Mark:
The only batteries allowed on aircraft by the TSA are sealed batteries.
Some TSA agents have been known to confiscate spare batteries that were
not installed in equipment. They will not, under any circumstances,
allow you to bring on board a wet cell battery, such as a car or
motorcycle battery. You might even face charges for attempting to bring
hazardous materials on board.
I suggest getting one of the power packs specifically designed for
laptops and designed to add power through the power plug. There was a
thread discussing add-on batteries about a month or two ago for long
time battery use.
James Mckenzie
Mark Crane wrote:
> I used to have an external lead acid batter for an old powerbook that
> gave me 4+ hours of use. I have also seen something called the Moby
> external laptop battery", an external battery, that claims to work
> with thinkpads and provides a 5-6 hour charge. It's about $80, but
> then you have more stuff to lug around.
>
> I always thought it would be kinda neat to be able to buy some sort of
> conversion kit that would let you purchase a relatively cheap battery,
> such as camcorder batteries, or small motorcycle batteries, and use
> them as externals for a laptop. If I am in an airport or plane and
> need to work for more than two hours, I'd gladly lug an extra five
> pounds around. I suppose the next generation of fuel-powered
> batteries will solve this problem. I'm always amazed at how cruddy
> batteries are. Probably some huge conspiracy, like the dismantling of
> public transit or something. But I digress.
>
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