About this replacement
Canon LK-62 / PIXMA iP100 — 11.1V Li-ion Replacement Battery (LB-60)
This is an 11.1V, 2200mAh Li-ion replacement battery for the Canon LK-62, PIXMA iP100, PIXMA iP100 mini, and PIXMA i320 portable printers. It matches the OEM spec (part number LB-60 / 2446B003) and fits the original battery bay without modification. When the factory battery can no longer hold a working charge, this unit restores the printer's untethered operation for mobile and on-site printing.
- LK-62 and PIXMA iP100 series compatibility: These models share the same 11.1V three-cell architecture, identical connector pinout, and the same BMS communication protocol — which is why one battery covers the full group. A mismatched voltage or pin configuration causes the printer to reject the pack entirely.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We ran this battery through charge and discharge cycles on the PIXMA iP100. The BMS balanced cells correctly across all three, and the protection circuit responded to overcurrent draw at motor startup without tripping falsely during normal print cycles.
- First-run startup on portable printers: Charge the battery fully before the first print run. The printer motor and heating element both pull peak current at startup — a partially charged cell can trip the BMS on the very first cycle before it has a chance to print.
Why the PIXMA iP100 refuses to print on a new battery
The iP100 checks battery voltage before it engages the print head motor and heating element. If voltage reads below the printer's internal threshold — even momentarily — it halts the job before a single line prints. A new battery shipped at storage charge (typically around 50%) can fall just under that threshold under the combined startup load. The fix is simple: charge the battery to full before the first print cycle, not halfway through the first job.
WiFi drops mid-print on the LK-62
The LK-62 runs the wireless radio and the print mechanism from the same battery simultaneously. When battery voltage begins to sag under combined load, the radio is often the first subsystem to lose stable power — the printer may continue mechanically but the wireless link drops and the job stalls. This becomes more frequent as a battery ages past 80% of its original capacity. Replacing the battery and keeping it above 20% charge during use prevents the radio from seeing a voltage sag large enough to disconnect.