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Nard Cox · **Bye bye HobbyKing?? -** 06.02.2010, 05:05 PM

Don't know if there is already a thread about this, if so than lock this one and throw it into the ocean.

Hongkong Post bans airmailing of lipos

A friend of mine ordered a LiPo like 1.5 week back and the item was returned to sender. Bad news for all who liked Zippy/Turnigy ??

06.02.2010, 05:26 PM

Wow,maybe it wasn't such a great time to convert my revo after all if this is really going to happen--Josh

vader2728 · 06.02.2010, 05:27 PM

I just got my lipos in the mail this week that I ordered about the same time. Wonder how I got so lucky? I never get lucky...

suicideneil · 06.02.2010, 05:34 PM

That sucks ballz.

Does mention thats HK only so far, hopefully Hobbyking & the like will have a mainland base warehouse to get around this eventually....

_paralyzed_ · 06.02.2010, 05:40 PM

rest assuredly boyz, those scrupulous asians will find a way to sell us their wares

rawfuls · 06.03.2010, 12:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

rest assuredly boyz, those scrupulous asians will find a way to sell us their wares

HEY NOW.
What's wrong with scrupulous asians?

Nard Cox · 06:10 PM

@ vader, there's a first time for everything ;)

@ neil, yeah I was hoping they will stock LiPo's roof high in the DE warehouse!

@ para, lol ... LOST voice : ''if there's a way, they will find it''

EDIT: update from the friend of mine who ordered the LiPo :

HK : ''yes, once we receive the returned package, we can cancel the order for you and issue refund.Please check your hobbyking account for updates later.''

PBO · 06.02.2010, 06:28 PM

Made an order yesterday. No suggestions of any issue

DCastaneda · 06.02.2010, 06:32 PM

Well, this sucks. Blue Lipo anyone?

reno911 · 06.02.2010, 06:33 PM

Well that sucks.

There will be a loop hole somewhere somehow.

TexasSP · 06.02.2010, 06:45 PM

So there's one piece of information and nothing else. I think it's a little early for hand ringing.

reno911 · 06.02.2010, 06:47 PM

I was about to say the same, I can not find anything else anywhere on this subject. Made up?

reno911 · 06.02.2010, 06:49 PM

Found this:

http://sc.hongkongpost.com/gb/www.ho...229b/index.htm

skellyo · 06.02.2010, 08:05 PM

http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/forum...=shipping&PN=1

FYI, they now have a UPS International shipping option. It's only good for up to 2kg, but at least it's an option now.

simplechamp · 06.02.2010, 08:42 PM

This might come into play as well, posted on the Hyperion website: "Recent changes in international shipping regulations limit single cells to 20Wh, and packs to 100Wh." It's supposedly for all international shipping, not just HK Post.

Basically, for international shipping a single lipo cell can only be 5400mah max capacity, and the biggest pack can be a 5S 5400mah. Anything bigger than that will need to be split into two packs (still wrapped together in same heatshrink, but as far as the circuit/wiring is concerned they are separate) that will need to use a jumper wire to combine them back into one pack when it arrives at the destination.

There is a thread about this in the "General Electric" section of the forum.