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| wraper:
--- Quote from: Robert763 on January 15, 2023, 02:43:03 pm ---Hi, No specfic restrictions on carrying capacitors on passenger aircraft. However it is an unusual case and supercapacitors did not exist when most regulations were written. The energy limit for batteries is 100 Wh or 360 kJ. A 310 F 2.7 V capacitor is 1.1kJ so well under. --- End quote --- For Lithium batteries only. https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/lithium-batteries-100-watt-hours-or-less-device |
| Psi:
--- Quote from: tggzzz on January 17, 2023, 08:40:52 am --- --- Quote from: Psi on January 17, 2023, 06:57:51 am ---You just want it obvious that you know what you're doing when they bring in an expert to look at it. --- End quote --- <verbal diarrhoea> --- Quote ---That will always be better than just a large supercar capacitor with no other info. --- End quote --- But will it be good enough? --- End quote --- Who knows, but it's better than nothing. |
| wraper:
My experience is to be persistent but polite. One time they tried to deny me bringing incandescent bulbs onto the plane. I was persistent enough they brought prohibited items booklet where economy bulbs were listed. I did not give up these were not economy bulbs until they got frustrated and let me through after like 15 minutes wasted. I also brought some chemicals which they tried to deny but I got them trough eventually. Even though one of them was actually prohibited. Some information paper to show what it is certainly helps. |
| wraper:
My experience in EU airports is that they don't give a damn what's in your check-in baggage. Never got called to an additional check. On other hand it was like 30% chance in large Russian airports and like 80% chance in one smaller airport. |
| tszaboo:
--- Quote from: wraper on January 17, 2023, 11:41:54 am ---My experience in EU airports is that they don't give a damn what's in your check-in baggage. Never got called to an additional check. On other hand it was like 30% chance in large Russian airports and like 80% chance in one smaller airport. --- End quote --- They probably wanted your money to grease the wheels for security. Same with police stopping you for no apparent reason abroad. Although I just saw security stopping and checking someone's Christmas bread (filled with dried fruit and almond paste) for drugs or bombs. Sometimes they checked my coat. I just told them that I make my bombs in my other coat, they weren't amused. --- Quote from: Robert763 on January 15, 2023, 02:43:03 pm ---The energy limit for batteries is 100 Wh or 360 kJ. A 310 F 2.7 V capacitor is 1.1kJ so well under. --- End quote --- The limit is in place for the lithium content, not the energy capacity. |
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