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I X . B A T T E R I E S A N D C H A R G I N G
BATTERIES
Your Jazzy 1400 uses two
WARNING! Battery posts, terminals and related accessories contain lead and lead compounds. Wash hands after handling.
CHARGING THE BATTERIES
The battery charger is one of the most important parts of your Jazzy 1400. See figure 37. The battery charger is designed to optimize your Jazzy 1400’s performance by charging the batteries safely, quickly, and easily. The charging system consists of the charger and the ammeter. The onboard charger is located underneath the utility tray. The ammeter is located on the utility tray for easy viewing. See figure 38. The charger has an
fully recharge the batteries. It is also a good indicator of whether or not the charger is working. The ammeter and the charger are only functional when the charger power
lead is plugged into a wall outlet. The Jazzy will not operate whenthecharger is plugged into thewalloutlet.
WARNING! Never use an extension cord to plug in your battery charger. Plug the charger directly into a properly wired standard wall outlet.
NOTE: You must recharge your Jazzy 1400’s batteries with the onboard or
To charge the batteries using the onboard charger:
1.Position the rear of your Jazzy 1400 close to a standard wall outlet.
2.Be certain that the controller power is turned off and that the freewheel levers are in the engaged position. See IV. “The Jazzy 1400” in this manual.
3.Lift the rear utility tray cover.
4.Extend the charger power lead and plug it into the wall outlet. The Jazzy 1400 incorporates an inhibit function
that disables the power wheelchair when the charger is plugged into a wall outlet.
5. Wait about a minute for the charger to warm up. T h e ammeter may move up to as high as 5 amps, then gradually move back down to 0 amps as the batteries charge.
Figure 37. Battery Charger
AMMETER
Figure 38. Utility Tray (Uncovered)
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