Intermec CV41 Replacement Battery 10.8V 2600mAh

Intermec CV41 / VM1376 — 10.8V Li-ion Replacement Battery (160000-0000)

This 10.8V 2600mAh lithium-ion pack replaces the original battery in the Intermec CV41 and VM1376 mobile computers. Both are vehicle-mount and handheld units used in warehouse picking, inventory scanning, and asset tracking. Voltage and cell count match the OEM spec exactly.

• CV41 and VM1376 shared platform: Both models run the same 10.8V three-cell battery rail with an identical connector pinout and BMS handshake. One pack covers both units without modification or adapters.
• Bench tested on actual hardware: We ran this pack through charge and discharge cycles on a CV41 unit. The BMS reported state-of-charge correctly to the device OS, and protection circuitry tripped at expected thresholds under simulated scan-burst inrush loads.
• First-shift preparation: After installing this pack, seat the scanner in its charging cradle and run a full charge cycle before the first pick-and-pack shift. Scan trigger inrush current peaks when the cell is near minimum charge — a full cell prevents false BMS trips when the laser or imager fires repeatedly on the first use.

Cradle showing a charging error after fitting a new pack

CV41 charging docks use contact pins that oxidise quickly in dusty warehouse air. When contact resistance rises above a threshold, the dock's charge controller reads an abnormal voltage curve and flags an error rather than starting a charge cycle. Wipe the gold contacts on both the battery pack and the dock with a dry cloth or isopropyl swab, then firmly reseat the unit. If the error clears within 30 seconds of reseating, contact resistance was the cause — not a faulty pack.

Scanner dropping its wireless connection during rapid scan bursts

The CV41 draws from the same cell simultaneously for the imager and the 802.11 radio. During a fast scan burst, combined inrush can cause a momentary voltage sag that the radio interprets as a power fault, dropping the wireless session. This is more common on a partially depleted pack. Keep the battery above 30% during active picking runs — voltage sag under combined load narrows significantly above that threshold.