 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Thanks.
Off the back of this I'd just mention a little oddity that I've experienced with the Pieps Freeride - this only takes a single AA battery and the battery cover also forms the swtich. Out of a single packet of brand new duracell batteries one that didn't fit properly - it looked fine and powered up, but a gentle knock would break the circuit so the beacon would keep powering off, which is not ideal. All the other batteries in the pack were fine.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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that must be a bit worrying once that seed of doubts planted
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A tad, but as I say, it's a battery issue, not the unit itself (which does beep to let you know it's doing something it shouldn't). Slightly disconcerting that the design lets it happen mind you.
If you ARE relying on one of these, I'd be inclined to chuck a second battery in the rucksack. As far as I'm concerned it's OK, but I only use this as a 'sidecountry' type saftey device for fairly casual off pisteing. Going anywhere hefty I'd prefer a BCA.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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think its time i invested in one this year..either the new bca or the s1
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Facewest.co.uk, useful stuff, thanks. still sticking with my trusty F1 for now
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There's no real standard for battery sizes, so they do vary in size.
Ortovox had a problem with their M2 a few years back and did a free upgrade of the battery compartment door to handle any bats which came in as a sub-standard size.
http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/OrtovoxRecall.asp
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| Arno wrote: |
| Facewest.co.uk, useful stuff, thanks. still sticking with my trusty F1 for now |
I too like that you are sticking to your F1. 
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