[ale] OT: Planes and Li-Ion batteries

[Ken Cochran]

>From: Christopher Fowler <cfowler at outpostsentinel.com>
>To: ale at ale.org
>Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 09:40:31 -0400
>Subject: [ale] OT: Planes and Li-Ion batteries
>
>I'm flying to Seattle Sunday and it is a 5.5 hour trip.  I want to take
>an extra laptop battery so my laptop will last most the trip.  I thought
>I read somewhere that this is no longer allowed.  Anyone know the
>details?

As long as the spare battery is protected, e.g. by its own
storage sleeve/cover or maybe put alone into a plastic bag,
you should be fine.  For the official word, check with the
TSA site http://www.tsa.gov

-kc