About this replacement
CipherLab 1560 / 1562 / 1564 — 3.7V Li-ion Replacement Battery (BA-001800)
This is a 3.7V 700mAh Li-ion cell built to fit the CipherLab 1560, 1562, and 1564 handheld barcode scanners. These compact scanners run on a single small-format Li-ion pack that sits flush in the grip housing. OEM part number BA-001800 (also cross-referenced as KB1A371802963) is the direct reference for this cell.
- 1560, 1562, and 1564 compatibility: All three models share the same battery bay dimensions, connector pinout, and BMS handshake protocol. Swapping between variants requires no adapter — the pack seats and communicates identically across the series.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We cycled this pack through scan-trigger inrush events and sustained wireless polling loads on the 1560 platform. The BMS held cutoff thresholds correctly and did not trip under combined radio-plus-laser draw.
- First-shift pre-charge on the 1560 cradle: Before using a new pack on the pick floor, seat it in the cradle and let it complete a full charge cycle. Scan trigger inrush is highest when the cell is near its minimum state of charge — a pre-charged cell prevents false BMS trips at shift start when scan frequency is at its peak.
Cradle showing a charging error on a freshly installed pack
The 1560 cradle reads battery state through a contact array on the base of the scanner. If those contacts carry oxidation or residue from the old pack, the dock controller can misread pack resistance and flag a charge fault. This is not a cell defect — it is a contact issue. Wipe the gold contacts on both the pack and the cradle with a dry lint-free cloth, then reseat firmly. The charge indicator should clear within 30 seconds of a solid connection.
Scanner dropping wireless connection during a rapid scan burst
The 1560 and 1562 transmit scan data over wireless while simultaneously firing the imager or laser — two inrush events stacking on the same small cell. If the pack voltage sags below the radio module's minimum rail during a burst, the wireless link drops mid-transmission. This tends to happen on aged cells but can also occur on a new pack that hasn't completed its first full charge cycle. Charge the pack to 4.2V (full) before the first shift and the sag margin will be sufficient to hold the radio link through burst scanning.