Because interested minds like to know...
So with a non operational AK-450 ELT .. and a cold winter day..
Not saying this was the only reason for unit failures...
But its hard to make a good solder joint to spring steel with RA/RMA flux
No need to “ Flame” me on all the other manufacturing issues the AK-450 might have had..
Just never could find any failure analysis of the AK-450 online..
Lastly: The AK-450 main board solder joins all look fine..
But its a good guess.. Who ever did this soldering.. Did lots of other units...
As Found...
Simple Repair..
“ Its typically always something simple...”
So with a non operational AK-450 ELT .. and a cold winter day..
Not saying this was the only reason for unit failures...
But its hard to make a good solder joint to spring steel with RA/RMA flux
No need to “ Flame” me on all the other manufacturing issues the AK-450 might have had..
Just never could find any failure analysis of the AK-450 online..
Lastly: The AK-450 main board solder joins all look fine..
But its a good guess.. Who ever did this soldering.. Did lots of other units...
As Found...
Simple Repair..
“ Its typically always something simple...”
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