Has anyone tried to carry more than 2 RED batteries?

[Rick Darge]

On a non-international flight within the U.S. ?

Please post your experiences here..

 

[Ken Corben]

No,

Went to the trouble to wrap each of the two RED brick batteries in plastic and hand carry them. TSA did not even look at them either of 4 times. They do oogle at the camera body though.

I wonder if the idea of two batteries installed on the charger will result in a problem in checked baggage?

 

[Stephen Williams]

No,

I wonder if the idea of two batteries installed on the charger will result in a problem in checked baggage?

Hi,

I wonder how you would like 5 years in prison & $250,000 fine if caught.

A charger does not constitute a device & as the Red batteries are over 8g of lithium you don't have much of a defense.

Stephen

 

[Fredrik Callinggard]

Hi,

I read somewhere that as long as they were connected to the charger it would be the same as wrapping them in plastic? That way they're connected to something that wouldn't charge them? Hahaha I know that sounds stupid but if I remember correctly it was written somewhere that it was ok if the were connected to the charger?

fred

 

[Ken Willinger]

I've been handcarrying my Li Ions (each in a plastic bag) and have yet to have a TSA agent look at them or comment about them. They do swipe and test the camera though.

 

[Nick Gardner]

I flew last week with 4 hytron 120s, and 4 propack nicads in my checked bags, had a note in there explaining the chemistry, tsa threw it out. Carried on 4 Lion batts, nobody ever looked at them, or asked what flavor they were. The whole Lion ban stems from a cargo flight catching fire with a cargo of cheap chinese watch batteries. Strangely, before 9/11 I was always asked by airport security if I had an Lion batts, and never have been since the TSA came into being.

Nick

 

[Alexander Nikishin]

I carried on 3, had 2 others in my non-carry on, no problems at all from LA to NY.

 

[Kevin Lang]

Carried 6 IDX on flight FL. to NY. no problem.

 

[Mark L. Pederson]

checked 8 on a flight from NY to FL - TSA did inspect - all good.

 

[Shawn Nelson]

checked 8 on a flight from NY to FL - TSA did inspect - all good.

Whoa...isn't that in direct violation of the new rules? How did you do that?

 

[Nick Gardner]

I personally would be really nervous taking brand new batteries, that are made in asia, and have the potential to catch on fire, and putting them in the hold of a plane. Not a dig at Red at all, but there have been kinks here and there, and these things (from other manufacturers) have caught fire before. I believe part of the danger is rupturing cells, and we all know how gentle baggage handlers are.

Nick

 

[Paolo Tinari]

Air France said to me that Li-Ion batts must be carried as handbaggage and the max allowance is the max allowance of the handbaggage, itself, 12 kg (sic!)