Thursday, October 30, 2014

Profoto 600b LiFeP04 Battery

My portable Profoto 600b takes a lead acid battery.  Their new 600b2 AirSLiFe takes a stronger, lighter, much improved Lithium Ion battery. The battery alone is $600 and does not function with the old 600b pack. So, do I toss my old pack and buy the new one for $2500? Nooooo... I found a Tenergy LiFeP04, 12.8v 4.5Ah battery at all-battery.com and IT WORKS IN MY OLD PACK! All the benefits of the new 600b2 AirLiFe but at a cost of only $75usd. It gave me 187 full power pops which is comparable to the new Profoto AirS LiFe battery which is rated at 'up to 200 full power pops'.

So I just saved myself a bundle.

The battery indicator light doesn't work with this battery and the old pack but I can certainly live with that.