{"product_id":"satlink-ws-6916-replacement-battery-74v-4000mah-li-polymer","title":"Satlink WS-6916 E506085 Replacement Battery 7.4V 4000mAh","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"bpw-desc\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 class=\"bpw-desc-h2\"\u003eSatlink WS-6916 — 7.4V Li-Polymer Replacement Battery (E506085)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"bpw-desc-lead\"\u003eThis 7.4V 4000mAh Li-Polymer battery replaces the original E506085 pack in the Satlink WS-6916 portable satellite signal meter. The WS-6916 is a handheld field instrument used to measure satellite signal strength and quality during dish installation, alignment, and troubleshooting. Voltage and cell chemistry match the original spec exactly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cul class=\"bpw-desc-bullets\"\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWS-6916 platform fit:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    The WS-6916 runs a 7.4V two-cell Li-Polymer architecture with a BMS that handshakes on cell voltage and temperature during power-on. This pack matches that voltage rail and connector, so the instrument boots and recognises the battery without error flags.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBench tested on actual hardware:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    We cycled this pack through the WS-6916 power-on sequence, signal lock, and sustained spectrum display load. The BMS held steady through all three stages — no cutoff, no undervoltage trip during the satellite scan phase.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFirst-use calibration cycle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    After fitting this pack, run a full calibration cycle through the WS-6916 instrument menu before heading into the field. The instrument maps battery state during calibration — skipping this step causes premature low-battery warnings to appear well before the pack is actually depleted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003chr class=\"bpw-desc-divider\"\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 class=\"bpw-desc-h3\"\u003eWS-6916 BMS cutoff during satellite scan initialisation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"bpw-desc-p\"\u003eWhen the WS-6916 begins a scan, the RF front-end and display draw a combined inrush current for roughly the first two seconds of lock acquisition. An aged or deeply discharged replacement pack can drop below the BMS undervoltage threshold during this spike, triggering an immediate cutoff that looks like a random shutdown. This is not a fault with the instrument — it is the protection circuit doing its job. Fully charge the new pack to 8.4V before the first field session, and the BMS will have enough headroom to ride through the initialisation surge without tripping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 class=\"bpw-desc-h3\"\u003eWS-6916 showing full charge indicator then shutting down minutes into a logging session\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"bpw-desc-p\"\u003eThis happens when the instrument's voltage-threshold indicator has not yet recalibrated to the new cell's discharge curve. The display reads full because the resting voltage looks correct, but under sustained sensor and display load the cell voltage sags faster than the old pack did, crossing the shutdown threshold sooner than expected. Run two full charge-discharge cycles through normal field use before trusting the on-screen percentage. After conditioning, the indicator tracks the actual remaining capacity accurately across the discharge curve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BatteryWeb","offers":[{"title":"Warranty 1 Year","offer_id":43360537346138,"sku":"BWCS-STW691SL-1","price":55.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Warranty 2 Year","offer_id":43360537378906,"sku":"BWCS-STW691SL-2","price":64.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Warranty 3 Year","offer_id":43360537411674,"sku":"BWCS-STW691SL-3","price":72.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/4775\/0746\/files\/BW-CS-STW691SL-1.webp?v=1778615963","url":"https:\/\/batteryweb.com\/products\/satlink-ws-6916-replacement-battery-74v-4000mah-li-polymer","provider":"BatteryWeb","version":"1.0","type":"link"}