<DIV>As mentioned in the RATHER LENGTHY document, there has been at least one case where a pallet of batteries being shipped has caught fire after possibly being damaged from handling. It took multiple attempts to put it out. Luckily (this time) it was on the ground. </DIV>
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<DIV>I think they are primarily worried about the extremely high energy denisty of multiple cells/packs being shipped together as cargo, and being mostly unattended in the cargo hold. Much like the oxygen generators that brought down the People's Airline jet in Florida.</DIV>
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<DIV>Bob Richards.</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Lance Van Nostrand <patterndude@comcast.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>so why create a law to constrain only loose, non-rechargable lithium batteries? Who carries these around? This doesn't seem to me to have been much of a risk in the first place. Either there was a freak accident that this law is addressing, or its a foot in the door.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>--Lance</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=bob@toprudder.com href="mailto:bob@toprudder.com">Bob Richards</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 22, 2004 6:02 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Lithium Rules changes</DIV>
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<DIV>And it does not apply to primary batteries carried in personal luggage for personal use.</DIV>
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<DIV>Can you imagine all the laptop users and people with cell phones not being able to carry them!</DIV>
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<DIV>Bob R.<BR><BR><B><I>Lem Stevens <<A href="mailto:stevenslem@comcast.net">stevenslem@comcast.net</A>></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If I read the CFR correctly, the ban only applies to primary lithium batteries at this point. It does not apply to secondary (rechargeable) batteries. Thank goodness.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lem</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=johnferrell@earthlink.net href="mailto:johnferrell@earthlink.net">John Ferrell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 22, 2004 5:30 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Lithium Rules changes</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.ulbi.com/whitepapers/RSPA_Interim_Final_Rule_Lithium_Batteries_12-15-04.pdf">http://www.ulbi.com/whitepapers/RSPA_Interim_Final_Rule_Lithium_Batteries_12-15-04.pdf</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.ulbi.com/product-display.asp?ID=50">http://www.ulbi.com/product-display.asp?ID=50</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Ferrell <BR><A href="http://dixienc.us/">http://DixieNC.US</A><BR></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Bob Richards<BR>bob@toprudder.com<BR>http://www.toprudder.com</BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>