WheelchairOperation
Therangeperbatterychargeusingrecommendedbatteriesshould
beapproximately5to9hoursoftypicaloperation.Extensiveuseon
inclinesmaysubstantiallyreduceperchargemileage.
DescriptionandUseofBatteryChargers
Thechargerautomaticallyreducesthechargefromaninitiallyhigh
ratetoazeroreadingatafullychargedcondition.Ifleftunattended,
thechargershouldautomaticallyshut-offwhenfullchargeisobtained
orenteratricklechargemodetomaintainthebatteriesdepending
onchargermodel.
Therearesomebasicconceptswhichwillhelpyouunderstandthis
automaticprocess.Theyare:
Oncethechargerhasbeenconnectedtothepersonaltransporter
andwalloutletand,ifnecessary,thechargerhasbeenturnedon,the
batterychargerindicatorlightswillflashandlighttoshowthebattery
chargerstatusandconditionofbatteriestobecharged.Referto
owner’smanualshippedwithbatterycharger.
WARNING!
–NEVERleavethechargerunattendedwhenthe
breakerhastripped.Afaultconditionexists.Unplug
anddiscontinueusingimmediately.Contactan
Invacaredealer.
Ifperformingthechargingprocedures,READand
CAREFULLYfollowtheindividualinstructionsforeach
charger(suppliedorpurchased).
Ifcharginginstructionsarenotsupplied,consultaqualified
servicetechnicianforproperprocedures.
TOOLQUANTITYCOMMENTS
BatteryCharger1Supplied
1.AttachthebatterychargerconnectortothechargerportA
onthejoystick.
2.Plugthecharger’sACpowercord,orextension,intothe
grounded120VACwalloutlet.
3.Waituntilchargingiscomplete.
Alloweighthoursfornormalcharging.Largerbatteries
(greaterthan55ampere-hours)orseverelydischarged
batteriesmayrequireuptosixteenhourstobeproperly
chargedandequalized.
Itisadvantageoustorechargefrequentlyratherthanonly
whennecessary.Infact,abattery’slifeisextendedifthe
chargelevelismaintainedwellabovealowcondition.
Ifthebatteriesneedtobechargedmoreoftenortake
longertochargethannormal,theymayneedtobereplaced.
ContactanInvacaredealerforservice.
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