One for the E-Ciggers/Vapers

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Husband is questioning whether a spare 3.9V battery he uses for his e-cig will be allowed on an international flight (Thai) later this year. Of course he would not vape during the flight.
He seems to think it will be confiscated.
Why are battery cases available and sold to international flight pax?
 
Should not be an issue, but more information is required, what sort of battery (NiMh/Lithium/NiCad etc) is it and what is its capacity?
 
In the US last year the DOT was proposing a ban.

That was a ban on their use, not carriage of spare batteries (they are already prohibited from use anyway as its still smoking)
 
Best description is AW IMR 18650 3.7v 1600 mah. Does that help?

That does, its a LiMO battery (or what is commonly referred to as a "lithium" battery as a family), which has a rating of 5.92Wh, so you just need to check the airlines rules, Thai! Now if it was QF, no issues:

[h=3]Portable electronic devices containing lithium or lithium ion cells or batteries and Spare lithium or lithium ion cells or batteries[/h]
  • Spare Lithium ion batteries and cells with a Watt hour rating greater than 160Wh, are not permitted on an aircraft under any circumstances.
  • Spare lithium ion batteries and cells with a Watt hour rating of between 100Wh and 160Wh are limited to two batteries per passenger. Batteries must have terminals insulated or protected to prevent short circuit and must be carried in cabin baggage only. – Operator approval is required for these prior to travel.
  • Spare Lithium ion batteries and cells with a Watt hour rating or less than 100Wh have no limit to the number that can be carried, batteries must have terminals insulated or protected to prevent short circuit and must be carried in cabin baggage only
  • Spare Lithium metal or Lithium alloy batteries with a lithium content of less than 2 grams have no limit to the number that can be carried, however, batteries must have terminals insulated or protected to prevent short circuit and must be carried in cabin baggage only.
  • If batteries are installed in equipment such as laptop computers, camera, calculators etc – the above limits still apply, however they can be carried as checked baggage, provided the electronic device is protected from accidental activation.
Note: Conversion from Ah (Amp hours) to Wh is: Ah x Voltage = Wh.


Whatever happens, dont ever pack any batteries into checked baggage!
 
That does, its a LiMO battery (or what is commonly referred to as a "lithium" battery as a family), which has a rating of 5.92Wh, so you just need to check the airlines rules, Thai! Now if it was QF, no issues:

Portable electronic devices containing lithium or lithium ion cells or batteries and Spare lithium or lithium ion cells or batteries


  • Spare Lithium ion batteries and cells with a Watt hour rating greater than 160Wh, are not permitted on an aircraft under any circumstances.
  • Spare lithium ion batteries and cells with a Watt hour rating of between 100Wh and 160Wh are limited to two batteries per passenger. Batteries must have terminals insulated or protected to prevent short circuit and must be carried in cabin baggage only. – Operator approval is required for these prior to travel.
  • Spare Lithium ion batteries and cells with a Watt hour rating or less than 100Wh have no limit to the number that can be carried, batteries must have terminals insulated or protected to prevent short circuit and must be carried in cabin baggage only
  • Spare Lithium metal or Lithium alloy batteries with a lithium content of less than 2 grams have no limit to the number that can be carried, however, batteries must have terminals insulated or protected to prevent short circuit and must be carried in cabin baggage only.
  • If batteries are installed in equipment such as laptop computers, camera, calculators etc – the above limits still apply, however they can be carried as checked baggage, provided the electronic device is protected from accidental activation.
Note: Conversion from Ah (Amp hours) to Wh is: Ah x Voltage = Wh.


Whatever happens, dont ever pack any batteries into checked baggage!

Thanks so much. Hubby will be buying a protective case. I still need to hear what Thai's policy is .
 
Note: [-]Conversion[/-] Calculation of Wh from Ah (Amp hours) [-]to Wh is[/-]: Ah x Voltage = Wh.

Small pedantic point - it's not a conversion it's a calculation. Fixed it for you.


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Small pedantic point - it's not a conversion it's a calculation. Fixed it for you.


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Small pedantic point - thats Qantas I have quoted, so you fixed it for Qantas!
 
Small pedantic point - thats Qantas I have quoted, so you fixed it for Qantas!

I'll send them feedback. Unfortunately, the fine nuances of text in posts don't show up in the app.


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