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AirTags also don’t use rechargeable lithium batteries.
by josephg 2y ago
AirTags also don’t use rechargeable lithium batteries.
- LoganDark 2y agoAren't non-rechargeable batteries still at least a little dangerous, though?
- Zak 2y agoThey're more dangerous. The reason lithium-metal batteries are "non-rechargeable" isn't that recharging them doesn't work; it's that they have an unacceptable probability of exploding during the process. Other forms of electrical, thermal, or mechanical abuse can have similarly spicy results.
- Zak 2y agoSpare non-rechargeable lithium batteries are also forbidden in checked luggage[0]. AirTags are allowed because the battery is installed in a device, though Lufthansa briefly tried to argue otherwise after some bad press involving passengers finding their own lost bags[1]. [0] https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/lithium-batteries https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/lithium-batteries [1] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/10/lufthansa-awkwardly-abandons-airtag-ban-after-baffling-face-plant/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/10/lufthansa-awkwardly-...