Having trouble getting replacement 22650 cells. Increasingly rare after 18650 adopted for automotive battery construction.
An order placed with a recycler in China was cancelled, purportedly due to international shipping regs. For uninvolved single cells? Really?
RL
I got it. The issue is 'recycled', vs new.
RL
Lithium batteries cause fires on airplanes. Use sea channels so any fires can be doused with plenty of resources on a container ship.
Boycott lithium batteries. Save some lives.
What pisses me off is the UK post office won't allow me to ship a product with a GP23A ( tiny 12v battery) installed. Utter crap, but I guess there's a good reason somewhere that makes them take this stance.
Firebugs like you will find a way to sneak your sparklers onto aircraft. I pity the passengers who are near a lithium bomb product.
Isn't ignorance wonderful. Just because /you/ don't know/understand the reasons doesn't mean there aren't valid reasons.
The kind of thing that leads to these rules is noted in
I thought the GP23A was an alkaline battery?
It might be, but They tend to lump all batteries in together regardless of chemistry etc. Even 40 years ago NiCds had to be fully discharged before I could take them as cabin baggage. Nowadays try getting batteries sent through the post from the likes of Farnell; last time I tried it was couriered.
If you want to overcome the "battery==bad" mentality, then in my experience you have to take the time to be able to demonstrate full adherence to the specific subsection of the regulations.
Given the lack of knowledge of both the counter staff /and/ the general public, I can't say I blame them.
What has your comment got to do with the post office ?
It is, and has the energy of a very wet, damp squib. I think the rule is to ensure that there can be no chemical leakage from an 'installed' battery.Brand new, in unopened retail packaging is ok. Fitted inside a sealed plastic box with an on/off switch is not. however, you can send s/h lithium batteries no problem. They don't leak, but they can go spectacularly wrong.......
I'm not sure how your post is connected to sending a alkaline batter in the UK post.
In general, apart from perhaps post to the Outer Hebrides, all post stays within a few feet from the ground.
Maybe, maybe not.
There were are Royal Mail aircraft at a local regional sorting centre next to a 9000ft runway. That runway no longer exists :(
What is an "s/h lithium" battery?
Rick C.
second hand/used/ex equipment...
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