How is bringing a lithium ion battery into the cabin any safer than having it in a checked bag?
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TSA Surprise- NO Lithium batteries in checked luggage!
Heads up Photographers and HDSLR video folks- on a recent job to Fiji, my coworker and I packed our DSLR batteries in our checked luggage. When we got to the job site (a remote island) we discovered our 13 DSLR batteries had been removed from our checked Pelican cases! Job was almost torpedo'd by this, but fortunately we had one battery in each camera that we had on carry on, so we weren't completely sunk.
But, beware- the rule is you have to carry-on those batteries on flights. Evidently they are a fire hazard. Take note and skip the surprise on your next travel shoot!
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/batteries.shtm
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SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESH…
temperature differences? or maybe air pressure problems with the containment?
……… Sigh….. 13 batteries….
FWIW, the TSA is just as inconsistent on this rule as they are on everything else. Two years ago a colleague and I went to Portugal for a video/photo shoot and packed batteries and cameras in a Pelican case. Thankfully everything we packed was still there when we landed in Lisbon including half a dozen batteries
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+Roberto Bonini when you are getting paid to shoot stuff, you can't afford to wait around for batteries to charge.