About this replacement
Covidien Kangaroo ePump — 4.8V Ni-MH Replacement Battery (F010484WT)
This is a 4.8V, 3600mAh Ni-MH battery for the Covidien Kangaroo ePump enteral feeding pump. It fits both the standard Kangaroo ePump and Kangaroo ePump Enteral Feeding Pump variants. It replaces OEM part numbers F010484WT, 6094, and 1054715.
- Kangaroo ePump compatibility: Both pump variants share the same 4.8V power rail, connector footprint, and BMS handshake protocol. The cell count and voltage match the OEM spec exactly, so the pump's control board recognises the battery without throwing a fault code on startup.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We ran this cell through charge and discharge cycles on the Kangaroo ePump platform. The BMS completed its verification pass without cutoff, and the pump's motor draw stayed within the cell's continuous discharge rating across the full test sequence.
- Post-swap self-test protocol: After installing this battery, let the pump complete its full power-on self-test cycle without interruption. The Kangaroo ePump runs a BMS verification sequence at boot — cutting power during this window triggers a false battery fault flag that persists until the next clean reboot cycle.
Why the Kangaroo ePump alarms low battery on a freshly charged replacement
The pump's charge IC sets a conservative acceptance threshold calibrated to a conditioned OEM cell. A new Ni-MH cell has not yet stabilised its internal resistance, so the BMS reads voltage recovery curves as below threshold and triggers the alarm. This clears after one complete charge-discharge cycle, which allows the BMS to map the cell's actual capacity profile. Do not use the pump clinically until that first full cycle is complete.
Kangaroo ePump not powering on after the replacement battery sat in storage
Ni-MH cells self-discharge at roughly 1–2% per day at room temperature. A cell stored for several months can drop below the pump's BMS recovery threshold, typically around 4.0V for a 4.8V four-cell pack, at which point the BMS blocks startup to protect the cells. Connect the battery to the pump's charger and leave it for a full charge cycle before attempting to power on. If the charge indicator does not respond within 30 minutes, check that the charger output is reaching at least 5.5V at the connector.