QANTAS allowing laptop battery ONLY?

[coles525]

Sorry with the lame heading, just read a closed topic in regards to lithium ion batteries and being allowed in carry on or banned.

Off to HK in just over 2 weeks, As Post refuse to send a battery back to sender (refund).

But would it be possible {ie: within the rules} to have it in my carry on / declared luggage?

Below is the exact battery/power i need to send back, which i don't understand any of the rules in regards to 100 or 1000 watt hours of "dangerous Ness".

I won't have the laptop, only the battery wrapped up in what's allowed.

1 of 3 things will happen;

1) Battery approved for flight

2) Battery rejected for flight (lost $80ish)

3) Company refuses the refund (time limit expired, have no record of email, dislikes me etc...) so lost my cash.

Is option 1 a good chance of working?

Sorry again, but i honestly don't know what im on about....

http://www.batterybay.net/Battery-for-Asus-M50-M51-p/asus-cs-aum50hb.htm

 

[coles525]

Just home from work, so off to bed for the day.

In regards to the closed topic i viewed, this is the link for it:

http://www.australianfrequentflyer....thium-batteries-in-checked-luggage-30419.html


Cheers all.

 

[coles525]

Afternoon everyone,

Just answered my own question, and can provide the facts in regards to batteries allowed.

My battery seems to be officially 73.26Wh, which was calculated be the battery itself quoted as: 11.1V == 6600 mAh.

Please pass any of the links onto others for future reference (ie: security, checkin, member newsletter info).

1) This link is the maths How to Calculate Watt Hours:

http://www.fedex.com/us/services/pdf/LithiumBattery_JobAid.pdf


2) Second link is CASA (Aus Government) Portable Electronic Devices containing Lithium Metal or Lithium Ion Cells or Batteries:

http://www.casa.gov.au/scripts/nc.dll?WCMS:STANDARD:1001:pc=PC_100484


3) Final link, is 27 pages of American legal info in regards to transporting battery types / dangerous goods. Devised for the 2013 regulations and:

"based on the provisions set out in the 2013-2014 Edition of the ICAO Technical Instruction for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air and the 54th Edition of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR)."

http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/cargo/dgr/Documents/Lithium-Battery-Guidance-2013-V1.1.pdf

 

[coles525]

bump e bump

 

[serfty]

Thanks for the information. FWIW, that thread linked to in pay #2 had been reopened.

I presume the battery you are taking back is lithium?

 

[samh004]

I just worked out the battery I carry with me is 30Wh, so nothing to worry about

 

[CaviAck]

How does QF know the contents of your bag? The only people who look into your bags would be the x-ray operators at the security check-point...

 

[The Rok]

How does QF know the contents of your bag? The only people who look into your bags would be the x-ray operators at the security check-point...

Presumably they would know the rules and stop you? I don't really know to be honest.

 

[markis10]

How does QF know the contents of your bag? The only people who look into your bags would be the x-ray operators at the security check-point...

Who are employed by the airline to look for dangerous goods!