Doug Kerr
Well-known member
The US Department of Transportation has announced new rules, effective 2008.01.01, regarding lithium and lithium-ion batteries in checked and carry-on luggage.
Briefly, such batteries are only allowed in checked luggage when installed in a device (presumably, one intended to use the battery type in question). In other words, "spare" batteries must be in carry-on luggage.
The new US DOT restrictions on lithium and lithium-ion batteries are summarized here:
http://safetravel.dot.gov/whats_new_batteries.html
Specifics of the limitation are based on the equivalent metallic lithium content of the battery.
The OEM batteries used by most Canon EOS cameras are of the Li-ion type.
For reference, based on the equivalence given on that site (1 g Li = 12 W·h of rated battery capacity), a Canon BP-511A battery (7.4 V, 1390 mA·h, 10.3 W·h) would be considered to have a lithium equivalent of about 0.86 g.
The rules as stated on that site are not entirely clear regarding the number of batteries that may be carried.
My interpretation is that one may carry, onboard, any number of batteries (either in-place or as "spares") each having an equivalent lithium content of not over 8 g, plus up to two batteries (in-place or as "spares") having individual lithium equivalents contents of over 8 g but with a total equivalent of not over 25 g. But I do not represent this interpretation as authentic.
Briefly, such batteries are only allowed in checked luggage when installed in a device (presumably, one intended to use the battery type in question). In other words, "spare" batteries must be in carry-on luggage.
The new US DOT restrictions on lithium and lithium-ion batteries are summarized here:
http://safetravel.dot.gov/whats_new_batteries.html
Specifics of the limitation are based on the equivalent metallic lithium content of the battery.
The OEM batteries used by most Canon EOS cameras are of the Li-ion type.
For reference, based on the equivalence given on that site (1 g Li = 12 W·h of rated battery capacity), a Canon BP-511A battery (7.4 V, 1390 mA·h, 10.3 W·h) would be considered to have a lithium equivalent of about 0.86 g.
The rules as stated on that site are not entirely clear regarding the number of batteries that may be carried.
My interpretation is that one may carry, onboard, any number of batteries (either in-place or as "spares") each having an equivalent lithium content of not over 8 g, plus up to two batteries (in-place or as "spares") having individual lithium equivalents contents of over 8 g but with a total equivalent of not over 25 g. But I do not represent this interpretation as authentic.
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