I travel with K2 and installed Li-Ion battery. Never a question. There is an official document by IATA on dangerous goods (search for DGR) and it states that built in Li-Ion batteries up to a certain power are allowed. EXternal are fine to 160Wh and afew limits. Asking is more trouble than help as most personnel is ignorant of rules and they could create some to appear competent.
I would never carry SLA as it is heavy. That Li-Ion batteries are dangerous is to a point a myth as almost every passenger flies with a laptop. You can go to a batterspace.com and search for packs that are NDGR (not dangerous). This are officially approved for travel. For K3 I would choose 11.1V pack of 3-4AH. Would weigh < half of SLA. These packs have internal circuits against overcharging, short circuits, etc. I think there are no limits on NiMH batteries. batteryspace.com sells many packs. I don't like them as much as Li-Ion because they are harder to charge and a single failure means the pack is dead. Ignacy, NO9E -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Flying-with-K2-tp6515265p6524919.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
