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Originally Posted by neiloliver
First, your Lithium Ion batteries must be <100Wh and the energy must be stated on the battery. If they are >100Wh then do not take them on an aircraft. The batteries must be tested to the UN Manual of tests and
Criteria part III subsection 38.3 (ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.3) - more commonly known as the UN T- tests; and have been found to comply with the stated criteria.
For Carry-On: Batteries within a portable electronic device + spare batteries allowed (qty unspecified).
Checked Baggage: Batteries within a portable electronic device allowed. Spare batteries prohibited.
These are the ICAO recomendations however a carrier may choose to refuse transport them if they choose.
Moving Lithium and Lithium ion batteries around is getting more and more difficult due to a small number of incidents in the past few years. These two types of batteries LITHIUM BATTERIES and LITHIUM ION BATTERIES have different UN codes and are totally different beasts when it comes to transport, don't confuse the names.
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Neil, providing you use the best, I think you'll find they've arrived from China in a 'plane already, and so meet that criteria. Whatever, they show up well on an x-ray (ever watched that in the 'oversize baggage area? Fascinating!!) no one at the Vegas race (LiPo only) got pulled on any airline. HTH
