Since I only found out about this because I'm subscribed to the RSS feed from dpreview.com, I figured I should pass it along. Apologies if your standard news source has already warned you:
US Department of Transport announces restrictions for Li-Ion batteries
Travel Alert Starting January 1, 2008
Spare Lithium Batteries No Longer Allowed in Checked Baggage.
From what I can tell, here is how it affects me:
-I can not put my spare batteries in my checked luggage, especially since I'm not going to check the equipment that uses the batteries.
-I need to check if the batteries I'm using are quantity limited, if they are, my travel companion gets to carry a few.
-Each battery will be carried in its own plastic zip-top bag.
-I'm going to follow the carriage rules for other types of rechargeable batteries as if they were Lithium, to avoid harried baggage checkers pitching innocent batteries. If a few plastic bags save me a few minutes of grief in the security line, I think it is worth it.
Ugh. Yet another hoop to jump through. At least this one is based on actual safety rather than Hollywood safety.
US Department of Transport announces restrictions for Li-Ion batteries
Travel Alert Starting January 1, 2008
Spare Lithium Batteries No Longer Allowed in Checked Baggage.
From what I can tell, here is how it affects me:
-I can not put my spare batteries in my checked luggage, especially since I'm not going to check the equipment that uses the batteries.
-I need to check if the batteries I'm using are quantity limited, if they are, my travel companion gets to carry a few.
-Each battery will be carried in its own plastic zip-top bag.
-I'm going to follow the carriage rules for other types of rechargeable batteries as if they were Lithium, to avoid harried baggage checkers pitching innocent batteries. If a few plastic bags save me a few minutes of grief in the security line, I think it is worth it.
Ugh. Yet another hoop to jump through. At least this one is based on actual safety rather than Hollywood safety.
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