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I would advise against putting any phone in your checked luggage. Too many dishonest baggage handlers and security screeners around.

dylan604 8y ago
Also, lipo batteries are "discouraged" from being checked. edit: adding quotes to help signal the sarcasm
- ams6110 8y ago
  s/discouraged/prohibited/ if I'm not mistaken.
  - ilikepi 8y ago
    I thought this, too, but apparently a small device with an installed battery can be checked. Specifically, you can check a device with an installed battery of up to 100 watt hours. If the battery is loose, it has to be carried on. If is larger capacity, it might need special approval. [0]: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/lithium-batteries-100-watt-hours-or-less-device https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/... [1]: https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ash/ash_programs/hazmat/passenger_info/media/Airline_passengers_and_batteries.pdf https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/as... (PDF)
  - flyinglizard 8y ago
    Only when they are outside a device. So checking in a laptop with a battery is fine, checking in only the battery is not. However last time I checked (few years ago) there was also a wattage limitation to that, batteries below 99watt/hour could be checked in. A phone battery is about 10watt/hour, laptop 100-200wh.
    - dylan604 8y ago
      When checking in baggage at the ticketing line, there is a list of things you cannot check, and they also read out a line when they are "courtesy checking" your carry on when the bins are full. This list include "smart" luggage with li-po batteries, they cannot be checked without removing the battery. They include e-cigarettes, and all sorts of other much less than 98Wh batteries. The manufacturers of batteries for professional cameras make 98Wh batteries specifically so they can be brought onto a plane. These are meant to be carried on and are not allowed to be checked. I used to shoot a lot of VR using GoPros. The pelican case had four 6-camera rigs with a spare body per rig totaling 28 cameras with li-po batteries. We were not allowed to check them as instructed by the ticketing agent. What do all of these anecdotal stories mean?
    - Dylan16807 8y ago
      Laptop batteries are generally 40-99. Almost no laptop has a battery over 100, specifically because of these rules.
- marcosdumay 8y ago
  Differently from the security theater on the cabin, unhandled lipo batteries on the cargo are a real safety risk.

dylan604 8y ago

Also, lipo batteries are "discouraged" from being checked. edit: adding quotes to help signal the sarcasm

ams6110 8y ago
s/discouraged/prohibited/ if I'm not mistaken.
- ilikepi 8y ago
  I thought this, too, but apparently a small device with an installed battery can be checked. Specifically, you can check a device with an installed battery of up to 100 watt hours. If the battery is loose, it has to be carried on. If is larger capacity, it might need special approval. [0]: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/lithium-batteries-100-watt-hours-or-less-device https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/... [1]: https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ash/ash_programs/hazmat/passenger_info/media/Airline_passengers_and_batteries.pdf https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/as... (PDF)
- flyinglizard 8y ago
  Only when they are outside a device. So checking in a laptop with a battery is fine, checking in only the battery is not. However last time I checked (few years ago) there was also a wattage limitation to that, batteries below 99watt/hour could be checked in. A phone battery is about 10watt/hour, laptop 100-200wh.
  - dylan604 8y ago
    When checking in baggage at the ticketing line, there is a list of things you cannot check, and they also read out a line when they are "courtesy checking" your carry on when the bins are full. This list include "smart" luggage with li-po batteries, they cannot be checked without removing the battery. They include e-cigarettes, and all sorts of other much less than 98Wh batteries. The manufacturers of batteries for professional cameras make 98Wh batteries specifically so they can be brought onto a plane. These are meant to be carried on and are not allowed to be checked. I used to shoot a lot of VR using GoPros. The pelican case had four 6-camera rigs with a spare body per rig totaling 28 cameras with li-po batteries. We were not allowed to check them as instructed by the ticketing agent. What do all of these anecdotal stories mean?
  - Dylan16807 8y ago
    Laptop batteries are generally 40-99. Almost no laptop has a battery over 100, specifically because of these rules.
marcosdumay 8y ago
Differently from the security theater on the cabin, unhandled lipo batteries on the cargo are a real safety risk.