PSA: Pieps Safety Check

Just got an email today saying now it's a voluntary recall?
https://www.blackdiamondequipment.co...-notification/

FYI they give a phone number: 866-306-0865 and I was able to talk to a real person within 5 min of calling.
I was calling concerned that my beacon may work today but not work tomorrow(especially important when on a extended trip) but they said that the impacted beacons never worked and that if my beacon works today it will never fail in the manner that the recall addresses.

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Originally Posted by tang

This check only reinforces my two big dislikes on the pieps/BD... 1) why isnt the "off" in the middle position (the hardest position to slide to) and 2) why doesnt it make some noise (ideally a distinct noise) when turned off? I've since switched to the Arva Neo Pro which is cheaper, much better designed and a lot more range

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Dunno about #1. Off -> send -> search makes sense to me, with a lockout in send mode, of course.

... Thom

So sliding from search (top) to send (middle) shouldn’t require me to move the slide lock to the left, correct?

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Originally Posted by Peruvian

So sliding from search (top) to send (middle) shouldn’t require me to move the slide lock to the left, correct?

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Correct it only locks in off and send.

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Originally Posted by durangobrad

Correct it only locks in off and send.

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Thanks