[Leica] New TSA Rules

[kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)]

Tina,

Having dealt with Federal regulations for years, I would not be surprised to
find they could be shipped by freight (FedEx or DHL), where the danger would
seem to be the greatest.  If so, perhaps you could send a supply to yourself
in India, or pre-order some from a camera store there.  Just a thought.

Ken



> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Tina Manley
> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 3:34 PM
> To: lug@leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] New TSA Rules
> 
> LUG:
> 
> I don't know if you have heard about the new TSA rules effective
> tomorrow.  This will be a problem when I go to India.
> 
> 
> ANNOUNCEMENT:
> 
> On January 1, 2008, a new rule limits how many
> spare lithium (rechargeable) batteries you can
> take on an airplane.
> 
> 1.
> No lithium battery spares are allowed in your checked baggage.
> 
> 2.
> Up to two spares are allowed in carry-on bags.
> 
> 3.
> Batteries that are installed in their devices are
> not spares and are not affected by the new rule.
> 
> Details
> 
> The formal regulation limits you to 25 grams of
> "equivalent lithium content." According to the
> Transportation Department's SafeTravel site, 25
> grams translates to about 300 watt-hours of
> battery capacity. The typical spare battery for a
> laptop or video camera is in the 100-200
> watt-hour range.
> 
> Some of your "what if" questions are answered on
> <<http://safetravel.dot.gov/whats_new_batteries.html>http://safetravel.dot
> .gov/whats_new_batteries.html>the
> 
> SafeTravel site.
> 
> The reason for the rule is that there have been
> cases of a battery catching fire. The TSA reasons
> that if the fire broke out in the passenger
> cabin, it would quickly be noticed and the flight
> attendants would put it out with fire
> extinguishers. In the baggage compartment, it
> probably would not be noticed until the blaze was
> out of control.
> 
> 
> Tina
> 
> Tina Manley
> ASMP, NPPA, EP, PI
> http://www.tinamanley.com
> 
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