Carry your batteries in carry on. Absolutely no issues that way. I do it multiple times per month.
-James Jefferson Jarvis APRS World, LLC This message sent from my cell phone. My apologies for brevity and spelling errors. On Sep 28, 2015 5:18 PM, "Dan Fink" <danbo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Esteemed Wrenches > I normally drive to jobs with my tools, or UPS ship the tools ahead of > time. This upcoming MET tower maintenance job in Nevada is too tight a > timeline to drive or ship. I figured some of you have recent experience > with this, and the rules seem to change quickly. I have to fly with my > impact, driver, 3 batteries and charger. > > From the TSA PDF (no date of course): > > https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ash/ash_programs/hazmat/passenger_info/media/faa_airline_passengers_and_batteries.pdf > > My batteries are 56 watt-hour lithium ion; I'd rather not have this heavy > stuff in my carry-on. What is "protected" for checked bags, the Makita has > a sliding sleeve. Does that count? No "spare" batteries allowed in checked > bags? I am taking this that I can bring one battery in my checked bag, one > in my carryon, and a charger? That would work. > > Any input appreciated, a long security delay or seized tools would be a > big problem. > > Dan Fink > Adjunct Professor, Ecotech Institute > IREC Certified Instructor™ for: > ~ PV Installation Professional > ~ Small Wind Installer > Executive Director, Buckville Energy > NABCEP / IREC / ISPQ Accredited Continuing Education Providers™ > 970.672.4342 > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > >
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