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Default Transporting batteries on a plane

I'm not sure if this is a silly question but does anyone know if it's safe to take cells in the un-pressurised cargo hold of a plane?

I wanted to take my cells as carry-on for the JC clash in the states but after reading up on what you can and can't take it's looking like they will have to go in the case, will they go pop?
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Cells are shipped regually in this way, no issue.

Just make sure they are well insulated for transport and never ship batteries fully charged.

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You could strap them to your chest! Just get ready for that rubber glove.
Would it work out a good idea price wise to get cells over there?
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You could strap them to your chest! Just get ready for that rubber glove.
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Mine were packed in my main hauler bag, which went in the hold of the plane for Finland, and they were fine.
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take cells in the un-pressurised cargo hold of a plane?
will they go pop?
Everything inside a plane is pressurised. It would make no sense (too hard to do technically) to keep the passenger cabin only under pressure.
The pressure is less than on sea level though, more like 1000-1500 meters, and temperatures can be much lower.
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You could strap them to your chest! Just get ready for that rubber glove.
Or you could wrap them in pasticine and hold them all together with a bundle of wires.........
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Or you could wrap them in pasticine and hold them all together with a bundle of wires.........
Have you even tried sarnies wrapped in foil straped to your chest with duck tape, now that hurts your ass!! and a fine to boot!!
On a sensible note, if you order cells from the u.s/hk, don't they just get shipped via cargo the same way??
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Have you even tried sarnies wrapped in foil straped to your chest with duck tape, now that hurts your ass!! and a fine to boot!!
On a sensible note, if you order cells from the u.s/hk, don't they just get shipped via cargo the same way??
No Andy, not quite ....... if you pay the duty and VAT then you can miss the rubber glove phase out altogether ........

You just have to decide which will hurt less.....
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No Andy, not quite ....... if you pay the duty and VAT then you can miss the rubber glove phase out altogether ........

You just have to decide which will hurt less.....
All depends on the size of the hands, and length of nails.... Rich, take some nail clippers and get ya bikini line waxed.

The 3rd option is to swallow them...
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All depends on the size of the hands, and length of nails.... Rich, take some nail clippers and get ya bikini line waxed.

The 3rd option is to swallow them...
what if you're taking lipos? that's a mouthful and a half Even if you're not, i wouldn't wanna swallow IB4200's with their stability issues
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what if you're taking lipos? that's a mouthful and a half Even if you're not, i wouldn't wanna swallow IB4200's with their stability issues
Wow, imagine the heartburn! take a pake of Rennies.
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or you could try fit em into the soles on your shoes.
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or you could try fit em into the soles on your shoes.
With tild switches from Farnell?
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When i asked BA all i got as a reply was "Aint getting on no dam plane fool"
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With tild switches from Farnell?
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