BATTERIES | PROCEDURE 11 |
REPLACING BATTERIES
WARNING
Most batteries are not sold with instructions. How- ever, warnings are frequently noted on the cell caps. Read them carefully, otherwise injury or damage can occur.
NOTE: Invacare recommends that both batteries be re- placed if one (1) battery is defective.
Recommended Battery Types
3.Cut the tie wraps around the terminal caps/covers.
4.Slide the terminal cap/cover up the wire to expose the battery terminal.
5.Clean the terminals and inside the battery clamps by using a battery cleaning tool, wire brush, or medium grade sand paper.
NOTE: When done, these areas should be shiny, not dull.
6.Carefully dust off all metal particles.
7.Slide the terminal cap/cover back down the wire to cover the battery terminal.
B A T T E R I
WARNING
Thewarrantyandperformancespecificationscon- tainedinthismanualarebasedonthe useofdeep cycle gel cell or sealed lead acid batteries. Invacare strongly recommends their use as the power source for this unit.
CAUTION
Failure to use the correct battery size and/or volt- age may cause damage to your wheelchair and give you unsatisfactory performance.
NOTE: The recommended battery type is 22NF deep cycle.
1.Remove the battery boxes from the wheelchair. Refer to REMOVING/INSTALLING BATTERY BOXES in this procedure of the manual.
2.Removeexistingbatteriesfromthebatteryboxes.Refer to INSTALLING/REMOVING BATTERIES INTO/ FROM BATTERY BOXES in this procedure of the manual.
3.Clean the new battery terminals.
4.Install the new batteries into the battery boxes. Refer to INSTALLING/REMOVING BATTERIES INTO/ FROM BATTERY BOXES in this procedure of the manual.
Cleaning Battery Terminals
WARNING
DO NOT allow the liquid in the battery to come in contact with skin, clothes or other possessions. It is a form of acid and harmful or damaging burns may result. Should the liquid touch your skin, wash the area immediately and thoroughly with cool water. In serious cases or if eye contact is made, seek medical attention IMMEDIATELY.
NEVER smoke or strike a match near batteries. If the caps of the battery cells are removed, NEVER look directly into them while charging batteries.
1.Examine battery clamps and terminals for corrosion.
2.If applicable, verify that the plastic caps are in place over the battery cell holes.
8.Secure the terminal cap/cover using NEW tie wraps.
INSTALLING/REMOVING BATTERY BOXES (FIGURE 9)
NOTE: To remove the battery boxes from the wheelchair, reverse the following procedure.
WARNING
If the wheelchair is equipped with the removable footboard AND it is installed in the heighest posi- tion, it is necessary to remove the footboard plate BEFORE removing the battery boxes. Otherwise, injury can occur.
To remove the removable footboard, refer to REMOV-
ING THE REMOVABLE FOOTBOARD ASSEMBLY FROM THE WHEELCHAIR in PROCEDURE 3 of this manual.
NOTE: Motors should be in the engaged position when removing/installingbatteries.Refer to ENGAGING/DISEN- GAGING MOTORS in PROCEDURE 8 of this manual.
1.Verify that the ON/OFF switch on the joystick is in the OFF position.
2.If necessary, remove the front and rear shrouds. Refer to REMOVING/INSTALLING SHROUDSin PROCE- DURE 9 of this manual.
WARNING
Use extreme care when installing/removing the battery boxes.
NEVER unplug the battery cables by pulling on the wires. Unplug the battery cables by pull- ing on the connector ONLY. Otherwise injury or damage may result.
When removing the battery boxes from the wheelchair, remove the rear battery box first.
NOTE: RIGHT and LEFT are determined by sitting in the wheelchair..
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