ECIG MOD + BATTERIES IN AIRPLANE?
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im flying tomorrow and i dont have any battery cases..any other solutions?
Batteries in non conductive battery case, pill bottle, plastic container they fit securly and will be kept separate / where they can't touch each other. Carry on only.
Liquids in quart size baggie with your other liquids, limited to 100ml per bottle/container.
Delivery devices will leak if they contain liquid.
Liquids in quart size baggie with your other liquids, limited to 100ml per bottle/container.
Delivery devices will leak if they contain liquid.
You sure it's 100ml? I thought it was 50ml/per bottle.
Aside from flying, why are you even vaping without battery cases? How do you transport your batteries when you're out and about? They are totally worth the ~$1-$2 price tag, unless you aren't particularly attached to your limbs. Buy some regardless.
As for flying, yes, you can fly with your vaping kit, please protect your batteries well for your safety and the safety of others. As others have said, batteries must be transported with you in the cabin, not checked into the hold. I don't know if there is an official limit but I fly regularly with 5 x 18650's in Europe and never had an issue.
100ml is the limit for a single container, and (in Europe at least) the amount of containers must not exceed the volume of the liquid carry bags (eg, the bag should close with *all* your liquids inside) - you are allowed one bag per passenger.
Yeah thats a good point too - all tanks will spew out their juice during the flight due to the cabin pressure - I'm a regular traveller and always keep a sealable freezer bag with a bunch of tissues inside - if I can I try to empty my tank best I can and store it in the zippy bag until landing - detached from the mod!.... that way it's a simple wipe up and refill when I arrive.
The preferred way is in your carry on bag and batteries out of the device and in a battery case. I also place everything in a sealed bag.
I totally agree with crayfishx. Every vaper who uses external batteries (18650) needs to use plastic battery cases for their own safety as well as others.
Contact with metallic conductive materials such as coins, keys, pens, etc in a pocket/purse/carrying bag can cause batteries to short circuit. A venting battery or one going into thermal runaway is nothing to wish on anyone.
IMRbatteries.com sends battery cases for free along with the batteries. If you are in a pinch for time, you can use an old pill bottle that is plastic, but only one battery per bottle. You need to keep them isolated from each other. I also wouldn't want them to be rattling around in there, so stuff the case with foam or paper towel to make sure everything stays snug. If you have a vendor (brick and mortar) near you, it might be worth calling to see if they sell battery cases, as some of them do. Same precautions needed, anytime, so a battery case is useful if you are ever transporting any extra backup batteries while out and about. I do carry spare batteries in case I need them in a pinch, for the most part they remain in my purse but safely enclosed in a battery case. I remove and replace from time to time, to make sure they don't use charge as it's rare for me to actually need them.
Have a great flight!
Anna
Have a great flight!
Anna
Wrapping each battery separately in bubble wrap could also work in a pinch. I've occassionally received new batteries in the mail in this manner.
Keep in mind your bag will go through the x-ray machine. If you wrap your batteries up too much and make them hard to identify, they may get suspicious and you could find yourself getting a free colonoscopy and prostate exam courtesy of the TSA. To that end, if you don't have a battery case, I would put them side by side, turned the same direction, wrap them with a rubber band and stick them in the smallest plastic bag they will fit in. Ziplock "snack size" bags are good. That way if they are inspected it is easy to see what they are and that they are stored in a harmless state.
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