Originally Posted by
Tbirdtony
onehundred80,
I know it should be ok to ship these batteries but when I received them (purchased them on eBay) they were in a electronic clear/blue bag stamped "Electronic Device". Of course I didn't save the bag since I was going to install the batteries in my non-working siren. When I opened the siren I found that the batteries leaked and destroyed the circuit board so I didn't need the batteries. I was going to give them away but the post office said that they were hazardous. Not wanting to get in trouble I'll just dispose of them at our recycling center. And yes, the batteries are Ni-MH and not Ni-cad. This thread can be deleted.
It is a shame. The Post Office is advising you wrong. There is no restriction on Ni-MH batteries. Tell them you want the reference (
https://www.usps.com/ship/shipping-restrictions.htm ) which does not include Ni-MH. When they don't pony up a reference tell them about this reference here. Just keep them from touching each other (to prevent them from shorting out) and ship them anywhere within the USA you want.
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