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@davidc4430 wrote:

i'm obviously no expert but i rekon millions of batterys are being sent in the mail everyday.

 

i'm looking to purchase some rechargables now and most likely will buy from outside australia as its cheapest.

 

have bought many battery packs for radio control cars from outside australia and never had an issue.

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Just to be clear, AP specifically prohibit sending lithium batteries that are not inside a device.

A good way to think about it is that sending lithium batteries is prohibited, but AP realise that many devices such as smart phones, laptops and dash cams have non-removable batteries, so they made an exception for them.

As you say though, I'm sure batteries are being sent all the time.

In all honesty, lithium batteries are fairly stable for the most part. The most dangerous time is when they are being re-charged or if they get physically damaged.

From what we know about the exploding* samsung phones, the design flaw was actually in the phone. There was not enough room to allow the batteries to expand - which they are designed to do to some extent during normal use.

From what we know about those ride on electric scooters that caught fire, the fault was that the batteries were not meant to be used in such high drain devices, especially without over-charge or over-discharge protection circuits.

*Explode is an exageration, caught fire and shattered the screen is more accurate.