Friday, December 28, 2007
New Travel Rules In US For Lithium Ion Batteries
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "NEWS" @ 08:00 PM
http://safetravel.dot.gov/whats_new_batteries.html
Effective January 1, 2008, the following rules apply to the spare lithium batteries you carry with you in case the battery in a device runs low:
• Spare batteries are the batteries you carry separately from the devices they power. When batteries are installed in a device, they are not considered spare batteries.
• You may not pack a spare lithium battery in your checked baggage
• You may bring spare lithium batteries with you in carry-on baggage – see our spare battery tips and how-to sections to find out how to pack spare batteries safely!
• Even though we recommend carrying your devices with you in carry-on baggage as well, if you must bring one in checked baggage, you may check it with the batteries installed.
Check out the site for more rules. It makes me wonder how big my Mobile Power Pack is and if I can no longer take it with me on trips, thus rendering it useless. :? Be sure to check out the new rules before getting on that plane starting in January.
By the way, were any of the batteries that caught fire larger than the specs on this page? I don't think so. This seems like more feel-goodisms to me than anything worthwhile. :roll:
Effective January 1, 2008, the following rules apply to the spare lithium batteries you carry with you in case the battery in a device runs low:
• Spare batteries are the batteries you carry separately from the devices they power. When batteries are installed in a device, they are not considered spare batteries.
• You may not pack a spare lithium battery in your checked baggage
• You may bring spare lithium batteries with you in carry-on baggage – see our spare battery tips and how-to sections to find out how to pack spare batteries safely!
• Even though we recommend carrying your devices with you in carry-on baggage as well, if you must bring one in checked baggage, you may check it with the batteries installed.
Check out the site for more rules. It makes me wonder how big my Mobile Power Pack is and if I can no longer take it with me on trips, thus rendering it useless. :? Be sure to check out the new rules before getting on that plane starting in January.
By the way, were any of the batteries that caught fire larger than the specs on this page? I don't think so. This seems like more feel-goodisms to me than anything worthwhile. :roll:
