacon,
MT603 Series EPIRB
Order Part Number: 404115
Drawing Number:
Issue:
Status:
Date:
17 Gibbon Road, Winston Hills NSW 2153, Australia
ABN: 93 000 346 814
53285-2
2
Released
16-August-2023
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GME Pty Ltd
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Summary of Contents for GME COSPAS-SARSAT MT603 Series
- Page 1 Date: 16-August-2023 gme.net.au This document and the information contained herein is the property of GME Pty Ltd. It may GME Pty Ltd not be copied, used or disclosed in whole or in part except with prior permission of GME Pty Ltd. It is supplied without liability for 17 Gibbon Road, Winston Hills NSW 2153, Australia errors or omissions.
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It is possible to regularly verify the issue status and download as necessary new document Battery releases including TSBs via the support area on GME’s website. Always work with the latest versions of this and other documentation. GME’s home page web address is: www.gme.net.au... - Page 3 4.2.2 MT603 SERIES BATTERY SERVICE KIT 4.4 SERVICING OPERATIONS Part names are as for the MT603 series battery service kit, see above at Section 4.2.1. 4.4.1 INSPECTION This operation is carried out to determine whether the beacon has suffered from physical or environmental abuse that will require rectification prior to its return into service.
- Page 4 WARNING: At this point, the switch is on. You must complete the next steps within 45 seconds 2. Using a PH1 Phillips screwdriver, remove all four screws that retain the EPIRB cap to the to avoid a live transmission. lower chassis. Discard the screws . 3.
- Page 5 Assembly Photo to show the battery polarity and water activation tabs. Assembly consists of essentially the disassembly operations in reverse sequence. Each step is to be completed in numerical order as follows: 1. Ensure that you are using an antistatic mat and wearing the wrist strap. CAUTION: This equipment contains static-sensitive componentry.
- Page 6 4.4.5 REPLACEMENT OF DESICCANT SACHET 3. Separate the antenna from the cap. 4. Discard the antenna and the O-ring seal that is present at the interface between the two. The desiccant sachet must be replaced whenever: 5. Carefully withdraw the PCB from the cap, place it on an antistatic mat. •...
- Page 7 (but not excessive) silicone sealant into the test point to promote a good seal. EPIRB. WARNING: Use only a neutral (that is, not acidic) cure silicone sealant. Seek advise from GME or the sealant provider if unsure. Using a PH1 Philips torque screwdriver, immediately insert and then tighten the test point sealing screw to 30 cN·m ±...
- Page 8 4.4.11 TRANSMISSION TEST AND REPORT 3. Press down on the seal to ensure good and complete contact with the beacon. 4. Inspect the seal, and if it has torn down during installation a new seal must be installed. All steps are to be completed in numerical order as follows: 1.
- Page 9 4.6 FLOAT FREE PRODUCT CONVERSION EXPLODED VIEW OF CONSTRUCTION MT603G beacons sold with a manual release bracket can be easily adapted to fully automatic MT603G float free operation. The Float Free MT603/CON Conversion Kit contains all the necessary items and full instructions for this operation. NOTE: Provision is made within the Cospas-Sarsat protocols to include beacon activation type.
- Page 10 SCHEDULE OF ITEMS FOR SERVICE & REPAIR Sales/Order Name / Description Supply MT603G MT603FG Code Quantity Sales/Order Code Name / Description Supply MT603G MT603FG Quantity MT400DPK Dealer Programming Kit MT400 Series single (complete with software) MT401FFSVC Float Free (FF) housing service kit kit services 1 ...
- Page 11 GME Pty Ltd 17 Gibbon Road, Winston Hills NSW 2153, Australia Part Number: 404115 Drawing Number: 53285-2...
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