Travelling with lipos

[Turkey_Flyer]

Hi, does somone know the regulations for travelling with lipos?
A friend of mine is travelling to Mexico and i want him to bring me a battery (1 LiFe 9.9v 1500mAh). I know he must bring the battery in carry-on luggage, also the battery must be inside a Lipo safe bag. Is there anything else i need to know? can he bring more batteries?

 

[Snarls]

Ask your friend to call the airline he is using. A lot of airlines will allow it, but there is a mAh limit. Also like you said, they must be carry on, in a lipo safe bag, and I also believe the connectors have to be covered up to avoid shorts.

 

[Longbaorder23]

i took a tiny rc truck on a plane once on carry on, and at security every time i went to the airport, a bomb scan was required, but that was a tiny truck WITH a lipo in it, i dont think they could have cared less what battery was in it, i think it was just a remotely operated device protocol. but definitely, call ahead about your specific questions regarding carrying just a battery.

 

[johnmw]

during the times NiMH rules the RC world, a 7.2V 3x2cells pack with Deans will look very similar to you know what.
Having multitudes of them made it all the more suspicious under the scan.
I ran into scrutiny when i traveled with my surface RC gears, but released soon after they realized what those actually were.
LiPo packs are somewhat similar to smartphone's extra/charging battery pack, and so far i have been lugging 5200 3s, etc. on board.
i'm sure my laptop and other electronic devices i've brought in will also show similar traces because they're either Li-Ion or LiPo as well.
But yes, to be certain, call up the airline and check. There should be a limit on how much you're allowed to carry on board.

 

[Balu]

The International Air Transport Association sets the basic rules for LiPo transport. http://iata.org/dangerousgoods

Or more specific for our case: http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/cargo/dgr/Pages/lithium-batteries.aspx

I was told that most airlines follow their definitions and suggestions, but of course there might be some that don't. I wouldn't be surprised if the rules in the US were more strict.