Sony PRS-500 Portable Reader Replacement Battery 3.7V 680mAh
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Sony PRS-500 Portable Reader Replacement Battery 3.7V 680mAh - is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Voltage
3.7V
Amp
680mAh
Sony Portable Reader PRS-500 / PRS-505 — 3.7V Li-Polymer Replacement Battery (1-756-769-11)
This 3.7V 680mAh Li-Polymer cell replaces the original battery in the Sony Portable Reader PRS-500, PRS-505, PRS-505SC/JP, and PRS-505/RC. It matches the OEM part numbers 1-756-769-11, LIS1382(J), and 8704A41918. At 52 x 34 x 4mm, it fits the original battery bay without modification.
- PRS-500 and PRS-505 series compatibility: Both models share the same 3.7V Li-Polymer cell format, connector pinout, and BMS handshake protocol. Sony used the same battery platform across the PRS-505 regional variants, so one cell covers the full lineup listed above.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We cycled this cell through the PRS-500's charge controller and confirmed the BMS accepts the cell without fault flags. Charge termination triggered correctly at 4.2V and the device booted cleanly from a cold state.
- Post-swap charge cycle on e-ink firmware: The PRS-500 and PRS-505 firmware calibrates battery percentage display against a full charge cycle. After installing, connect via USB and let the device charge to 100% before use — skipping this step causes the battery indicator to read inaccurately for the first several sessions.
Why the PRS-500 battery percentage jumps or reads wrong after a cell swap
Sony's e-reader firmware stores a charge model built from the old cell's degraded capacity. When a fresh cell goes in, the stored model no longer matches actual cell behaviour, so the percentage display skips or reads high then drops suddenly. The fix is a full charge-to-discharge-to-charge cycle, which forces the firmware to rebuild its capacity estimate against the new cell. After two full cycles, the percentage display stabilises. No factory reset is needed — the calibration happens automatically through normal use once the first full charge completes.
PRS-500 showing low battery warning immediately after installing a new cell
Replacement cells ship at storage voltage — typically 3.6V to 3.7V — to slow self-discharge in transit. The PRS-500's low-battery threshold sits close to that range, so the device can flag a warning the moment it boots on a fresh cell. This is a voltage threshold trigger, not a cell fault. Connect the device to a USB charger immediately after installation and leave it for a full charge cycle before attempting to use it. Once the cell reaches 4.2V and the charge controller terminates, the warning clears and the firmware locks on to the correct charge floor.
Compatible Models
Replaces Part Numbers
Technical Specifications
Product Highlights
- Brand: Sony
- Manufacturer: CS
- Series: Standard
- Color: Black
- Product Type: Li-Polymer
- Battery Type: Li-Polymer
- Warranty: 12 Months
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Frequently Asked Questions
My PRS-500 won't turn on at all after I swapped the battery — did I get a dead cell?
Almost certainly not. Replacement cells arrive at storage voltage, and if that voltage has dropped below the PRS-500's minimum boot threshold during shipping or shelf time, the device won't power on at all — it needs a floor of around 3.5V to initialise. Connect the device to a USB charger and leave it for 10 minutes before pressing the power button. The charge controller will top the cell enough to allow a cold boot.
Page turns are noticeably slower on my PRS-505 since the battery swap — what's causing that?
E-ink displays draw a voltage spike during each page refresh. When cell voltage sags — either because the new cell hasn't completed its first full charge cycle or because the firmware's charge model is still miscalibrated — the refresh controller gets less voltage than it expects, and the display takes longer to clear and redraw. Charge the device fully to 4.2V before your next reading session. After the first complete cycle, refresh speed returns to normal.
The battery percentage on my PRS-505 keeps jumping around — 80%, then suddenly 40%, then back up again.
This happens because the firmware's internal charge model was built around the old, degraded cell. A fresh 680mAh cell has significantly more usable capacity than the worn-out original, so the firmware's discharge curve no longer matches real-world voltage behaviour and the percentage reading skips. Run two full charge-to-drain-to-charge cycles without interrupting them partway. By the end of the second cycle, the firmware rebuilds its model against the new cell and the display stabilises.
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