Max-U52 wrote:Hello, Men,
For some reason, my gut keeps tellin' me that sending a used Li-Po battery through the regular post might not be the best idea. Am I justified for this gut-feeling, or am I being overly paranoid? Does anyone know of special restrictions or requirements for mailing used Li-Po bats? I'm going to sell a couple of tanks and I'd like to include the battery but it's been converted to Li-Po.
Thoughts? Comments? Helpful suggestions?
Some years ago a commercial flight caught fire in the Freight hold,
It burned through the control cables before the crew were aware of the fire,
The aircraft crashed killing all on board in the Florida Everglades.
After examining the wreckage and the Aircraft freight manifest the conclusion was that a consignment of "LI-PO" batteries had ignited either through rough handling when the box was being loaded onto the Aircraft or at some time whilst the freight was in transit to the Aircraft from the Airside Warehouse.
The carriage of "LI-PO" batteries in commercial Aircraft now comes under the same provisions as Ammunition/Mercury/Butane & Propane gases and other highly dangerous/corrosive/hazardous items of freight.
Shaun.
