Chinese manufacture Godox have released the new Propac PB960 Lithium Power Pack for speedlites, exactly what many photographers have been waiting for.

The PB960 is fast, small, lightweight, huge 1800 full power pops, dual cords supplied, and 2 flashes won’t slow it down. Interchangeable clip-on battery pack so you can charge up a couple and swap them as needed.

Great Points

Huge 1800 Full Power Flashes
1 second recycle
Dual Flash Ports
2nd flash does not affect recycle speed
3 hour recharge
No messing with many AA batteries
Interchangeable Battery Packs
Small and Lightweight
LED battery level Indicator
Canon, Nikon, Sony, Metz type plugs available

The previous Nimh version Godox Propac PB820 has already become surprisingly popular, considering good 8 cell AA packs are available for less than half the price. But the convenience of not having to individually charging so many AA cells, and even faster recycle time, has seen many looking to options like the Propac.

Lithium is what many have been waiting for though, as that takes that performance to a completely different level. The new Lithium PB960 is still a similar size and weight to the previous PB820 (just 510 grams), but the difference is a massive 1800 Full power pops, compared to around 400 from the Nimh pack.

With any battery pack its good to know what batteries are actually inside them, and if there are going to be regular replacements available. Particularly for Nimh packs that can stop holding charge if not used and recharged regularly enough. The popular Quantum Turbo packs for example use custom made battery packs, so that you have to go back to them for expensive replacements (made of otherwise inexpensive Nimh cells).

The PB960 already has its own interchangeable Lithium battery packs available though, which is ideal, not only for replacements, but if you need to have a few charged up ready to simply swap over, clipping the pack on and off as needed

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