About this replacement
American DJ Mirage Q6 IP — 14.8V Li-ion Replacement Battery (Z-MIR600)
This is a 14.8V, 11000mAh (162.8Wh) Li-ion replacement battery for the American DJ Mirage Q6 IP moving head fixture. It slots into the Mirage Q6 IP to power the fixture at mobile events, outdoor shows, and location productions where AC power is not available. Voltage and capacity match the OEM Z-MIR600 specification exactly.
- Mirage Q6 IP power rail: The Mirage Q6 IP LED driver runs a constant-current load across a 14.8V nominal four-cell Li-ion pack. Cell count and voltage must match exactly — any deviation causes the driver to fault or reject the pack outright.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We cycled this pack through the Mirage Q6 IP's power-on sequence and full output mode. The BMS held voltage within the driver's acceptance window, and the charge circuit completed without fault codes.
- Storage charge for location lighting: If the fixture will sit unused for more than two weeks, discharge to approximately 50% before storing. Storing a high-capacity Li-ion pack fully charged at warm venue temperatures accelerates irreversible capacity fade in the cells.
Why the Mirage Q6 IP dims before the battery indicator shows low
The LED driver in the Mirage Q6 IP draws constant current regardless of output level, so as cell voltage sags under load, the driver hits its minimum input threshold before the battery gauge registers critical. This is a voltage-sag failure, not a capacity failure — the pack still holds charge but cannot deliver it fast enough at that cell state. A worn or degraded pack shows this behaviour earlier in the discharge cycle. A new pack at full charge should maintain the driver's minimum input voltage well past the point where the gauge shows 50%.
Battery not recognised after sitting in storage
If the Mirage Q6 IP refuses to power on after the pack has been stored for an extended period, the cells have likely self-discharged below the fixture's BMS acceptance threshold — typically around 2.5V per cell, or roughly 10V pack voltage. The ballast firmware will not initialise a pack it reads as over-discharged. Connect the pack to a compatible Li-ion charger first and allow it to recover to at least 12V before reinserting it into the fixture. Once voltage is back above the acceptance floor, the fixture should recognise the pack and charge normally.