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posted by chromas on Friday March 01 2019, @11:06AM   Printer-friendly
from the pack-the-device-but-carry-on-the-batteries dept.

The US is banning lithium batteries from cargo holds. The result will mean that all your phones, tablets, computers, music players, games consoles, and other rechargeable devices must be carried in hand luggage and tipped out onto trays to go through the metal detectors. Expect longer lines.


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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by ElizabethGreene on Friday March 01 2019, @06:55PM

    by ElizabethGreene (6748) Subscriber Badge on Friday March 01 2019, @06:55PM (#808850) Journal

    Lithium ion batteries not installed in a device (spares) must be in carry-on baggage and no more than two (2) spares between 100 and 160-watt hours are allowed.

    My son flies large RC helicopters, and the above policies are what we were told for our flight to Vegas. The helicopter would go in a checked pelican case. The batteries would go in their OEM cardboard boxes and be hand carried on the plane. We're going to ship them instead because neither of us wants to walk the agents through the math to convert Amp hours to Watt hours. (The Wh rating wasn't printed on the box.)

    I think it's fire risk, not security, they are managing here. We've physically damaged (chopped with a hoe) a puffed 4 cell pack on the driveway (for Science!). The resulting fire was impressive. It absolutely could force a plane do an unscheduled landing.

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