Originally Posted by
fastair
Check the drill, carry the batteries.
If you fly on an RJ and gate check, make sure they are in your personal/non-checked bag.
As for shipping them, many shippers will have restrictions on shipping them as well, especially if that shipper uses comercial aircraft in their operation. (see the link, many of the incidents occured on FedEx/other shipping companies aircraft.) Primary (non-rechargable) are prohibited period, and rechargable ones are restricted based on capacity and where they are stored.
Thanks. Yes, I'm also concerned about shiping them as an alternative to carry on because USPS, FedEX, etc. have Lithium restrictions as well.
P.S. I'm flying through ORD late afternoon tomorrow. Maybe our paths will cross...
Originally Posted by
mre5765
I see no conflict in the rules. If the batteries aren't lithium you can check them in your bags separately from the drill.
If they are lithium you carry them on, making sure to not putting them in green tagged luggage.
I think the conflict comes from the separate specific statement about battery powered hand tools and their batteries being able to be checked (so long as the battery is detached). That statement isn't specific about the type of batteries so it creates a conflict with the other statement about Lithium batteries being prohibited in checked baggage.
Originally Posted by
FlyingNut724
I learned the thou shall not check lithium ion batteries rule the hard way. Had a two hundred dollar pair of ski boot batteries not make it to my final destination, with a lovely TSA card stuffed into my ski boot in the checked bag.
Carry on it is for the batteries! I'll just put them in my backpack because that stays with me for the entire trip.