All that this demonstrates ..... is what idiots most government drones are. Use of laptops is too valuable to throw off planes. In a free market, ( as there should be ) , airlines would come up with ways to handle fires. I would gladly fly on a plane loaded with laptops, personal firearms, repulsors, knives, and nail clippers. As long as I did not have to go thru a security check. I currently do not fly because of asinine, ineffective, worthless, intrusive security checks at airports. What kind of engineering brain can see an ROI for current airport security systems ? I dream of stolen camel heads. Gus On 2006-Aug 15, at 11:27hrs AM, Michael Rigby-Jones wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] > Sent: 15 August 2006 16:21 > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > Subject: [EE]: Lithium Ion Batteries.. I told Ya So > > > I told everyone here that unless the safety issues with Lithium Ion > batteries can be resolved, > there will be a push on to stop using them. In addition to Dell > recalling 4.1M laptop batteries, > the FAA is reviewing whether to allow Li-Ion-based laptops on board > airplanes at all. > > I told ya so, about 14 months ago. I don't see that limiting/preventing the use on planes is an indicator that their use will be terminated for all applications. There is simply nothing to replace them at the moment, in terms of cost vs energy density. Out of interest, do you known if they are considering banning mobile phones on planes? Regards Mike ======================================================================= This e-mail is intended for the person it is addressed to only. The information contained in it may be confidential and/or protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you must not make any use of this information, or copy or show it to any person. Please contact us immediately to tell us that you have received this e-mail, and return the original to us. Any use, forwarding, printing or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. No part of this message can be considered a request for goods or services. ======================================================================= -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ AGSC Augustus Gustavius Salvatore Calabrese 4337 Raleigh Street Denver, CO 720 222 1309 303 908 7716 cell adding " spam2006 " bypasses my spam blocker. Please place in the text or at the END of the subject line. ( i am hard to reach by phone ) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist