Transporting Lithium Batteries?
Aug 2, 2018 10:04:07 #
Tomcat5133
Loc: Gladwyne PA
I travel all the time with Sony batteries for multiple cameras. My camcorder batteries last.
But the new Sony mirrorless cameras like th a7sII still use the older batteries so I have
a bag of them.
Nikon batteries are expensive and I dont know of anyone who had them confiscated.
And you are right I have iPads laptops with me with lithium batteries.
Suggestion put them in your luggage. Try and look under the radar. Have your gear
in a good backpack (not a fancy camera bag) mixed with other personal stuff.
ou could carry a domke type soft canvas bag in our luggage and use on site.
Carry a strong envelope so you can mail them back to yourself if possible.
Put a cosmetic like lotion and shampoo in your carryon they will take those
which would distract from the batteries. Happened my last trip forgot I was
carrying my luggage on. Good luck.
But the new Sony mirrorless cameras like th a7sII still use the older batteries so I have
a bag of them.
Nikon batteries are expensive and I dont know of anyone who had them confiscated.
And you are right I have iPads laptops with me with lithium batteries.
Suggestion put them in your luggage. Try and look under the radar. Have your gear
in a good backpack (not a fancy camera bag) mixed with other personal stuff.
ou could carry a domke type soft canvas bag in our luggage and use on site.
Carry a strong envelope so you can mail them back to yourself if possible.
Put a cosmetic like lotion and shampoo in your carryon they will take those
which would distract from the batteries. Happened my last trip forgot I was
carrying my luggage on. Good luck.
Aug 2, 2018 10:05:01 #
fetzler
Loc: North West PA
Put the batteries in your carry on baggage should be no problem. I have traveled this way many times. Cover the contacts though.
Aug 2, 2018 10:13:22 #
I have had no issues with my lithium batteries, in-camera and spares in my carryon luggage, flying domestic and international with loads of gear. Far more restricted in checked luggage, due to fire hazard in luggage compartment in airplanes. The number of ,and battery power restrictions apply.
Aug 2, 2018 10:28:57 #
I travel quite a lot. I carry extra batteries for both of the cameras I take with me. They must be in your carry-on, and they're supposed to have covers on them. Two of mine don't have covers, so I put them in separate small baggies so that their contacts cannot touch. I always leave a battery in the camera and have never been questioned about it. I have learned, though, that TSA actions vary from person to person and from airport to airport and whether or not their supervisor is there. They seem to be more concerned about the thickness of the seams in my t-shirts than about my camera batteries.
Aug 2, 2018 10:30:45 #
Thank you everyone for your info. I plan on taking a flight next year. All of this info will be very helpful.
Aug 2, 2018 10:34:04 #
Thanks for battery info and rules.
LFingar wrote:
Here are the current requirements for carrying bat... (show quote)
Aug 2, 2018 10:34:34 #
Dalbon wrote:
Since the TSA doesn't allow Lithium batteries on a... (show quote)
You cannot carry Lithium batteries in checked luggage. You have to take them in carry-on, contained so that contacts on two batteries cannot come in contact with each other (and this applies even with recessed contacts such as some camera batteries). This is so, if one does catch fire, it can be contained. Can't do that in baggage hold.
Also, there is a maximum size for any battery. I'm not sure what it is, as all of mine are below the maximum. You might have an issue with some of the recent Li battery powered strobes.
Aug 2, 2018 10:54:45 #
Tom Daniels wrote:
I travel all the time with Sony batteries for mult... (show quote)
Putting them in your checked luggage is NOT recommended. Read the TSA guidelines.
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/lithium-batteries-more-100-watt-hours
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/lithium-batteries-100-watt-hours-or-less-device
Aug 2, 2018 10:55:03 #
jcboy3 wrote:
You cannot carry Lithium batteries in checked lugg... (show quote)
Had no issues with TSA traveling with LI battery powered strobes in carryon only. I also am TSAPre and that seems to make it all go more smoothly when I travel with lots of camer gear. Even had one TSAPre agent ask me how I got my Sony A7III so quickly (just after they had first been on sale. Said he was waiting on the A7SIII, very nice fellow). Cheers
Aug 2, 2018 10:58:17 #
minniev wrote:
https://petapixel.com/2018/05/16/tsa-battery-restrictions-clearing-up-confusion-on-flying-with-lithium-ion/
I just returned from a trip to Canada and was asked no questions about my extra batteries which were in individual battery compartments in my carryon camera bag. I saw a notice in one airport security line that said I would be asked to remove them and carry them in my hands (?) but no one asked me to do that.
I just returned from a trip to Canada and was asked no questions about my extra batteries which were in individual battery compartments in my carryon camera bag. I saw a notice in one airport security line that said I would be asked to remove them and carry them in my hands (?) but no one asked me to do that.
Yes, go to TSA and read about batteries. For the most part, unless you're shipping large amounts of batteries commercially, camera batteries are fine. If you want to be safe, consider getting a pouch to carry your batteries in so the contacts don't touch each other, or put some masking or electrical tape over the contacts so they don't touch.
Aug 2, 2018 11:11:07 #
Aug 2, 2018 11:18:00 #
G. Crook
Loc: Linden, TX
I frequently fly round trip from Phoenix to Dallas and recently from Phoenix to Spokane, WA. Never knew camera and flash batteries were even an issue.
Aug 2, 2018 12:16:00 #
Looks like carry-on is the solution but let me add this: Go to a hobby store and purchase a lithium-safe storage bag. These come in all sizes and are specially constructed to contain a fire, if one battery shorts out and catches fire. It might make the airline people a little less nervous about your having them in the overhead bin.
Aug 2, 2018 12:58:46 #
Dalbon wrote:
This was first trip, traveling as tourist to Beijing, Xian, Chengdu & Shanghai. Enjoyed everything from sites to variety of foods to enormous history to the intersting people. (Turkey & China two places were they wanted photos with us as often as I wanted of them). Although these are tourist areas saw much, learned more, and realized first hand the powerhouse they are and going to be. They will over take our economy in next 5 yrs as they now move into technology, with Chengdu as a main center.Thanks and I'll take your device. How did you like China?? I have been to Guilin and the Yangshuo area 6 times and of all the cities I've been to in China that is by far my favorite.
Will return to other areas of China in a few years but trips planned thru 2020.
Aug 2, 2018 13:03:43 #
fourlocks wrote:
Looks like carry-on is the solution but let me add this: Go to a hobby store and purchase a lithium-safe storage bag. These come in all sizes and are specially constructed to contain a fire, if one battery shorts out and catches fire. It might make the airline people a little less nervous about your having them in the overhead bin.
Good reminder fourlocks. I have one of these lithium-safe storage bags and have put extra lithium packs from my traveling studio strobes in these, inside my think tank bag, and have had no issues with TSA with these ( again, carry-on luggage only) .
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