Power Bank Question

[h2ngo]

Hello i'm flying from SMF to SEA and going camping but i'm not sure what the regulations are on power banks.  I have a 60,000 mAH camping powerbank but not sure if i can take it or if it should be in carry on or check in.  i bought from Anker last week just for this trip.

Anker Power Bank 

[parpitt1]

Power bank should be in transported in your carryon, not checked

Safe Travels

[h2ngo]

Thanks! any idea if it's too big or too much storage?  some other threads have said the size was determining factor others have said the output is determining factor.

[tappingmom1]

@parpitt1 is correct.  This power bank cannot be checked and can only travel in your carry-on bag.

That being said, I suspect that it may be too large.  I recall that these types of power banks are limited to 100 watt hours.  Yours is 192 watt hours.  Plus, I think its size alone will bring it under scrutiny.  I wouldn't risk it.

I checked SWA Help Center and didn't find your particular question addressed...and I think it's an important question.  I would send a DM via X [Twitter] to SWA.  Specifically, let them know its dimensions and watt hours. Save their response if it's a go...just in case you get pushback from TSA.   And it would be really helpful to let others in the community know the answer and/or your experience if you decide to travel with it.

Safe travels!!

[DancingDavidE]

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@tappingmom1 wrote:

@parpitt1 is correct.  This power bank cannot be checked and can only travel in your carry-on bag.

That being said, I suspect that it may be too large.  I recall that these types of power banks are limited to 100 watt hours.  Yours is 192 watt hours.  Plus, I think its size alone will bring it under scrutiny.  I wouldn't risk it.

I checked SWA Help Center and didn't find your particular question addressed...and I think it's an important question.  I would send a DM via X [Twitter] to SWA.  Specifically, let them know its dimensions and watt hours. Save their response if it's a go...just in case you get pushback from TSA.   And it would be really helpful to let others in the community know the answer and/or your experience if you decide to travel with it.

Safe travels!!

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Oh - it's 160 Wh "with permission" for laptop and other equipment so this would still be over that amount.

[DancingDavidE]

Here's the FAA link: 

https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/lithium-batteries

I don't think these are being checked very strictly for anything that fits easily in your backpack. I have this one that seems to be allowed. https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Charger-Anker-PowerCore-20100mAh/dp/B00X5RV14Y?th=1

They key point is that it may be used to power your laptop.

[ZevSupport]

V cool, I didn't know of this!

[h2ngo]

I Dm'd SWA and they said it was ok but quoted the same FAA regulation page you had already linked saying the limit was 160 Watt hours.  So while i think this might get let through, the size of it will bring scrutiny and if they look too closely it might get nixed.  it's probably not worth worth losing at TSA.

[h2ngo · Accepted solution]

i followed up with SW and they confirmed it's too much battery to be allowed.

[tappingmom1]

Thank you so much for following up!