Flashlight carry on

There have been a number of incidents in which Lithium batteries (of several different chemistry types) have 'exploded' on aircraft or in suitcases being handled. The rules were changed so that Lithium batteries shall not be shipped by air. They can be transported by air as handluggage for personal use when safety packaged or as part of a device which is disabled.

It's just if you transport a pallet or box of these and one goes bang there's a chance it could take some of the others with it (and we don't want that)

Al
 
cool,good to know the chances of my surefire popping will be close to nil.
It really had me wondering why the large red warning on the box!

|M|
 
Mordachai said:
Interesting thread.
I am about to travel and plant to take some kind of light, maybe the trusty little G2 or mabye the inova Xo or X3, nothing too big.

The thing I'm wondering is kinda 2 questions in one.
When I buy lithium batteries, they come in a box labeled "Not permitted on passenger aircraft" or something similar.
I wonder why this is. Are lithium batteries prone to explode under the slight pressure a passenger cabin is put to under flight at altitude? or is this for some other reason?
Kinda makes me not want to take any light with Lithium batts, but from what I've read, it seems that they get through no problem.

There's no reason I could think of to have this label on the boxes, and why passenger aircraft. They ok on transport?
LOL

|M|
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http://hazmat.dot.gov/regs/rules/final/69fr/69fr-75207.htm

This prohibition does not affect the carriage of lithium batteries or devices containing lithium batteries that are transported in a passenger's luggage for personal use. In addition, this rule does not apply to the shipment of equipment that contains or is packed with small primary lithium batteries or to
the shipment of secondary (rechargeable) lithium batteries (e.g.,
lithium ion batteries).
 
Yeah, outlawing the transport of all Lithium batteries would keep people from carrying most modern cell phones, laptops and PDAs, nevermind flashlights.
 
Once I had a small hiccup when I carried my 6P without batteries. It probably would have been fine except that when the guy went to search my bag he tried to use it. Then I had to explain why it didn't work. apparently they were a little freaked out.
 
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