Korean laptop ban
Posted:
Thu Sep 07, 2006 12:06 pmby ozzy72
Korean Air are being VERY safety concious... so if you're flying with them (I'm sure many other airlines will follow shortly)...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5319168.stm
Re: Korean laptop ban
Posted:
Thu Sep 07, 2006 5:03 pmby Ivan
Seems logical to me...
Actually it is ILLOGICAL that laptops with Li-Ion batteries are allowed to be carried in planes at all... as it is FORBIDDEN to ship lithium based batteries by plane unless they are packed in a special container
Re: Korean laptop ban
Posted:
Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:50 pmby elite marksman
Yes, the batteries are Lithium-based, but they do not contain any significant amount of pure Lithium. Due to the laws of electrochemistry, which I won't get into, the Lithium is oxidized, not reduced, so there is little Lithium that is not already in a stable compound. And try as you might, nuetral Lithium wont burn.
EDIT, just reviewed last-years notes on electrochem, it wont from LiCl, but nuetral Lithium.
Re: Korean laptop ban
Posted:
Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:54 pmby Saitek
Dash it my laptops a sony and with a sonyy laptop. Not flying with KA, but I hope UK one's don't. Talk of overreacting.
