Mailing LiPo?
#1
I have a new (out of box, but new) rhino 2250mAh 4s 40c lipo pack I want to sell. Does anyone know if there are special rules, and what they are, when mailing LiPo's? Standard US mail, or the least expensive.
#2
#4
Officially...USPS will not ship lipos nor will any other carrier. At the end of the day, you have to lie to ship lipos. I've tried and even shipping little heli lipos was frowned upon and they sent me packing.
I'd just avoid the question...
I'd just avoid the question...
#7
Wrong. I've shipped lipos in the last month USPS and didn't have to lie about it. The postal clerk may have been misinformed.
#10
The problem is the clerk (or even the Postmaster) may read the rules for shipping LiPos international (which rule specifically says: NO) and think it applies to domestic shipments. I had this problem at my local P.O. and insisted they do some more research because they seemed unable to comprehend that shipping within the same state (just happened to be the case that time) was NOT International shipping.
#13
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You got it, and by the way, for all you rebels, it's a federal offense to ship hazardous materials without declaring it.
If something were to happen, and you got connected you wouldn't see your RCs except in your dreams for a long time.
Not worth saving a day or two in shipping.
If something were to happen, and you got connected you wouldn't see your RCs except in your dreams for a long time.

Not worth saving a day or two in shipping.
#15
You really have to wonder how much truth (or myth) is in the statement that Lipos can't be shipped via air. I recently read an article about liPo battery use by NASA on the SPACE STATION. Seems to me if they can be used in space they can withstand the relative short flight on a commercial jet.
But I could be wrong ............ LOL
But I could be wrong ............ LOL



I'll work out the shipping
Ground only.