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Updating E-Airbag Packs

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Jason Albert

Updating your E-Avalanche airbag firmware...maybe it’s time.

Updating your E-Avalanche airbag firmware…maybe it’s time.

  Covered at The High Route and elsewhere, the established dynamic between avalanche transceivers and EMI (electromagnetic interference) is real and is something we all should be aware of. The potential list of EMI generators is long. And yes, they include the fancy GPS watch tracking your vert and electric avalanche airbags. As mentioned in…

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  1. David Hackbarth

    Can anyone provide information on the Orthovox Litric pack and EMI?
    Is there an issue or Siftware update?
    Thanks

    1. Jason Albert

      Hey David, good question. I have not seen anything online, and I have an email into them. In the time being, I’m reading into this 2023 information. https://beverlymountainguides.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Testreport_Interference_ElectrAirbags_DAV_SIFO.pdf

    2. Slim

      In the magazine trials (non scientific) the Litric bags did well, ie generated minimal EMI. They were also quoted there as saying that EMI was something they focused on during development. Combine that with the fact that they are fairly new, and it seems likely that there is no firmware update out yet.

      1. Jason Albert

        Confirmed, no update for the Litric. And as Slim noted, and you can see in the document linked above, the Litric system performed well regarding generating EMI disturbance.

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