About this replacement
Zebra WT6000 / WT6300 Series — 3.6V Li-ion Replacement Battery (BT000262A01)
This 3.6V, 3200mAh Li-ion pack replaces the OEM battery in the Zebra WT6000 and WT6300 wearable mobile computers, along with the RS6000 ring scanner. It fits models WT60A0, WT6000, WT6300, and RS6000 using OEM part numbers BT000262A01, BTRY-NWTRS-33MA-01, BTRY-NWTRS-33MA-02, and BTRY-VC8X-20MA1-01.
- WT6000 and RS6000 platform compatibility: These models share the same physical form factor, connector pinout, and BMS handshake protocol. One cell fits both the wrist-mount computer and the ring scanner without any adapter or firmware change.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We cycled this pack on a WT6000 unit through charge and discharge under scan-burst and wireless load. The BMS responded correctly to overvoltage and undervoltage cutoff thresholds and passed charge acceptance from the Zebra four-slot cradle without fault flags.
- First-shift cradle conditioning: After installing this pack, seat the scanner in its charging cradle and run a full charge cycle before deploying it on the floor. Scan trigger inrush current peaks when the cell is near minimum state of charge — a pre-charged cell prevents the BMS from tripping on that first heavy draw event at shift start.
Cradle showing a charging error on a freshly installed pack
Zebra multi-slot cradles use contact resistance readings to verify pack seating before initiating a charge cycle. A new pack stored for any period may have slight oxidation on the gold contact pads, or the pack may not be fully clicked into the bay. Wipe the three contact pads on the battery with a dry lint-free cloth, reseat the pack firmly until you hear the latch click, and then re-dock the unit. The cradle LED should move from amber fault to solid amber charge within a few seconds.
Scanner losing wireless connection during rapid scan bursts
Back-to-back scan triggers and simultaneous 802.11 radio polling create a combined inrush spike that can drag cell voltage below the BMS communication threshold for a fraction of a second — enough to drop the wireless session. This is most common when the cell is below 30% state of charge, because internal resistance rises as capacity depletes. Recharge before the device hits the low-battery indicator rather than running it to automatic shutdown. If drop-outs persist on a fully charged pack, check that the WT6000 is within 10 metres of the access point to reduce radio transmit power draw.