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US Bans Spare Lithium Batteries from Checked Bags
US Bans Spare Lithium Batteries from Checked Bags
Starting Jan. 1 air passengers in the U.S. are prohibited from carrying spare lithium batteries in checked baggage. James Niccolai, IDGNS Monday, December 31, 2007 6:00 AM PST http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,14...l?tk=nl_dnxnws New rules will go into effect on Jan. 1 that prohibit air passengers in the U.S. from carrying spare lithium batteries in their checked baggage. The new rules, announced Friday by the U.S. Department of Transport, are designed to reduce the risk of fires in aircraft. Lithium batteries have been identified as a possible cause of several aircraft fires. Passengers will still be able to carry lithium batteries in checked bags if they are installed in a device like a laptop or digital camera. But loose batteries will need to be put in a plastic bag and carried on the plane as hand luggage, the DOT said. The rules also limit each passenger to two "extended-life" lithium batteries. These are larger batteries with more than 8 grams of equivalent lithium content, examples of which are pictured in the DOT's statement. The rules are also described at the SafeTravel.dot.gov Web site. In February 2006 a United Parcel Service flight landed at Philidelphia International Airport after the crew detected a fire in its cargo. The National Transportation Safety Board said later that it found several burned out laptop batteries on the plane, and could not rule them out as a possible cause of the fire. Lithium batteries are a fire hazzard because of the heat they can generate when they are damaged or suffer a short circuit, the NTSB said at a hearingabout the Philidelphia incident last July. "Several lithium battery incidents have occurred in recent years, including a lithium-ion battery fire that occurred less than two months ago on an airplane in Chicago," the NTSB said. Several big makers of laptops and cell phones, including Dell and Nokia, have recalled batteries recently because of flaws that created a potential fire hazzard. |
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US Bans Spare Lithium Batteries from Checked Bags
"Ablang" wrote in message ... US Bans Spare Lithium Batteries from Checked Bags Starting Jan. 1 air passengers in the U.S. are prohibited from carrying spare lithium batteries in checked baggage. How on earth are they going to enforce that one? -- William Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. |
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US Bans Spare Lithium Batteries from Checked Bags
In message "William Black"
wrote: "Ablang" wrote in message ... US Bans Spare Lithium Batteries from Checked Bags Starting Jan. 1 air passengers in the U.S. are prohibited from carrying spare lithium batteries in checked baggage. How on earth are they going to enforce that one? X-Rays to evaluate luggage to find illicit cargo, and interpreting a violation of this law as an application to the no-fly list should do the trick. |
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US Bans Spare Lithium Batteries from Checked Bags
DevilsPGD wrote:
X-Rays to evaluate luggage to find illicit cargo, and interpreting a violation of this law as an application to the no-fly list should do the trick. If the battery is for a phone, then buy a cheap second hand phone on ebay... |
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US Bans Spare Lithium Batteries from Checked Bags
Ablang writes:
Lithium batteries are a fire hazzard because of the heat they can generate when they are damaged or suffer a short circuit, the NTSB said at a hearingabout the Philidelphia incident last July. "Several lithium battery incidents have occurred in recent years, including a lithium-ion battery fire that occurred less than two months ago on an airplane in Chicago," the NTSB said. Several big makers of laptops and cell phones, including Dell and Nokia, have recalled batteries recently because of flaws that created a potential fire hazzard. There's a significant difference between rechargeable batteries containing lithium, and single-use batteries in a package that contain lithium. It seems that the TSA doesn't know the difference between the two. Either type of battery is safe as long as it isn't inside a device and is properly packaged or protected to prevent short circuits. Commercial lithium single-use batteries also have integrated overcurrent protection to prevent heating and explosion if they are short-circuited. |
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US Bans Spare Lithium Batteries from Checked Bags
DevilsPGD writes:
X-Rays to evaluate luggage to find illicit cargo, and interpreting a violation of this law as an application to the no-fly list should do the trick. Rechargeable batteries aren't necessarily very distinctive in appearance on x-ray images. That rectangle could be all sorts of things. |
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US Bans Spare Lithium Batteries from Checked Bags
In message Mxsmanic
wrote: DevilsPGD writes: X-Rays to evaluate luggage to find illicit cargo, and interpreting a violation of this law as an application to the no-fly list should do the trick. Rechargeable batteries aren't necessarily very distinctive in appearance on x-ray images. That rectangle could be all sorts of things. Sure, but with a density of a known explosive, I'd guess that they can find 'em, if so desired. Like with most things implemented by the TSA, this will probably be theatre, not actual security, so who knows how effective it will be. |
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US Bans Spare Lithium Batteries from Checked Bags
"DevilsPGD" wrote in message ... In message Mxsmanic wrote: DevilsPGD writes: X-Rays to evaluate luggage to find illicit cargo, and interpreting a violation of this law as an application to the no-fly list should do the trick. Rechargeable batteries aren't necessarily very distinctive in appearance on x-ray images. That rectangle could be all sorts of things. Sure, but with a density of a known explosive, I'd guess that they can find 'em, if so desired. If they resemble an explosive, TSA is guarenteed to miss 50% of them. Like with most things implemented by the TSA, this will probably be theatre, not actual security, so who knows how effective it will be. |
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US Bans Spare Lithium Batteries from Checked Bags
In message "Jim Davis"
wrote: If they resemble an explosive, TSA is guarenteed to miss 50% of them. Indeed. Like I said: Like with most things implemented by the TSA, this will probably be theatre, not actual security, so who knows how effective it will be. |
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