Slats11 says:
"I would certainly take my chances with being unable to isolate an electrical system ...".
I suspect, but don't know, that the transponder circuitry itself is remote. All that is local is the line and the switch. And, in my view, even they don't need to exist.
But nobody is talking about the CVR and FDR batteries. Surely none of my detractors think that these batteries are sufficient? I wonder if a power source can be devised using seawater as an electrolyte and dissimilar metals as electrodes.
Last edited by Downwind Lander; 12th Sep 2014 at 15:37.
Reason: A distressing imperfection.