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AcuteB2 600 AirS

AcuteB2 600 AirS

Small Size, Great Light

New version of the world’s most reliable portable flash.
Famous quality and reliability of Profoto in a small generator. Lighter, faster recycling times, more flashes per charge, superior Radio Air Sync and longer battery life span.

Features

• Lithium Ion Iron Phosphate battery, state of the art battery technology.
• Small and Lightweight, only 3,6 kg including LiFe battery and generator.
• No of flashes/ Extended battery capacity, up to 200 flashes at full power
• Maximum power on a fully charged battery. • Extreme long lifetime, up to 4 times longer battery lifetime.
• Licensed to travel, tested and certified according to UN manual of Test & Criteria, Part III, Sub-section 38,3
• World Wide use with automatic, multivoltage charger and Profoto AirS.
• Recycling time, 0.08 - 2.0 s • Short f ash duration, 1/6800 - 1/1000 s.
• Built in Profoto AirS, radio sync system, for triggering from up to 300 m and no external antenna.
• AirS works with the shortest flash sync times.
• Wide power range of 7 f-stop, 9 – 600 Ws.
• Easy to use.
• Improved electronic internals for even better reliability and performance.




Product number

901101 LiFe / 901104 Pb / 901102 (344MHz) PW/ 901103 (433MHz) PW

Information Technical data Nomenclature User's guide

New version of the world’s most reliable portable fash

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Famous quality and reliability of Profoto in a small generator. Lighter, faster recycling times,
more fashes per charge, superior Radio Air Sync and longer battery life span.


New version of the world’s most reliable portable fash. AcuteB2 600 AirS allows photographers
superior creative control on-the-go. The famed AcuteB now comes with a Lithium Ion Iron
Phosphate battery (LiFe), Air Sync and improved internal electronics.


This is Profoto’s smallest generator, measuring only (w) 19 x (d) 13.5 x (h) 20 cm (7.5 x 5.3 x
7.9 in) incl. handle. This compact size allows a full setup of camera, pack with fash-head and
modifers to easily ft into a back-pack. The weight of the complete unit with LiFe-battery is only  
3,6 kg (8,9 lb).


The AcuteB2 600 AirS, comes complete with a radio slave system: Profoto Air Sync. It can be
triggered at a distance of up to 300 m (1000 ft.) with an ultra-short delay, making it possible to
use fastest sync times. Air Sync uses the same frequency all over the world, covering 8 separate
channels.


The battery is licensed to travel and has been tested and certifed according to UN manual of
Test & Criteria, Part III, Sub-section 38.3. Making the battery fight approved all over the world.

Product No.    

901101 AcuteB2 600 AirS LiFe
901104 AcuteB2 600 AirS Pb  
901102 AcuteB2 600 AirS (344MHz) LiFe  (integrated Pocket Wizard)
901103 AcuteB2 600 AirS (433MHz) LiFe  (integrated Pocket Wizard)

 

  • Specifications – AcuteB 600R

    Energy

    600 Ws

     

    Recycling

    LiFe battery: 0.08-2.0 s @ full
    Pb battery: 0.09-2.5 s @ full

    Flash Duration (t0.5)

     @600Ws  - 1/1000 

     @150Ws  - 1/2700  

     @37Ws    - 1/6800

    Flash Capacity

    LiFe

    @600W  (Max power) 200 Flashes

    @300W (Power -1)     400

    @150W (Power -2)     800

    @75W   (Power -3)    1600

    @37W   (Power -4)    3200

    @18W   (Power -5)    6400

    @9W     (Power -6)   12800

    Modeling Lamps Total W/Pack

    65

    Modeling Lamps Max W/Head

    65

    Modeling Light Modes

    Ext / Off / Bat

    Energy Control f-stop Range

    7

    Energy Control Increments

    2/10 step adjustments

    Energy Control W/s Range

    9–600

    Energy Precisions

    1/75 f-stop flash to flash

    Flash Duration Minimum

    1/6800

    Flash Duration Maximum

    1/1000

    Recycling

    LiFe battery: 0.08-2.0 s @ full
    Pb battery: 0.09-2.5 s @ full

    Outputf-stop at 2 m @ head settings

    Magnum @ 2: 64.2

    Zoom @ 4: 32.2

    Umbrella @ 7: 16.2

    Magnum + Twin & 2 Generators: 90.4*

    Battery type

    40 A

    Battery Charging Time

    Yes

    Battery Life

    Yes

    Auto Dumping

    Yes

    Lamp Head Socket(s)

    Yes

    Sync Voltage

    Compliant to ISO 10330 Standard

    Sync Socket(s)

    1

    Wireless Radio

    AirS: 8 channel international

    Pocket Wizard: 32 channel / 4 zone for remote operation

    Wireless Radio Range

    Up to 300 m with AirS

    Up to 100 m with Pocket Wizard

    Charger Auto Multi-Voltage

    Yes. Charge battery all over the world with automatic voltage selection.

    Battery Fuse

    40 A

    Photo/IR-cell

    Yes

    Photocell Switch

    Yes

    Battery Indicator(s)

    Yes

    Audible Signal On/Off

    Yes

  • Compatible Heads

    Pro-B Head

    N/A

    ProHead

    N/A

    ProTwin

    N/A

    ProRing

    N/A

    ProRing2

    N/A

    AcuteB Head

    Yes

    Acute/D4 Head

    Yes**

    Acute/D4 Twin

    Yes**

    Acute/D4 Ring

    Yes

    Spotlights

    Yes

    Striplights

    Yes

  • Measurements

    Size

    (w) 19 cm x (d) 13.5 cm x (h) 20 cm (7.5 x 5.3 x 7.9 in) incl. handle

    Weight

    2.8 kg (6.2 lbs), exclusive of battery  
    3.6 kg (8.9 lbs), including LiFe battery
    4.8 kg /10.6 lbs), including Pb battery


  • * To get twice the power in one head by using two generators, to get faster recycling and faster duration by using half power with two generators.

    ** Special adapter needed for modeling light. (Two generators needed for for Twin head at full power.)



  • Warranty

    All Profoto generators and heads are individually tested before they leave the company and guaranteed for a period of two years with the exception of flash tubes, glass covers, modeling lamps and cables.

  • Usability

    Flash equipment is a lot about technology. Photographers are not.


  • Software

    Profoto Studio Air brings it all together