Scubadeep1
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Does anyone know the latest rules for Light and Motion dive lights from US flight to Coz. do they go in checked or carry on and then for return flight from Cozumel to US do they go in checked or carry on bags?
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The problem is spare lithiums, not those in the lights.Ask the airline about lithium-ion batteries in checked luggage. Kind of a common no-no.
yes- spares are bad. And great big huge monsters are also bad. Some canister lights are problems.The problem is spare lithiums, not those in the lights.
I have no idea about the mexican rules...
US rule is to carry spare lithiums in your carryon. Mexican rule is to put ALL spares in your checked luggage.
So entering Mexico, follow the US rule: put your spare lithiums (small ones, not huge honkers...forget those) in your carryon.
Leaving Mexico, put the ALL spares -- not just lithium -- in your checked luggage. Then, when you get to Houston or Dallas or wherever you are changing planes, move the lithium spares from your checked to your carryon.
Crazy.
I know I see this opinion on Scubaboard, but when I flew out of Coz about a month ago I followed the standard TSA rules (spare batteries in carryon) and had no problem. I even asked at the Coz airport where I should put spare batteries and they told me, carryon. It's important for each battery to be properly stored and not loose in you suitcase so there is no possibility of short. I keep mine in special plastic battery boxes.
Also I put a piece of paper inside each light between the battery and light contact so the light cannot turn on by accident.