real quick but very important question

I recently ordered my first pack of cr123a batteries from surefire. The box that they shipped them in reads "Primary Lithium Batteries, not for transport on passenger aircraft."

I'm leaving for my flight in less than an hour and so the million dollar question is..... Yep, you guessed it. Am I really not allowed to bring these batteries onboard?

Thanks.

correction made
i am trying to find the info.

• Keep spare batteries in their original retail packaging.
• Keep loose batteries covered with insulating tape to protect them against contact with any metal objects.
• Place each battery in its own protective case and pack spare batteries only in carry-on baggage.
• Use only chargers designed for that battery.
• Purchase batteries only from a reputable source.
• Do not bring damaged or recalled batteries aboard the aircraft.

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sure but no quick answer

http://safetravel.dot.gov/index_batteries.html

If you're planning a trip, bring your laptop computer, cell phone, camera, personal digital assistant, or other battery-powered device along. These items are safe to fly with!
Batteries pose little risk contained in the devices they power. Taking the battery out of the device does not enhance safety. To be safest, carry the device with you, not in your checked baggage. Do not remove the battery!
Carry your battery-powered devices or spare batteries in your carry-on baggage. In the passenger compartment, flight crews can better monitor safety conditions to prevent an incident, and can access fire extinguishers, if an incident does happen.
Finally, if you must carry a battery-powered device in your checked baggage, package it to prevent inadvertent activation. Cordless power tools, for instance, should be packed in a protective case, with a trigger lock engaged.
Many travelers like the convenience of readily available spare batteries. It's safe to travel with spare batteries, as long as you follow these simple spare battery tips http://safetravel.dot.gov/tips.html


prohibited items list TSA
http://www.tsa.gov/assets/pdf/Prohibited%20and%20Permitted%20Items_printerfriendly_3-16-07.pdf

i see no TSA restriction
so todays assessment for the above data is carry it where you can tell if anything is going wrong, dont put it in your cargo hold baggage.
UPS ground shipping would be best, then take a few spares, the regulations of all sorts are carried out by HUMANS at the location, you could end up donating a case to the TSA, if some person thought that it was a "shipment" of batteries and not a few "spares"

okay, thanks a lot

2008, data

http://www.i3a.org/virtual/eye_on_imaging_v4_n5.html
Cargo Shipments of Certain Types of Lithium Batteries Will Be Banned From Passenger Aircraft


Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has banned cargo shipments of certain types of lithium batteries from passenger aircraft. Airline passengers can still carry or use personal devices containing lithium batteries while aboard aircraft. However, the new ruling, which goes into effect on January 1, 2008, tightens standards

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for Years now, you already could not ship over a certian grams in weight of lithium in batteries primary or rechargable via Passenger air shipment/cargo methods, or via USPS mail methods. that is why UPSground and fed-ex is used.


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and finnaly the WHOLE story and actual regs data
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-15213.htm

So you can not carry "spare" batteries in your checked luggage, only in carry-on. So we need "spare battery carriers" that are also flashlights that we can carry "spare batteries" in. These flashlights do not need to be designed for lots of light output, merely enough to show that it is a working flashlight (simple LED/resistor/switch).

What a mess.

-- Alan

Alan B said:

So you can not carry "spare" batteries in your checked luggage, only in carry-on. So we need "spare battery carriers" that are also flashlights that we can carry "spare batteries" in. These flashlights do not need to be designed for lots of light output, merely enough to show that it is a working flashlight (simple LED/resistor/switch).

What a mess.

-- Alan

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i did not read anywhere (yet) where it said Can NOT in check in luggage , its the goverments suggestion.
and i concur with it highly, untill they can get ONE person to hang out in the cargo hold like any of the rest of us would do if we had 237lives and 2mill worth of cargo on the line :sigh:

i doubt that any of us would want to be responcible for a cargo hold issue , and you KNOW how they treat your luggage that your not connected to, its not pretty, stuff busts open, they toss things on conveyers, the machinery tosses things about and spews them out. that is probably why MANY of the lithium vent incidents are in cargo Handling , not actually when in the sky itself.

Thanks a whole lot VidPro, I put my spares in my carry-on and no incident whatsoever occurred. I'm really grateful you took the time to look that information up for me.