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Author Topic: Photo Research PR650 battery Mike Babb Master Film Handler Posts: 250 From: Norwich UK Registered: Jul 2002 posted 03-07-2018 09:27 AM                        Anyone got a source? I have a meter but my battery is toast.  |  IP: Logged John Thomas Film Handler Posts: 75 From: Boston, MA Registered: Sep 2011 posted 03-07-2018 03:18 PM                     Took one of mine to Batteries+Bulbs and they replaced the cells for around $30, over a weekend. Worked great. Careful though: when they glued the whole thing back together some of the glue stuck out the sides. Had to sand it down a little so it wouldn't get stuck inside the battery compartment.  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 05-03-2018 10:24 AM                        We're having the same problem with our 655. Battery is FUBAR, they are backordered from Photo Research themselves, and none of the third party vendors we've tried has any. The battery in ours is a Powersmart VSH009 (3.6v / 6,600mAh). Can't find any trace of them from anyone on the web. Having ours dissected and the cells replaced looks like an option we may need to explore.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 05-03-2018 11:25 AM                     For the PR-655, the battery crosses to a Sharp battery pack BT-L22U. "Battery Kings" claims to have it.  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 05-03-2018 01:26 PM                        Thanks Steve! Just placed an order.  |  IP: Logged Jason Metcalfe Expert Film Handler Posts: 134 From: Austin, TX, U.S. Registered: May 2010 posted 05-03-2018 01:47 PM                     Hey Mike, When I talked to PR about mine they sent me to a 3rd party who has taken over servicing the 650s: K-Light Laboratories, Inc. 15705 Arrow Highway, Suite 3 Irwindale, CA 91706 626-960-0400 klightlab@aol.com When I checked with them about a year ago I remember the replacement battery being egregiously expensive, I had just been using the AC adapter until I got a new meter (Colorimetry Research CR-250)  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 05-13-2018 10:53 AM                        I just got an email from Battery Kings saying that my order status had changed, and that they'd refunded my account. I guess this means that when they went to get the batteries off the shelf, they found that they weren't there. I'm going to bug Photo Research themselves again tomorrow. I find it astonishing that batteries for this model of meter, which is widely used across the industry and has a reputation for the batteries not lasting very long, are so hard to come by.  |  IP: Logged Mike Babb Master Film Handler Posts: 250 From: Norwich UK Registered: Jul 2002 posted 05-13-2018 11:58 AM                        One of my crew is taking our meter to JT's source in Detroit, hopefully a quick turnaround. I have a Qalif Spectro which I like very much, but it's nice to have two meters floating around the company.  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 05-13-2018 05:28 PM                     The way it looks, you could try to pry open the dead battery and build a new one yourself. Maybe even modify the case so you can insert standard Lithium cells. - Carsten  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 05-13-2018 10:01 PM                        I'm sure that there is a viable solution if one is prepared to start jerry rigging. My point is that it's not as if this is a no-name meter. It's an industry standard measurement device, of which thousands are in use by techs in the field, shooting colors every day. The US-based manufacturer still supports them, at least to some extent, because we had ours re-calibrated in December. Therefore, I'm surprised at how hard it is just to buy a new battery for the thing.  |  IP: Logged Mike Babb Master Film Handler Posts: 250 From: Norwich UK Registered: Jul 2002 posted 05-14-2018 04:15 AM                        I believe they are trying to force people to upgrade to the 655 or Cinebrate. They said as much to me when I called asking to order a new battery. It's one of the main reasons I bought the Qalif Spectro instead of upgrading to a PR655. The Qalif guys are a pleasure to deal with.  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 05-14-2018 06:12 AM                     That battery seems to be used in many consumer devices like camcorders. As such, there certainly is no real problem to source a replacement. It may appear more complicated if you go through the 'official' equipment suppliers. - Carsten  |  IP: Logged

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