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KeithG
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I think there is a certain degree of FUD going on. I carry Li batteries. No worries (I think, I could be wrong?). They are all AA size.I posted the announcement here on SB as well. We have the latest CFR update on the air travel page of our website. The OP already has the UN/DOT 38.3 certificate from his light manufacturer. Anyone one else needs to know that now passengers taking Li batteries on passenger aircraft need to be prepared to show that they are UN/DOT 38.3 proven compliant. This change just came out so it is any ones guess as to how TSA will handle it. I know that in other countries when the change came through they have been rather heavy handed. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
I believe that the real issue is about "battery packs" and not "individual batteries". i have seen too many threads were people were panicking about the extra batteries for their strobes (4 AA's per set).
in general the airlines realize that a spare laptop battery pack needs to accommodated.
It would be beneficial is someone could post some clear information about "okay" and "too large" battery packs. And then indicated which percentage of the market the too large packs are. Are there only a few?
I drag a bunch of strobes with extra batteries as well as a pile of "small" dive lights (we prefer night dives). Every time some one posts about this topic i re-panic and re-read the rules to understand that we are not in their target market. Not even close. Our equipment is well below the panic threshold.