When submerged in water between 5-13 ft. (1.5 – 4 m), the HydroFix™ will disengage the rod allowing the Category 1 bracket to release the EBIRB.
ACR has designed a patent pending release rod system, which does not depend on a battery, sharp blade, or a pyrotechnic device to release the beacon. This advantage allows ACR to offer an HRU that is individually tested to ensure that the HydroFix™ is the most reliable HRU in an emergency situation.
All HydroFix™ units are tested to the same high standards and quality workmanship you have come to expect from ACR over the past 50 years.
ACR’s HydroFix™ is now part of the standard replacement kit for the following EPIRBs* and brackets:
Satellite 406™
(Closed and Open Face Brackets)
Model: RLB-27
P/N 2754/2756/ 2772
Satellite2 406™
Model: RLB-32
P/N 2774
RapidFix™ 406
Model: RLB-33
P/N 2776
GlobalFix™ 406
Model: RLB-35
P/N 2742
Sea Shelter™
P/N 9327
Sea Shelter™2
*Not for use with RLB-23 406 EPIRB (fully enclosed bracket)
P/N 9435/9455
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