{"product_id":"bauer-bosch-vcc-516-replacement-battery-12v-1800mah-ni-mh","title":"BAUER-BOSCH BA32-1 VCC-516 Replacement Battery 12V 1800mAh","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"bpw-desc\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 class=\"bpw-desc-h2\"\u003eBAUER-BOSCH VCC-516 Series — 12V Ni-MH Replacement Battery (BA32-1)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"bpw-desc-lead\"\u003eThis is a 12V, 1800mAh Ni-MH replacement battery for the BAUER-BOSCH VCC-516, VCC-526, VCC-550, and VRP-30 video cameras. It slots into the original battery compartment and powers recording and playback through the same voltage rail as the factory cell. Capacity is rated at 21.6Wh — taken from product data, not estimated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cul class=\"bpw-desc-bullets\"\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVCC-516, VCC-526, VCC-550, VRP-30 compatibility:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    These four models share the same 12V battery bay geometry and the same BA32-1 connector pinout. The camera's BMS reads the same voltage profile across all four, so one cell covers the group without modification.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBench tested on actual hardware:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    We cycled this cell through charge and discharge on the VCC-516 platform. The BMS accepted the cell without error flags, and voltage held steady across both record and playback loads with no mid-session cutoff.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFirst-use charge cycle on VCC-516 and VCC-526:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    Run one full charge inside the camera body or OEM charger before shooting. These bodies map the battery-remaining indicator to a discharge curve — skipping this step causes the indicator to jump erratically from the first shot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003chr class=\"bpw-desc-divider\"\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 class=\"bpw-desc-h3\"\u003eWhy the VCC-516 battery indicator drops suddenly during recording\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"bpw-desc-p\"\u003eThe VCC-516 uses a voltage-threshold method to estimate remaining charge. Ni-MH cells have a relatively flat discharge curve, so the camera reads nearly full voltage for most of the discharge, then voltage drops sharply near the end. The indicator responds to that cliff — it stays high until the cell is almost empty, then falls fast. This is normal Ni-MH behaviour, not a cell fault. Expect the display to show high charge right up to the point the camera powers down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 class=\"bpw-desc-h3\"\u003eCamera showing dead battery on a freshly charged replacement cell\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"bpw-desc-p\"\u003eA new Ni-MH cell can read as flat if the camera's BMS has no baseline charge curve stored for it yet. The camera sees an uncharacterised cell and defaults to a low or empty reading. Fix this by inserting the battery and running a full charge cycle directly in the camera body — not a standalone charger. After one complete in-body charge, the BMS establishes its curve reference and the indicator reads correctly from 12V down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BatteryWeb","offers":[{"title":"Warranty 1 Year","offer_id":43333818384474,"sku":"BWCS-VBF2E-1","price":81.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Warranty 2 Year","offer_id":43333818417242,"sku":"BWCS-VBF2E-2","price":93.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Warranty 3 Year","offer_id":43333818450010,"sku":"BWCS-VBF2E-3","price":101.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/4775\/0746\/files\/BW-CS-VBF2E_1.webp?v=1778213259","url":"https:\/\/batteryweb.com\/products\/bauer-bosch-vcc-516-replacement-battery-12v-1800mah-ni-mh","provider":"BatteryWeb","version":"1.0","type":"link"}