diff --git a/lib/binaryParsers.js b/lib/binaryParsers.js
index 27673a8..1272e51 100644
--- a/lib/binaryParsers.js
+++ b/lib/binaryParsers.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ var init = function (register) {
   register(21, parseInt16)
   register(23, parseInt32)
   register(26, parseInt32)
-  register(1700, parseNumeric)
+  register(1700, parseFloat)
   register(700, parseFloat32)
   register(701, parseFloat64)
   register(16, parseBool)