Invacare 1125078 service manual Troubleshooting Battery Charger

SECTION 3—SAFETY INSPECTION/TROUBLESHOOTING

Troubleshooting - Battery Charger

SYMPTOM	PROBABLE CAUSE	SOLUTIONS
	Charger not plugged into outlet, or	Make sure the charger is plugged into the outlet
	disconnected from wiring harness on	and check the wiring on the wheelchair.
	wheelchair.
	No AC power at outlet.	Check for AC power with digital volt meter.
No LED’s on	Damaged power cord.	Check for damage on the power cord, replace if
		damaged or send in for repair.
Charger
	Charger LED’s burnt out.	Send charger to Invacare for repair.
	Charger may have internal fuse that is	Remove charger cover and check for fuses. If fuses
	blown.	are present, Ohm out fuses and replace if
		necessary. Refer to Electro-Mechanical Parking
		Brake Test on page 29.
	Tripped breaker in wiring harness, or	Check battery wiring harness breaker on the
	charger.	wheelchair. If the breaker is tripped, determine the
		cause and correct it prior to resetting the breaker.
	Charger not plugged into outlet.	Make sure charger is plugged into the outlet.
Batteries won’t	No AC power at the outlet.	Check for AC power with a digital volt meter.
	Charger power cord may be	Check for damage and replace if necessary, or
charge.
	damaged, or the connector may be	send in for repair.
	damaged.
	Charger may have internal damage.	Charge batteries with known good charger.
	Battery voltage too low for charger to	Replace batteries.
	start charging cycle.
	Consumer not charging batteries long	Instruct consumer to charge for 8-10 hours
Batteries have	enough.	minimum.
short driving range
	Batteries may be weak.	Perform load test or check “Battery Quality Menu”
during a single
		with the programmer. Refer to Field Load Test on
charge. Battery
		page 27.
Gauge falls off
faster than normal.	Check programming settings.	Torque setting and power level setting may be too
		high.

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