Traveling with Li-Ion?

Just wanted to see if anyone out there has been traveling with their Lithium batteries... Dive Xtra Fury?

Having any trouble with TSA? Have you just been shipping? Packing the scooter very well? Just shipping the units?

Trying to determine how feasible it is....

Technically the batteries contain too much lithium and can't be flown. The TSA literature quotes 300 WattHours, or, 25 grams equivalent lithium content of 25 grams.

Your options are pretty slim. Flying a big lithium battery, like from a Cuda Fury or a SS Magnus, involves breaking the law somewhere...like relabeling the battery. It's all fun and games until you're in handcuffs.

This is one reason the Cuda 400 LE was such a quick sellout - the scooter was small and powerful, and the NiMH battery flew legaly.


All the best, James

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Technically the batteries contain too much lithium and can't be flown. The TSA literature quotes 300 WattHours, or, 25 grams equivalent lithium content of 25 grams.

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... until now! This is one of the issues addressed by the Genesis 600 from Logic Dive Gear being tested at the Tahoe Benchmark this year. I kept it under wraps until the test, but now it's out of the bag.

The Genesis 600 uses two 300 Watt hour batteries (298.96Wh actually) made with UL/UN approved cells. The overall size and weight is also kept to a minimum by using a smaller diameter nozzle/propeller to keep the soon to be released shipping container within the airline baggage size and weight restrictions of 62 linear inches and 50 lbs. Additionally the scooter has an external recharging port, so you do not risk getting water inside either through drips or condensation when in humid tropical locations by having to open the body to recharge your batteries.

The tail cone section is the same as the Genesis 1240, so for those who want a scooter that can run 4-5 hours per battery charge at normal speeds, you only need the larger battery and body tube.

I'll list the full details about the Genesis scooter in a separate thread.


Jon Nellis


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