TSA compliant Milwaukee batteries

[LFMarm]

Has anyone been able to travel by air with a 100+ Wh Milwaukee battery + adapter + DeWalt Transport Safety Cap? This combination should split up the cells of a Milwaukee battery to groups with <100 Wh and hence make it TSA compliant.

Milwaukee battery

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-M18-18-Volt-4-0-Ah-Lithium-Ion-XC-Extended-Capacity-Battery-Pack-48-11-1840/203630473

Milwaukee to DeWalt adapter

Milwaukee Battery Adapter to DeWalt

Battery adapter for Milwaukee to DeWalt

powertoolsadapters.com

DeWalt Transport Safety Cap DEWALT Transport Safety Cap For FlexVolt Batteries - Ray Grahams DIY Store

 

[Whitrzac]

Thats not how that works...

That won't split the cells and will get you're batteries taken away at the airport.

 

[LFMarm]

We should get Milwaukee provide the simple safety cap

 

[Whitrzac]

The batteries aren't designed that way, it wont work.

 

[broncobowsher]

We should get Milwaukee provide the simple safety cap

The Dewalt battery cap is not a "safety cap" It is a circuit interuptor that breaks electrical contacts inside the battery. That is why you can't just put a cap on the Milwaukee battery and call it good. It is still one giant battery all interconnected inside. DeWalt is 3 separate battery packs (inside one shell) with the batty cap installed.

 

[tbone1004]

more importantly just because a battery has been "split" doesn't make it UN38.3 compliant and doesn't mean that the battery has been certified to fly. Those are two VERY different things.

 

[LFMarm]

more importantly just because a battery has been "split" doesn't make it UN38.3 compliant and doesn't mean that the battery has been certified to fly. Those are two VERY different things.

Is then possible to air travel with DPVs based on power tool batteries?

 

[tbone1004]

Is then possible to air travel with DPVs based on power tool batteries?

if and only if they have a dedicated UN38.3 certificate. Below is the link to DeWalts which includes up to the 15ah flexvolts

https://support.dewalt.com/hc/en-us/articles/4741927090061-UN83-3-Certification-for-DeWalt-batteries

 

[LFMarm]

if and only if they have a dedicated UN38.3 certificate. Below is the link to DeWalts which includes up to the 15ah flexvolts

https://support.dewalt.com/hc/en-us/articles/4741927090061-UN83-3-Certification-for-DeWalt-batteries

Awesome, thanks a lot!