[volt-nuts] A Fluke 732A: Return it or keep it?

[Chuck Harris]

Surely that isn't true... otherwise laptop computers and cell phones
wouldn't be allowed on board passenger aircraft.  A laptop computer's
battery would greatly exceed the power in the original 732A battery
pack.

-Chuck Harris

Tom Miller wrote:
> If you change to Li-Ion, you give up the ability to ship by air or at least carry it
> in any passenger aircraft.
>
> You might look at the Li-Ion motorcycle batteries. They are designed to charge from a
> normal Pb-Ac system. Down side is a pair of them will run ~$600. They are >20 AH at
> 12 volts nominal.
>
> Regards,
> Tom
>