Revised Lithium battery transport regulations for passenger aircraft now in effect

[Admin]

If you're traveling with your cameras and other battery-operated equipment to, from or within the USA - and perhaps elsewhere around the world - expanded rules governing the transport of batteries containing Lithium means careful planning of how many rechargeable battery packs you carry with you, and how you carry them.

From RobGalbraith : More... (http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-9206-9208)

[grumpybadger]

I did a look at this earlier today and it looked like none of the standard camera batteries contain enough lithium to be affected by this ruling. However, arguing that with a US airport official may not always go according to plan.

A reason to stay with the NiMH of the 1D Mk II?

[digitalfailure]

I thought it was the number of batteries more than the size of them?

As I read it, the main reason was to prevent short circuit induced fires.

[grumpybadger]

It's the number of batteries if they exceed a certain size. Below a certain size, they should be fine if packaged so they can't short.