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12-15-2008, 07:08 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland OR / SLC
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|  flying vacation with a lipo?
im goin to be visiting a different state here pretty soon, and just got curious if anyone knows, can i take a lipo on the plane? can i take it as a carry on? i took my old crawler on as a carry on once and they didnt mind, but i didnt have a lipo back then. thanks for any help.  |
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12-15-2008, 07:22 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fairfield ME
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12-15-2008, 07:24 PM
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| MODERHATER™   Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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Tape up the connectors put it in a zip lock bag and put it in your carry on. Thats what I did. More info, don't listen to all of it!! Batteries on planes? Last edited by 666; 12-15-2008 at 07:27 PM. |
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12-15-2008, 07:28 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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You can take them, but there might be regulations on how much lipo you can carry. http://www.schneier.com/blog/archive...ium_bat_1.html |
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12-15-2008, 07:32 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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To clear up the definitions, basically a 10 amp hour 3 cell lipo would be over the limit of 100w/h size. So your main installed pack can be a bit less than that, but your two backup batteries could be almost 30 amp hour/ 3 cell lipo.
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12-15-2008, 08:15 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SoCal
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12-15-2008, 08:55 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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Basically you can take one battery installed, and two batteres as spares. With the small size of our packs, they fit well within the limits of lithium content.
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12-16-2008, 03:17 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: right above my feet
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I fly with lipos and Nimh's all the time. just put them in your carry bag. no need for zip locks.
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12-20-2008, 06:00 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland OR / SLC
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so my 3cell 2500 should be fine? thanks for all the help guys |
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12-23-2008, 07:02 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland OR / SLC
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eheh?  |
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12-23-2008, 09:13 AM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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Yep, just fine.
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12-23-2008, 10:05 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Fresno
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i actually had to leave a spare laptop battery in an airport locker this past feb. when i went to NY. i could have just covered it w/ electrical tape and brought it onto the plane, but electrical tape isnt really somthing they carry in the airport gift shops and the douche bag security officer was abnormally protective of a roll he had hanging off his belt.  | |
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12-24-2008, 02:35 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland OR / SLC
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awesome, thanks a lot for the help guys. ill be sure to electric tape up the connector. |
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