The time is getting closer to have all the survey equipment shipped to Antartica. I wanted to check and configure all the equipment to make sure it was set up correctly before it was shipped so I received a LOT of boxes from Topcon’s warehouse in Holland. One of the more recent restrictions around LiPo batteries was the reason for so many boxes. Now its only possible to ship 2 batteries in a box if packages are sent by air and not restricting the choice of using cargo only  aeroplanes. This is a safety requirement aimed at preventing fires. There were instances of batteries catching fire in the past, so its a good policy but it is frustrating when you have well developed, professionally manufactured batteries having to follow the same restrictions caused by issues with “cheap” copies.