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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Profoto Pro-7b Battery Re-Cell


Hey everyone, looking to re-cell one of my 7b batteries. Does anyone know what is the best way to do this? I'm pretty confident about doing it myself, seems pretty straightforward, but do you know if you can get the Lithium one and put it in a Pb cassette?

Also any sources on batteries only would be great



Nov 19, 2012 at 12:39 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Profoto Pro-7b Battery Re-Cell


Never done it myself, but have had several re-celled by Profoto. It was only $85.00 last time for the original type of battery, and they turned it around quickly. Worth it to me to know that it's being done to spec.


Nov 19, 2012 at 02:26 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Profoto Pro-7b Battery Re-Cell


I don't have Profoto packs, but from what I read they are just SLA (at least the old ones are). Remove the screws from the battery case, find out the capacity and report back so the others can use as a reference in the future. Seems to be pretty straight forward.


Nov 20, 2012 at 07:06 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Profoto Pro-7b Battery Re-Cell


400d wrote:
I don't have Profoto packs, but from what I read they are just SLA (at least the old ones are). Remove the screws from the battery case, find out the capacity and report back so the others can use as a reference in the future. Seems to be pretty straight forward.


SLA?



Nov 20, 2012 at 07:21 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Profoto Pro-7b Battery Re-Cell


"SLA? "

Sealed lead acid. a battery technology from the 60s and 70s. It has a cell voltage of 2.2 VDC per cell, which means you can't re-cell with NiMH or LiON. Their cell voltages are too low.

The good news is that SLA batteries are cheap and reliable. Just not very environmentally friendly.

<Chas>



Nov 20, 2012 at 08:18 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Profoto Pro-7b Battery Re-Cell


Reporting back, the battery used is a 12v 12Ah SLA battery. I found them at BatteriesPlus for $49.99 with free installation. 7b works like new again


Dec 07, 2012 at 09:08 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Profoto Pro-7b Battery Re-Cell


Ta, Matt.


Dec 07, 2012 at 11:00 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Profoto Pro-7b Battery Re-Cell


BatteriesPlus installed the SLA for you?
Doesn't it involve soldering the terminals?



Dec 08, 2012 at 01:22 AM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Profoto Pro-7b Battery Re-Cell


Yeah they installed it. They solder the wires onto the terminals.


Dec 08, 2012 at 01:29 AM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Profoto Pro-7b Battery Re-Cell


Thanks for getting back to us! I swapped my Broncolor A2R packs 12V 12Ah SLA battery out for 4x3.3V LiFePO4 38120P cells, it works like a charm! Looks like this will work for the 7b too!


Dec 08, 2012 at 10:16 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Profoto Pro-7b Battery Re-Cell


Hmm... does the charger still work? I have one left to re-cell maybe I'll try it.


Dec 08, 2012 at 10:21 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Profoto Pro-7b Battery Re-Cell


You will need those multi-chemistry charger: http://bit.ly/ROJLVn
I have the Bantam, served me well over the years.



Dec 09, 2012 at 07:59 AM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Profoto Pro-7b Battery Re-Cell


Does anyone know what the size spec of the replacement SLA battery is? I’d like to order one on Amazon and just do the work myself.


Sep 24, 2019 at 03:36 AM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Profoto Pro-7b Battery Re-Cell


Post #6, 12V 12Ah SLA.


Sep 28, 2019 at 09:50 PM





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