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On 6/16/2023 at 6:20 AM, bherman01545 said:

Also, regarding this BP-SCL6 or even the new BP-SCL4 battery, do not initially charge the battery in a Nitecore Charger. The battery will charge up, but if you try to charge it again or top it off in the Leica charger, the green light will go on, and the amber light will just flicker, indicating an error. You then need to partially discharge the battery and then complete it he charge cycle in the Leica charger. Leica support told me that the initial charge should be in a Leica charger due to the chip 

I have finished initial charge of BP-SCL6 by Leica charger BC-SCL4.

Unfortunately, my Nitecore ULSL charger does not work for BP-SCL6, showing strange voltage and temparature value.
My nitecore charger works well for BP-SCL4.

 

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1 hour ago, vhsin964 said:

I have finished initial charge of BP-SCL6 by Leica charger BC-SCL4.

Unfortunately, my Nitecore ULSL charger does not work for BP-SCL6, showing strange voltage and temparature value.
My nitecore charger works well for BP-SCL4.

 

The Nitecore charger should work after performing the first initial charge in the Leica BC-SCL4. That’s what worked for me

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1 minute ago, RBB said:

Finally more juice, I ordering one and will try it on the Nitecore and Leica charger.

The first charge must be a full charge on the Leica charger due to the chip inside the battery, otherwise, the Leica charger's LEDs will display an error. See my previous posting in the thread

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On 7/16/2023 at 9:11 PM, Elliot Saulten said:

I have two of the Q3 batteries and what I am finding is if left in my Sl2 and Sl2s they discharge at a very fast rate compared to the older battery.  Go figure, I wonder if while camera is off if there is a draw on it that is greater than with the 1860 mah battery.

padam posted something up-thread about the "certification" of the new batt for use in the SL2/SL2-S should be complete by the end of July, and for the SL by the end of the year. Not sure what "certification" entails, but suspect it may involve firmware updates for those cameras.

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On 7/19/2023 at 12:25 AM, Chuck Albertson said:

padam posted something up-thread about the "certification" of the new batt for use in the SL2/SL2-S should be complete by the end of July, and for the SL by the end of the year. Not sure what "certification" entails, but suspect it may involve firmware updates for those cameras.

It probably means getting type approval for some markets.

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I emailed Leica USA today (August 2nd) about using the higher capacity Q3 battery. They said "The BP-SCL6 is indeed now certified for use in your SL2".

So I'll give my SCL6 copy a whirl with the next charge cycle.

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1 hour ago, Snuff said:

Is it possible to use a new battery with Leica SL 601?

Sure, I am using BP-SCL6 in SL601.
It works well.

Leica also approved it.

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After a couple of thousand images so far, I am seeing noticeably longer performance from the new battery in the SL2 in studio environment.
By whatever mechanism the new battery is cheaper in USA that doesn't apply here in Australia. AUD330 inc GST vs AUD290 inc GST for the earlier one. I got a spare with my Q3 and am using them all interchangeably in the two cameras.

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