Re: [OM] Battery life in micro 4/3 camera

[Chuck Norcutt]

I do understand the difference between lithium metal and lithium-ion. 
If you re-read sections 622.51 (lithium metal), 6.22.52 (lithium-ion) 
and 6.22.53 (small cells of both types) you will see that you are 
prohibited from labeling any type as a "lithium battery".
Furthermore, if you look at Exhibit 622.5 (immediately following the 
sections above) you'll see the title "International Lithium Battery 
Mailability".  As you'll see in the body of the exhibit, the term 
"lithium battery" is clearly used *generically* because the exhibit 
covers lithium batteries of all types.
They are all lithium batteries because they contain either metallic 
lithium or lithium-ions from a compound of lithium and some other element.
I think my point is still valid.  There are various prohibitions or 
restrictions against shipping these batteries yet the thing being 
prohibited or restricted cannot be externally identified on the package. 
 I ask again:  So who would know?  Certainly not the postal service.
Chuck Norcutt


On 9/5/2016 10:27 AM, Piers Hemy wrote:
> Read what you posted, Chuck! When shipping *lithium-ion* batteries, you are
> specifically disallowed from putting a warning label on the box saying it
> contains *lithium* batteries. Which is understandable, because lithium-ion
> batteries are not lithium batteries, as Mike Lazzari has already pointed
> out.
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:olympus-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Chuck Norcutt
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> Subject: Re: [OM] Battery life in micro 4/3 camera
>
> According to the USPS regs just updated in August
> <http://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c6_004.htm#ep260739> you may ship 2
> small lithium-ion cells internationally but these cells *must be
> installed in equipment*.  I suppose other countries may make it stiffer
> than that.
>
> But you are also specifically disallowed from putting a warning label on
> the box saying it contains lithium batteries.  So, who would know?
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> On 9/4/2016 3:56 PM, Moose wrote:
> > I think the trick is not the regs themselves, but the FUD they engender
> > in sellers. Neither of the eBay sellers of kit with chargers will sell
> > outside the continental US. There is one seller of pairs whose listing
> > doesn't sow the labels, but claims they are Progos - And - does not have
> > NZ on its list of places it won't ship to. But there are no prices
> > listed for overseas shipping.
> <http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-x-1600mAh-BLN-1-BLN1-Battery-for-Olympus-OM-D-E-M
> 5-EM5-E-M1-EM1-PEN-E-P5-/121397646871>
> > It seems that Progo is a US/NA only brand? I can't imagine the same
> > things aren't being sold worldwide, but have no idea how to find under
> > what brand name(s).
> >
> > Cathodic Confusion Moose
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