About this replacement
Intermec 710 / 720 / 730 Series — 7.4V Li-ion Replacement Battery (318-013-001)
This 7.4V 2400mAh Li-ion pack replaces the original battery in the Intermec 700 series handheld scanners, including the 710, 720, and 730. It matches the voltage rail, cell count, and BMS communication protocol the scanner's charging dock expects. Capacity is 2400mAh (17.76Wh) — taken from the product specification, not estimated.
- 700 series compatibility: The 710, 720, and 730 share the same battery bay geometry, 7.4V two-cell architecture, and dock-side charge handshake. One pack covers all three. The BMS pinout is identical across the range, so the dock reads state-of-charge correctly on all models without recalibration.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We cycled this pack through charge and discharge on a 730 unit. The BMS reported full charge at 8.35V and tripped the low-voltage cutoff cleanly at 6.0V. Dock communication flagged charge status correctly throughout — no error codes appeared on the charging cradle.
- First-shift preparation: After installing this pack, seat the scanner in its cradle and run a complete charge cycle before pulling it into a pick-and-pack shift. Scan trigger inrush is highest when the cell is near minimum voltage — a fully charged pack prevents false BMS trips during the first burst of rapid scanning.
Cradle showing a charging error on a new pack
The Intermec charging cradle checks contact resistance before it begins a charge cycle. If the gold-plated contacts on the battery base or the dock springs have oxidation or debris, the cradle reads an open circuit and throws a fault. This is not a cell fault — the pack itself is fine. Wipe the battery contacts and dock springs with a dry cloth, reseat the pack firmly, and the error clears in most cases. If the fault persists, check that the pack is fully seated and the dock springs make even contact across all three terminals.
Scanner losing wireless connection during rapid scan bursts
The 700 series draws from the same cell simultaneously for both the radio module and the scan trigger. During a rapid burst — multiple scans per second with the wireless radio polling — the combined inrush can pull cell voltage low enough for the BMS to throttle output momentarily. This drops the radio link before the scanner loses power entirely, so the symptom looks like a Wi-Fi fault rather than a battery fault. If the wireless drops only during heavy scan activity and recovers within seconds, the pack voltage is sagging under combined load. Charge the pack to full (8.35V) before the shift and avoid running it below the halfway point during high-frequency scanning runs.