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THAI bans external battery packs on board

Aggiunto 9 anni fa

BANGKOK, 14 September 2014 (NNT) - Thai Airways International has put a ban on external battery packs on all of its aircraft for safety reason. Citing the safety standards of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Thai Airways has announced that passengers will no longer be allowed to bring on board external battery backs, commonly known as Power Banks. (www.thaivisa.com) Altro...

Felix Senada

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Ric Wernicke 9 anni fa 4

So many of these external battery packs are poorly made in China and are a hazard. Not only because of the device itself, but the application of the users. I have received several of these as trade show swag and have noticed they get very hot in use, and never live up to their rated capacity.

I would only take OEM batteries onboard. For some cell phones that is not so easy. In the case of Samsung it is almost impossible to buy a spare unit. Most, even from legit dealers, are counterfeit.

Thai has done the right thing by banning them.

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WALLACE24 9 anni fa 1

I would make a smartass remark about china products but I'll suffice it to say we WILL pay the price for selling out. It ranks right up there with thinking Putin is our friend. Lol

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Ric Wernicke 9 anni fa 1

I make no knock on China, but rather the battery packs that are made on the cheap. You can have poorly made goods from anywhere. I invite your attention to the A380 made in France and Germany and rest my case.

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WALLACE24 9 anni fa 1

Yes, cheap crap is made everywhere. But while the Chinese slaves labor away our workforce is on welfare supported by the other half. Won't work long term. On top of that the Chinese are not our friends and are at odds with almost every American doctrine. But hey, I never was PC correct and that's just my humble opinion. The next gen will be the ones dealing with them.

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steve rogers 9 anni fa 1

wow ! and to think people use to smoke on planes .

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sparkie624 9 anni fa 0

That is stupid... No different than a battery already inside the phone... Just bigger.

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Bernie20910 9 anni fa 1

Yeah, there is a difference, that being that the one inside the phone usually comes from a known manufacturer, is properly sized and rated for what it's used on, has proper charging circuitry (in the phone) to ensure it's not dangerously overcharged, and is properly protected from damage or short circuiting by the phone case.

Have there been cases of batteries inside phones exploding or igniting? Yes, there have, but in almost every case the battery was either a counterfeit replacement or the phone was or battery was physically damaged.

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sparkie624 9 anni fa 1

I carry 2, and they are both the Same Manufacturer as my phone, so instead of a global ban, maybe they should state off brand.

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Bernie20910 9 anni fa 1

Manufacturer isn't the sole criteria that I listed, and also isn't the sole criteria used in determining if an item is safe for a particular use. Just about any name brand product can fail, often with catastrophic results, if misused or used for the wrong application.

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