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US Bans Lithium Batteries from Plane Cargo Holds to Limit Explosion Risk

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

canopic jug writes:

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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 02 2019, @03:10AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 02 2019, @03:10AM (#809051)

    For RC and EV and other weirdos with interesting Li-Ion batteries, there's a slew of regulations in effect in NA and in EU. IDK about other jurisdictions. Among other things, you can have as many cells as you want (!) but they can't be connected in series above 100V total, neither carryon nor checked.

    This really screwed a few power tools companies with new "high" voltage packs. Of course, smart people in the EV crowd just disconnect lower voltage subpacks. Ten 52V nominals instead of five 100Vs, etc.

    Could one simply plug them together again on the flight? :P

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 02 2019, @03:15AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 02 2019, @03:15AM (#809053)

    Wh. 100Wh.

    The delta quote above is therefore weird.

    "Lithium Ion (rechargeable batteries) – Each battery cannot exceed a rating of 100 Watt-hour unless you have express permission from the airline. However even in this case, you are limited to a maximum of two batteries with maximum ratings of 160 Watt-hour and they must be in carry-on luggage only. There is an exception for Lithium-Ion wheelchair batteries up to 300 Watt-hours, but limited to one battery and it must be disconnected. See above for how to find out the Watt-hour rating of your batteries." [1]

    [1] https://batteryguy.com/kb/knowledge-base/air-travel-with-lithium-batteries/ [batteryguy.com]