Japan’s transport ministry will limit the number of power banks allowed on flights and effectively ban their onboard use starting in mid-April, a move prompted by a recent series of alarming incidents.
What flights are you on that you need a powerbank? Any decently modern phone will last for 24h on flight mode playing video. I’ve done 12-13h flights (Germany to Singapore) with 60% of battery remaining.
What flights are you on that you need a powerbank?
As @[email protected] said in another post, it’s not necessarily just about the time on the flight, but when you might need them after. Later this year, for example, I’m planning on heading to Europe and will attend a music festival while I’m there. I’ll be out all day, and would like to be able to use my phone to stay in touch with my travelling buddies, take pictures, maybe get a cab back to the hotel, or whatever else. It would be pretty nice to have a powerbank to keep my phone charged then, as well as for other days where I’m planning on being out sightseeing all day. If you’re already forbidden from storing them in your checked bag, and now you’ll be banned from bringing them in your carry-on, what exactly are you meant to do, then? Buy a new powerbank every time you travel? Just for my trip and travel group, we’d need to purchase and discard 4 of them on this trip, as we’ll be staying a few days in one country for sightseeing before hopping on a plane to the opposite corner of Europe for the remainder of the vacation. That’s a lot of added e-waste and expense.
“It’s not the corporations’ fault for producing and selling fire hazards under lax regulations -
it’s the consumer’s fault for not spending money on brand-name products every three financial quarters!”
Older phones, game boy advance, faulty batteries don’t last as long… noisecancellation headphones don’t last 12 hours…
What if I didn’t charge my phone to 100 before getting to the plane…
Are you dense?
Noise canceling headphones don’t last 12h? My 5 year old Microsoft Surface last 12h easy. Nowadays some cheap Anker ANC last 40h. Use a realistic argument at least…
What if you didn’t charge your phone? What if you didn’t bring your passport? What if you bought the wrong ticket? What if my grandma had wheels?
What if a person wants to do something else from watching video like playing games? What if they have an older phone with bad battery life? What if a dizen other things?
Then you bring a device with a battery that’s not a fire hazard… Other things? A MacBook of the last 5 years can go 8h on a charge doing work. A SteamDeck can go 6-8h playing light games. A PSP or vita similar. A gameboy can go about 30h. You don’t need to mine bitcoin on your flight.
What if a person wants to smoke on a flight? What if they want to enjoy some fireworks? What if a dozen other things that are also forbidden because they are hazardous?
But a Steam deck might also just last 3 hours playing slightly more intense games, and there are plenty of flights in the 10-16h category that none of those devices could easily make it through.
And until all planes on those routes have power outlets for every seat, Powerbanks are by far the best option.
Using a Powerbank also doesn’t impact any other passengers, as opposed to smoking, fireworks, or any other grand example you might come up with. Cause let’s be honest, the chance of a Powerbank catching on fire these days is very very low
And I can also tell you from experience, most batteries aren’t nearly as much of a fire hazard as you seem to believe, speaking as someone who’s been disappointed plenty of times after poking/shorting/overcharging batteries for fun
If they catch fire (and there’s plenty of examples of it happening) it very much impacts other passengers. Very very low is not acceptable when you’re 40 thousand feet in the air.
You choose a light game for this 10h flight, I’m sure it won’t kill you. Or you bring a Gameboy. Or you watch a movie. Or read a book. Or you sleep. It’s not the end of the world.
What if I don’t have a macbook (not worth it tbh). What if I want to play middle to heavy games on the steamdeck?
The other examples you gove are not comparable at all. Charging a device with your powerbank is a non danger unlike whatever the fuck you are suggesting in the second part.
What flights are you on that you need a powerbank? Any decently modern phone will last for 24h on flight mode playing video. I’ve done 12-13h flights (Germany to Singapore) with 60% of battery remaining.
As @[email protected] said in another post, it’s not necessarily just about the time on the flight, but when you might need them after. Later this year, for example, I’m planning on heading to Europe and will attend a music festival while I’m there. I’ll be out all day, and would like to be able to use my phone to stay in touch with my travelling buddies, take pictures, maybe get a cab back to the hotel, or whatever else. It would be pretty nice to have a powerbank to keep my phone charged then, as well as for other days where I’m planning on being out sightseeing all day. If you’re already forbidden from storing them in your checked bag, and now you’ll be banned from bringing them in your carry-on, what exactly are you meant to do, then? Buy a new powerbank every time you travel? Just for my trip and travel group, we’d need to purchase and discard 4 of them on this trip, as we’ll be staying a few days in one country for sightseeing before hopping on a plane to the opposite corner of Europe for the remainder of the vacation. That’s a lot of added e-waste and expense.
“It’s not the corporations’ fault for producing and selling fire hazards under lax regulations -
it’s the consumer’s fault for not spending money on brand-name products every three financial quarters!”
Older phones, game boy advance, faulty batteries don’t last as long… noisecancellation headphones don’t last 12 hours… What if I didn’t charge my phone to 100 before getting to the plane… Are you dense?
Noise canceling headphones don’t last 12h? My 5 year old Microsoft Surface last 12h easy. Nowadays some cheap Anker ANC last 40h. Use a realistic argument at least…
What if you didn’t charge your phone? What if you didn’t bring your passport? What if you bought the wrong ticket? What if my grandma had wheels?
Muh airpord pros
What if a person wants to do something else from watching video like playing games? What if they have an older phone with bad battery life? What if a dizen other things?
Then you bring a device with a battery that’s not a fire hazard… Other things? A MacBook of the last 5 years can go 8h on a charge doing work. A SteamDeck can go 6-8h playing light games. A PSP or vita similar. A gameboy can go about 30h. You don’t need to mine bitcoin on your flight.
What if a person wants to smoke on a flight? What if they want to enjoy some fireworks? What if a dozen other things that are also forbidden because they are hazardous?
But a Steam deck might also just last 3 hours playing slightly more intense games, and there are plenty of flights in the 10-16h category that none of those devices could easily make it through. And until all planes on those routes have power outlets for every seat, Powerbanks are by far the best option.
Using a Powerbank also doesn’t impact any other passengers, as opposed to smoking, fireworks, or any other grand example you might come up with. Cause let’s be honest, the chance of a Powerbank catching on fire these days is very very low
And I can also tell you from experience, most batteries aren’t nearly as much of a fire hazard as you seem to believe, speaking as someone who’s been disappointed plenty of times after poking/shorting/overcharging batteries for fun
If they catch fire (and there’s plenty of examples of it happening) it very much impacts other passengers. Very very low is not acceptable when you’re 40 thousand feet in the air.
You choose a light game for this 10h flight, I’m sure it won’t kill you. Or you bring a Gameboy. Or you watch a movie. Or read a book. Or you sleep. It’s not the end of the world.
What device battery is a fire hazard??
What if I don’t have a macbook (not worth it tbh). What if I want to play middle to heavy games on the steamdeck?
The other examples you gove are not comparable at all. Charging a device with your powerbank is a non danger unlike whatever the fuck you are suggesting in the second part.
If you want to play heavy games or mine bitcoin, you do that at home. In the air, safety takes priority to the whims of brats.
Which of those things I described is dangerous?
Read the article…
You do know other electronics exist, right?
Same question applies.
I need them at my destination for work. And I’m not allowed to put them in checked luggage.
You can take two of them with you, how many do you need???
My phone would last 2h max 🤷
Then I’m glad you can’t use it on a plane, that sounds like a seriously degraded battery and a fire hazard.