About this replacement
Poynt 5 / P0501 — 3.8V Li-Polymer Replacement Battery (CCQ60)
This 3.8V 1580mAh Li-Polymer battery replaces the CCQ60 cell in the Poynt Smart Terminal Model 5 (P0501 / M2W3140A). It fits the compact mobile POS unit merchants use at countertop and mobile payment stations. Voltage and capacity match OEM spec exactly — no firmware flags on boot.
- P0501 and M2W3140A compatibility: Both model numbers reference the same Poynt 5 hardware platform. They share an identical battery bay, connector pinout, and BMS handshake protocol — so one cell covers the full production run of this terminal.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We ran this cell through a full boot-charge cycle on a Poynt 5 unit. The BMS accepted the handshake on first power-on, the charge indicator populated correctly, and thermal output stayed within normal range across a sustained transaction load.
- First deployment tip: After installation, complete one full transaction cycle before putting the terminal into live service. The Poynt 5 maps battery capacity during normal operation and needs at least one complete power cycle to calibrate the charge indicator — skipping this leaves the display misreporting state of charge.
Terminal not completing PCI boot sequence after battery swap
The Poynt 5 runs a PCI-compliant security check on every cold boot. A freshly installed cell sits at open-circuit voltage — often slightly below the terminal's accepted handshake threshold until the charge IC tops it up. If the boot sequence stalls or loops, it is usually because the BMS handshake has not yet been confirmed on the new cell. Connect the terminal to its charger, allow it to reach at least 4.1V, then reboot. One complete charge-boot cycle is all it takes to clear the sequence lock.
Poynt 5 not powering on after sitting unused in storage
Li-Polymer cells self-discharge at roughly 2–3% per month. A terminal left in a drawer for several months can drop below the BMS recovery threshold — typically around 2.5V — at which point the unit will not respond to the power button at all. Connect the charger and leave it for 20–30 minutes before attempting to power on. If the charge LED does not light within five minutes, check the charge cable and port first, then try again — the recovery charge pulse is slow but the cell will accept current at that voltage.