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Malcolm Hamilton August 13th, 2008 09:31 AM

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

George Kroonder August 13th, 2008 09:36 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 09:38 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 09:58 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 10:32 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 10:39 AM

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

George/

Svein Rune Skilnand August 13th, 2008 11:19 AM

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 12:52 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.


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