Batteries banned from planes now

[renovation]

next they be banning us to one pair of underware on a flight and it have to be packed in a zip lock clear baggie !

WASHINGTON - To help reduce the risk of fires, air travelers will no longer be able to pack loose lithium batteries in checked luggage beginning Jan. 1, the Transportation Department said Friday.
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Passengers can still check baggage with lithium batteries if they are installed in electronic devices, such as cameras, cell phones and laptop computers. If packed in plastic bags, batteries may be in carryon baggage. The limit is two batteries per passenger.

The ban affects shipments of non-rechargeable lithium batteries, such as those made by Energizer Holdings Inc. and Procter & Gamble Co.'s Duracell brand.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071228/ap_on_hi_te/lithium_batteries_travel

[Napoleon54]

Before bording the plane you must jump backwards through a flaming hoop naked while reciting the alphabet with your mouth full of chicken noodle soup.

:2far:

[chrissy]

K
so I have Audie with a cell phone and both Mikey and Audie have a DS. they are flying back from Oakland to Reno Friday.

What about the DS?

From the sounds of it, the phone will have to be taken apart and the battery in a zippy. The DS????? They do not check luggage. What about the DS?

[Devhux]

This is just for those with spare batteries -- not the ones included in devices. The DS as well as the phone would be just fine (just don't use the phone of course).

[gear02]

This is just for those with spare batteries -- not the ones included in devices. The DS as well as the phone would be just fine (just don't use the phone of course).

Yeah I don't think this will impact many people. They prohibit a certain amount of lithium on check-ins and it's all about spare batteries. All batteries in devices are ok. I think on the TSA webpage they have an example of what exceeds the limit. For lithium ion batteries, we're talking about large batteries for DSLR cameras that professionals use. Unless you bring like 15 laptop batteries and stick them in your luggage, you're ok.

[Napoleon54]

Yeah I don't think this will impact many people.

Famous last words. First it's this, then it's that, and each time it gets a little bigger... soon enough we're all naked and jumping through flaming hoops with mouths full of chicken noodle soup and trying to sing the alphabet. Facism never shows up overnight. It sneaks up on you little by little.

[guiseppewv]

That is actually funny b/c I had about 40+ batteries in my luggage when I came back from the East coast yesterday. I put the dead batteries in my checked luggage because I intended to stop in at Best Buy (fyi: Best Buy recycles batteries) on my way to the airport before I flew out for my Christmas vacation. I forgot to stop at Best Buy, so I put the batteries in a side pouch on one of my pieces of checked luggage. Well, while I was on the East coast I forgot about the batteries and then I realized they were in my bag when I got back to HI yesterday.

[gwilks98]

Hold up there folks. I don't think we got the full story from yahoo news. (They're known for bad reporting.)


Lithium batteries are a very common type of battery used in many kinds of portable electronic devices such as digital cameras, media players and notebook computers. The new restriction will not affect batteries that are installed in their intended electronic devices, but only spare batteries that are brought along. Loose, spare batteries will no longer be allowed to be placed in checked luggage, and any spare batteries that are carried on must be in the original packaging or placed in a plastic bag to prevent contacting metal parts and the possibility of a resulting fire.
The new restriction also limits the number and size of extra batteries that can be carried onto a U.S. flight. Batteries that contain 8 grams or less of lithium are considered acceptable and there is no restriction on the number of spare batteries that can be carried on. Most devices including laptops use batteries with less than 8 grams of lithium. Batteries that have more than 25 grams of lithium in them will not be allowed, and the combined weight of all batteries that contain more than 8 grams of lithium cannot exceed 25 grams total.

http://www.slipperybrick.com/2007/12/lithium-batteries-limited-on-flights/

[guiseppewv]

Thanks for providing us with the real policy! Yahoo is pretty poor at reporting news.