Unfortunately the hazards are indeed very real. The regulations were
almost certainly introduced because a UPS cargo plane crashed in Dubai
in 2010, killing both crew, as a result of a catastrophic fire in the
cargo of 80,000 to 90,000 lithium batteries.
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324110404578625801602671408
And surprise, surprise:
'It added that shippers of some of the lithium battery cargo loaded onto
the plane in Hong Kong "did not properly declare these shipments" and
did not provide battery test reports recommended under U.N. aviation
guidelines.'
(Which may be of interest to those buying those AD584LH voltage
reference modules containing a lithium battery from Ebay).
And from
http://www.flyingmag.com/news/ups-747-crash-highlights-lithium-battery-danger
In a *recent report issued by the FAA in conjunction with Transport
Canada* <http://www.fire.tc.faa.gov/pdf/TC-13-2.pdf>, the agencies
predicted there will be an average of six cargo plane crashes between
now and 2021, with four of them likely to be caused by battery fires.
Read more at
http://www.flyingmag.com/news/ups-747-crash-highlights-lithium-battery-danger#1FZYPdiLXxLz0Fby.99
'In a recent report issued by the FAA in conjunction with Transport
Canada, the agencies predicted there will be an average of six cargo
plane crashes between now and 2021, with four of them likely to be
caused by battery fires.'
Tony H
On 08/03/2014 22:32, Robert Atkinson wrote:
Hi David,
Our posts crossed. Note that the laptop battery has been independently safety
tested. Or at least it should have been. Also you are no longer allowed to put
batteries in you checked airline luggage, only carry-on and there are limits on
the Lithium content (now expressed in WH to make it easier). This is pure
safety addressing a very real hazard. The krytron restriction is ITAR (google
it) as they are used to fire slapper detonators in nuclear weapons (that
probably got a ping on a monitoring service;-).
Robert G8RPI.
________________________________
From: David C. Partridge<[email protected]>
To: 'Discussion of precise voltage measurement'<[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, 8 March 2014, 22:04
Subject: Re: [volt-nuts] A Fluke 732A: Return it or keep it?
You can ship a Li-Ion or Li-Po battery inside a laptop no problem, but not
on its own.
No it doesn't make sense except to the postal/shipping/airline safety types.
Probably the same logic that applies to exporting krytrons (even though Made
in China applies to these too).anymore).
Regards,
David Partridge
-----Original Message-----
From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Chuck Harris
Sent: 08 March 2014 21:36
To: Discussion of precise voltage measurement
Subject: Re: [volt-nuts] A Fluke 732A: Return it or keep it?
Surely that isn't true... otherwise laptop computers and cell phones
wouldn't be allowed on board passenger aircraft. A laptop computer's
battery would greatly exceed the power in the original 732A battery pack.
-Chuck Harris
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