Re: Project Suggestions???

We ship battery-in products all the time. Some of the batteries are "DO NOT PUT THESE IN COMMERCIAL PLANES!" Lithium cells, and we haven't run into any hassles or issues with anyone. They've also got transmitters in them which gets the FAA and FCC interested in the shipments. The issue might be with shipping packages of batteries, not finished products. I'm not certain since I don't work in shipping.

As for the school project, I'd suggest doing something that is easy and looks impressive. I did mine using LEGO Mindstorms, and I closed up the custom sensors in LEGO. One of the judges thought that we didn't do anything for the whole term since he couldn't see wires and didn't understand how freaking long the code took. (We built a robot based on the Melexis competition.)

So, make it look good but don't make it look TOO good. Keep it fun, and make sure that your partners have the same attitude as you do.

Spehro Pefhany wrote:

Cute. This might violate hazardous materials shipping regulations--
IIRC, batteries have to be insulated so no current can flow, and even
then there are other issues. Ran into this with some quantity
shipments by airfreight, but I believe it applies to mail as well. We
ended up have to get chemistry reports on the (insulated in plastic
dry cell) batteries and so on.

Best regards, Spehro Pefhany 
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