How do you take spare batteries in an aeroplane

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Gordon Levi

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You are not permitted to take "loose" batteries on an aeroplane
although battery operated devices are permitted. How can you pack
spare batteries so that they meet the airlines requirements.
 
Somewhere on teh intarwebs Gordon Levi wrote:
You are not permitted to take "loose" batteries on an aeroplane
although battery operated devices are permitted. How can you pack
spare batteries so that they meet the airlines requirements.
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Take all of your home remote controls with the batteries inside?

Put them in the luggage for the hold? (I don't know about this but I'm sure
it wouldn't be hard to find out - better to ask airlines than newsgroups.)
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On 2014-07-21, Gordon Levi <gordon@address.invalid> wrote:
You are not permitted to take "loose" batteries on an aeroplane
although battery operated devices are permitted. How can you pack
spare batteries so that they meet the airlines requirements.
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Take a spare device to carry the batteries, the guard may want to see
the device operating.

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"~misfit~" <shaun.at.pukekohe@gmail.com> wrote:

Somewhere on teh intarwebs Gordon Levi wrote:
You are not permitted to take "loose" batteries on an aeroplane
although battery operated devices are permitted. How can you pack
spare batteries so that they meet the airlines requirements.

Take all of your home remote controls with the batteries inside?
Click to expand...

I was hoping for something a bit more convenient. Perhaps an "approved
container"? I only take rechargeables so I am content with 2 each of
AA and AAA. My mobile spare comes in its own charging container and my
USB charger can take two of the others.
Put them in the luggage for the hold?
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They are not permitted in any luggage. On board or in the hold.
(I don't know about this but I'm sure
it wouldn't be hard to find out - better to ask airlines than newsgroups.)
Click to expand...

Specifically, who should I ask?
 
Somewhere on teh intarwebs Gordon Levi wrote:
"~misfit~" <shaun.at.pukekohe@gmail.com> wrote:

Somewhere on teh intarwebs Gordon Levi wrote:
You are not permitted to take "loose" batteries on an aeroplane
although battery operated devices are permitted. How can you pack
spare batteries so that they meet the airlines requirements.

Take all of your home remote controls with the batteries inside?

I was hoping for something a bit more convenient. Perhaps an "approved
container"? I only take rechargeables so I am content with 2 each of
AA and AAA. My mobile spare comes in its own charging container and my
USB charger can take two of the others.

Put them in the luggage for the hold?

They are not permitted in any luggage. On board or in the hold.
(I don't know about this but I'm sure
it wouldn't be hard to find out - better to ask airlines than
newsgroups.)

Specifically, who should I ask?
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As Adrian said primary AA and AAA batteries can be bought pretty much
anywhere in the world. Why bother fighting airlines over transport and
lugging rechargeble cells there and back?

You know the old saying.... "Take only pictures and leave only flat
batteries". ;)
--
</Shaun>.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long, way when religious belief has a
cozy little classification in the DSM."
David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)
 
On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 00:35:30 +1000, Gordon Levi
<gordon@address.invalid> wrote:

"~misfit~" <shaun.at.pukekohe@gmail.com> wrote:

Somewhere on teh intarwebs Gordon Levi wrote:
You are not permitted to take "loose" batteries on an aeroplane
although battery operated devices are permitted. How can you pack
spare batteries so that they meet the airlines requirements.

Take all of your home remote controls with the batteries inside?

I was hoping for something a bit more convenient. Perhaps an "approved
container"? I only take rechargeables so I am content with 2 each of
AA and AAA. My mobile spare comes in its own charging container and my
USB charger can take two of the others.

Put them in the luggage for the hold?

They are not permitted in any luggage. On board or in the hold.
(I don't know about this but I'm sure
it wouldn't be hard to find out - better to ask airlines than newsgroups.)

Specifically, who should I ask?
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Given this is posted in aus.electronics searching Qantas would be a
good start.

doing that I get to

http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/dangerous-goods/global/en

which lists various items & whether they can be carried as carry on or
checked baggage etc.

There's several categories that include batteries, the most applicable
to your original question is probably "All spare batteries". They can
be in carry on baggage or on your body, but not in checked baggage.
The "More details" link gets to the statement

"All Spare Batteries for Consumer Electronic Devices

All spare batteries for consumer electronic devices must be carried in
carry-on baggage only. They must be individually protected to prevent
short circuit using one of the following:

In original retail packaging;
Taping over exposed terminals;
Placing each battery in a separate plastic bag or protective
pouch."

The TSA in the USA has more. Their page

http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information/prohibited-items

has a searchable box that is labeled "When I Fly, Can I Bring My..."

If you enter "battery" there you'll get a popup that lets you specify
the type of battery, then you'll get more specific info.

The IATA has

http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/cargo/dgr/Pages/dgr-guidance.aspx

Their concern only seems to involve lithium cells.
There's a link to

http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/cargo/dgr/Documents/passenger-lithium-battery.pdf

So basically you can take your spares, just insulate them properly.
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Adrian Jansen <adrian@qq.vv.net> wrote:

On 22/7/2014 1:53 AM, Gordon Levi wrote:
You are not permitted to take "loose" batteries on an aeroplane
although battery operated devices are permitted. How can you pack
spare batteries so that they meet the airlines requirements.

On a short trip, revert to buying primary batteries at your destination.
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My next trip includes four stays of only from one to three nights. I
could probably take your advice and buy spare batteries at each stop
in case the batteries I'm using fail there. Then I could discard half
a dozen batteries at the airport in preparation for buying new ones at
the next stop. I can't bring myself to do that although I agree that
the cost would be negligible compared to the air fare.
Same problem as with gas canisters for hiking stoves, and many other
things airlines dont like.
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True, but I can't think of any others that I would need for an
overnight stay to change planes.
Most stuff like that can be bought locally, as long as you know beforehand.
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