air travel: should I take both EX1 batteries as carry-on?

Malcolm Hamilton · August 13th, 2008, 10:31 AM

Hi there,
I'm flying later today, and someone mentioned that I bring even my spare battery (which I was going to add to my checked baggage) as carry-on. He said airlines don't like lithium-ion batteries in the hold, or something to this effect.
Can someone corroborate?
Thanks, Malcolm

George Kroonder · August 13th, 2008, 10:36 AM

Check here: http://safetravel.dot.gov/whats_new_batteries.html

These rules are International Air Transport Association (IATA) rules, but here's the Canadian site and the Aussie equivalent (with a nice table).

George/

Josh Chesarek · August 13th, 2008, 10:38 AM

Carry on if you can with the new rules, at least you can mail it or something, I checked my on camera light battery belt which was within the rules but it was pulled out before the baggage was allowed to continue on. So if anyone wants a battery belt from Bescore goto JFK... should still be sitting in the hazmat pickup with United...

Malcolm Hamilton · August 13th, 2008, 10:58 AM

thanks so much to both of you... I will carry them both on and avoid the panic I would have experienced.
Cheers, Malcolm

Paul Kendal · August 13th, 2008, 11:32 AM

Does anyone know if the BP-U60 battery is classified as "large" or "small" battery by the new FAA rules?

Here is a quote from the website ""Larger" lithium ion batteries are rated between 100 and 300 watt-hours (8-25 g equivalent lithium content"

George Kroonder · August 13th, 2008, 11:39 AM

The BP-U60 is rated at 56Wh, and should be well within the "small" classification.

George/

Svein Rune Skilnand · August 13th, 2008, 12:19 PM

I travelled with both the EX1, BPU30 and BPU60 packed in a backpack all the way from Canada, through Detroit, Amsterdam and then Norway with all my SxS cards as well. Had no problems at all.

Svein Rune

Dean Sensui · August 13th, 2008, 01:52 PM

I have flown several times interisland here in Hawaii, and TSA passed my BP-60 batteries in my camera bag without a comment.

I also packed a pair of nano-phosphate battery packs that I built and those went through without a hitch.

August 13th, 2008, 10:31 AM	#1
Malcolm Hamilton Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 329	air travel: should I take both EX1 batteries as carry-on? Hi there, I'm flying later today, and someone mentioned that I bring even my spare battery (which I was going to add to my checked baggage) as carry-on. He said airlines don't like lithium-ion batteries in the hold, or something to this effect. Can someone corroborate? Thanks, Malcolm

August 13th, 2008, 10:38 AM	#3
Josh Chesarek Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Winter Park, FL Posts: 820	Carry on if you can with the new rules, at least you can mail it or something, I checked my on camera light battery belt which was within the rules but it was pulled out before the baggage was allowed to continue on. So if anyone wants a battery belt from Bescore goto JFK... should still be sitting in the hazmat pickup with United... __________________ Simple Thought Productions - Life @ 30,000 Words per second

August 13th, 2008, 11:32 AM	#5
Paul Kendal Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 70	Does anyone know if the BP-U60 battery is classified as "large" or "small" battery by the new FAA rules? Here is a quote from the website ""Larger" lithium ion batteries are rated between 100 and 300 watt-hours (8-25 g equivalent lithium content" __________________ Canon HV20 \| Sony FX1 \| Canon XH-A1 \| Sony XDCam EX1 \| 8 Core Mac with FCP and lots of Hard Drives

August 13th, 2008, 01:52 PM	#8
Dean Sensui Trustee Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 1,009	I have flown several times interisland here in Hawaii, and TSA passed my BP-60 batteries in my camera bag without a comment. I also packed a pair of nano-phosphate battery packs that I built and those went through without a hitch. __________________ Dean Sensui VP of Production, Hawaii Goes Fishing

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August 13th, 2008, 10:36 AM	#2
George Kroonder Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Utrecht, NL \| Europe 3rd Rock from the Sun Posts: 583	Check here: http://safetravel.dot.gov/whats_new_batteries.html These rules are International Air Transport Association (IATA) rules, but here's the Canadian site and the Aussie equivalent (with a nice table). George/

August 13th, 2008, 10:58 AM	#4
Malcolm Hamilton Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 329	thanks so much to both of you... I will carry them both on and avoid the panic I would have experienced. Cheers, Malcolm

August 13th, 2008, 11:39 AM	#6
George Kroonder Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Utrecht, NL \| Europe 3rd Rock from the Sun Posts: 583	The BP-U60 is rated at 56Wh, and should be well within the "small" classification. George/

August 13th, 2008, 12:19 PM	#7
Svein Rune Skilnand Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Fidjeland, Norway Posts: 64	I travelled with both the EX1, BPU30 and BPU60 packed in a backpack all the way from Canada, through Detroit, Amsterdam and then Norway with all my SxS cards as well. Had no problems at all. Svein Rune