I'm about to fly, but....

dino_squirrel

Hi, I'm about to fly and I have a battery pack that I made that fits into a project box with wires inside, a small printed circuit board, a digital voltage read out on the front, and four connectors on the sides. The battery cells are Lithium Polymer and totally safe, but I realized something right after I built it and opened it up... It looks like a bomb. it LITERALLY looks like c4 with a timer. the circuit board inside is a voltage regulator, and the whole thing lights up only when plugged into one of the ports on the side. I'm driving from LA to Tijuana and then flying to Cancun to shoot a film. The battery is for my sound gear.

I don't even know what I should be asking. There's the dilemma, just tell me what you're all thinking.

Thank you

Jacob

THoff

To me it doesn't look suspicious, but that doesn't mean that it won't get confiscated if you try to bring it on an airplane. I think your best bet would be to ship it to yourself via FedEx or UPS -- make arrangements with the hotel you'll be staying at and send it a few days before your trip so it is waiting for you when you get there.

dino_squirrel

If I carry it on me and as a carry on do you think I'll have better luck?

THoff

No, quite the opposite. If a screener is suspicious of the device they may feel better if it is in the cargo hold instead of under your control.