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Old 04-18-2014, 02:39 PM   #11
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Yes, the XT will function perfectly fine on NiMH or Li-Ion. To the best of my knowledge they were released with Lithium but I have (in many cases) used NiMH on an XT and had no issues.
can i useNiMH batteries on my new X2?

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Old 04-18-2014, 03:26 PM   #12
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can i useNiMH batteries on my new X2?
No, none of the Gen 2s allow the use of NiMh.
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Old 04-18-2014, 05:53 PM   #13
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No, none of the Gen 2s allow the use of NiMh.
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Old 07-26-2014, 10:33 PM   #14
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If you have lithium equipped Seway, Unless you are going to pull the batteries and carry them into the cabin, forget it. I bought an i80 and use nickel metal hydride solely for airline travel. There you ride it to the plane door and they store it in the cargo hold like a stroller. I'd love to travel with my i2, but not until FAA rule change.
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Old 07-28-2014, 06:45 AM   #15
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HUH? Boy, I'd sure like to challenge them on this and DEMAND that they accept my i2 on the basis of this published information. I've taken my 167 in the hold with no problem. and when I got to my destination I was the last one off and the grounds crew were standing around at the door of the plane waiting to see me ride it off into the sunset.... They had never seen one before....
Hi Lily:
I am just starting to investigate what would be involved with me flying with the segway. My first question is "What do you do when you have arrived at your destination with the segway ?" I have only flown like 2 or 3 times total, but at my destination, I took a taxi to the hotel. How do you get the segway to a hotel, that kind of thing. Thanks for your advice.
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Old 07-28-2014, 09:58 AM   #16
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Hi Lily:
I am just starting to investigate what would be involved with me flying with the segway. My first question is "What do you do when you have arrived at your destination with the segway ?" I have only flown like 2 or 3 times total, but at my destination, I took a taxi to the hotel. How do you get the segway to a hotel, that kind of thing. Thanks for your advice.
That will probably depend on the situation. In my limited experience, I just checked with the hotel about their shuttle service before I made the reservation. I'm guessing that most of them, at least those anywhere near the airport or a major area of a city will have a handicapped shuttle service. They should pick you up at the baggage area and deliver you to the hotel.

As, I said my experience in flying to a hotel or from hotel to the airport is limited...
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Old 07-28-2014, 12:25 PM   #17
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can i useNiMH batteries on my new X2?
why dont airlines allow lithium batteries?do they catch fire sometimes/
or is it the chemical reactionof lithium withaluminum. is there a safe container we could use to fly?
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why dont airlines allow lithium batteries?do they catch fire sometimes/
or is it the chemical reactionof lithium withaluminum. is there a safe container we could use to fly?
These batteries do not catch fire, but not all lithium batteries are as safe, as there are different types of lithium chemistry styles in batteries.

Airlines lump all lithium batteries together, instead of dealing with each type of chemistry, each type of mixture and each level of safety. They made this particular rule with too broad a brush.

Also, airlines do allow lithium batteries, but only small ones. Ours in our segways have too much lithium, by the airline standards, to be safe to fly with...

While I do wish they would update their rules to reflect the safer newer style of batteries, I also understand their fears. The new Boeing was grounded for a long while because of on board lithium batteries that over heated and caused fires (not the safer chemistry like segway batteries) and there have been incidents and even crashes that were attributed to lithium batteries having fires that could not be put out on board (also not the safe chemistry that segway batteries use).

The most efficient and powerful lithium batteries seem to have a tendency or at least the capacity to over heat in the correct circumstances. Segway batteries do not have some of the high power output, or really fast charging times as some of these other lithium technologies, but it is also a very tough battery to make have any fire issues with. Much harder than most of its class.
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I think it is the FAA that bans large Li-Ion batteries from passenger aircraft. So under current regulations, airlines couldn't allow them if they wanted to.
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I think it is the FAA that bans large Li-Ion batteries from passenger aircraft. So under current regulations, airlines couldn't allow them if they wanted to.
are they allowed on cargo planes?like fed ex?
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