Invacare IISTANDARD, IIJR, IIBASIC INSTALLING/REMOVING Battery Boxes, Recommended Battery Types

PROCEDURE 11 FWD WHEELCHAIRS

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Recommended Battery Types

WARNING

The warranty and performance specifications contained in this manual are based on the use of deep cycle gel cell or sealed lead acid bat- teries. 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 the wheelchair and give unsatisfactory performance.

CHAIR SEAT	QTY	VOLTS	BATTERY	REMARKS
WIDTH			SIZE*
14-inch	2	12	U1	Deep Cycle
16,18, 20-inches	2	12	22NF	Deep Cycle

*NOTE: RANGER II250 SERIES requires U1 gel cell batteries.

NOTE: Charge batteries daily. It is critical not to let them run low at any time.

1.Remove the battery boxes from the wheelchair. Re- fer to REMOVING/INSTALLING BATTERY BOXES in this procedure of the manual.

2.Remove the existing batteries from the battery boxes. Refer to INSTALLING/REMOVING BATTERIES INTO/FROM BATTERY BOXES in PROCEDURE 10 of this manual.

3.Clean the new battery terminals.

4.Install the new batteries into the battery boxes. Refer to

INSTALLING/REMOVING BATTERIES TO/FROM BATTERYBOXESinPROCEDURE10ofthismanual.

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 mayresult.Shouldtheliquidtouchyourskin,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 areremoved, NEVER look directly into them while charging batteries.

1.Examine battery clamps and terminals for corrosion.

2.Verify that the plastic caps are in place over the bat- tery cell holes.

3.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.

4. Carefully dust off all metal particles.

INSTALLING/REMOVING BATTERY BOXES

WARNING

NEVER unplug the battery cables by pulling on the wires. Unplug the battery cables by pulling on the connector ONLY.Otherwise,injuryordamage may occur.

NOTE: To remove the battery boxes, reverse the follow- ing procedure.

NOTE: If the wheelchair is equipped with the removeable footboard AND it is installed in the heighest position, it is necessary to remove the footboard plate BEFORE re- moving the battery boxes. Refer to PREPARING THE REMOVEABLE FOOTBOARD FOR WHEELCHAIR TRANSPORTATION in PROCEDURE 3 of this manual.

NOTE: Motors should be in the engaged position when removing/installingbatteries.Referto ENGAGING/DISEN- GAGING MOTORS in PROCEDURE 8 of this manual.

Installing

RANGER IIBASIC , RANGER IISTANDARD AND RANGER II250 SERIES (FIGURE 5).

1.Verify that the ON/OFF switch on the joystick is in the OFF position.

2.If necessary, remove the captain's seat. Refer to

REMOVING/INSTALLING THE CAPTAIN'S SEAT in PROCEDURE 5 of this manual.

3.If necessary, remove the front and rear shrouds. Refer to REMOVING/INSTALLING THE SHROUDS in PROCEDURE 9 of this manual.

4.Position the battery boxes onto the battery tray.

NOTE: Make sure the battery cable on the battery boxes are on the same side as the battery connectors on the wheelchair frame.

5.Position the bottom of the front shroud in-between the battery box and the battery tray.

6.Feed the retaining strap through the slot located on the top of the front shroud.

7.Clip the retaining strap together to secure the front shroud and battery box in place.

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