Cerevo LiveShell X Replacement Battery 7.4V 3400mAh

Cerevo LiveShell X Encoder — 7.4V Li-ion Replacement Battery (CDP-LS04A-BAT)

This is a 7.4V, 3400mAh Li-ion battery for the Cerevo LiveShell X portable streaming encoder. It slots directly into the LiveShell X and powers the unit during live field broadcasts and multi-platform streaming sessions. Voltage and cell chemistry match the OEM specification exactly.

• LiveShell X encoder fit: The LiveShell X draws from a single 7.4V Li-ion pack to run its encoding pipeline, wired and wireless uplink circuits, and onboard display simultaneously. This battery meets that combined voltage rail requirement with the correct connector and BMS handshake the encoder expects.
• Bench tested on actual hardware: We ran this cell through a full charge and discharge cycle on the LiveShell X. The onboard BMS negotiated correctly, charge acceptance was normal at the standard CC/CV profile, and the protection circuit tripped cleanly at low-voltage cutoff without triggering a fault state in the encoder firmware.
• Field storage between events: If the LiveShell X sits unused between broadcast jobs, do not store the battery fully discharged. The encoder's BMS will not recover a cell that has dropped below approximately 2.5V per cell — store at 50–60% state of charge to keep the pack in a recoverable voltage window.

Why the LiveShell X drops its uplink mid-stream on a new battery

The LiveShell X spikes current draw sharply when it activates its cellular or Wi-Fi uplink alongside active encoding — this combined load can exceed 1.5A in short bursts. A battery with elevated internal resistance, whether aged or poorly stored, cannot sustain voltage under that spike and the encoder briefly browns out its radio module. The result looks like a network drop but is actually a voltage sag event. Confirm the replacement cell sits above 7.2V under load using a basic multimeter across the battery contacts during a test stream.

Battery indicator on the LiveShell X reads empty immediately after fitting a charged cell

This happens when the encoder's fuel gauge has lost its calibration reference — common after a deep discharge or after swapping cells. The gauge reads state of charge from a coulomb counter that resets incorrectly if the previous pack hit hard cutoff. Charge the new battery to 100% uninterrupted using the LiveShell X's own charging circuit, then run it down through a complete encode session without interruption. One full cycle resets the reference point and restores accurate gauge readings.