SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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 Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:49 pm Post subject: air travel restriction on lithium batteries |
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Thought everyone should know about this.
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If you don't want to lose your spare lithium batteries for your camera, notebook or cell phone, you might want to pack carefully for your next flight.
New rules from the Transportation and Security Administration that take effect on January 1 ban travelers from carrying loose lithium batteries in checked baggage. Passengers are allowed to pack two spare batteries in their carry-on bag, as long as they're in clear plastic baggies.
Fortunately, you don't have to worry about the batteries that are already installed in the devices you're bringing. The TSA has said it's safe to check in items like a laptop or iPhone that already have the batteries in place.
The agency said that loose lithium batteries not installed in devices pose a fire risk to passenger planes. Recently, the National Transportation Safety Board could not rule out the possibility that lithium batteries started a fire in a plane at the Philadelphia National Airport last year, according to the Associated Press.
If you do plan on bringing spare batteries in your carry-on bag, be aware of some other rules: You can only bring batteries with an equivalent of up to 8 grams of lithium content. (Most batteries for cell phones and laptops meet this requirement.) And for lithium metal batteries, whether carried as a spare or installed in a device, batteries are limited to 2 grams of lithium metal.
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dogshed
Joined: 28 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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bump, Thanks for the heads up.
Why the limit on the number if fire is the issue? That doesn't make
sense. Edit: The fewer batteries together the easier they are to put out.
If I were a professional photographer I might carry
more than two spares.
The Itaewon airport has a display that shows batteries. On my last trip
I put them in checked luggage because I didn't want them confiscated.
Those were just NiMH so not a big deal, but my camera batteries are
$45 each. |
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