MWD WHEELCHAIRS | PROCEDURE 12 | |
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Wheelchairs Equipped With Mark IV RII Joystick (Detail "B" of FIGURE 4)
1.Attach the battery charger connector to the charger port on the FRONT of the joystick.
2.Plug the charger’s AC power cord, or extension, into the grounded 120 VAC wall outlet.
3.Wait until charging is complete.
NOTE: Allow eight (8) hours for normal charging. Larger batteries (greater than 55
DETAIL "A"
Battery Charger Connector (on Side of Wheelchair)
WHEELCHAIRS
WITHOUT
SHROUDS
From Battery
Charger
Battery Charger
Connector (at Rear
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
WARNING
The waranty and performance specifications contained in this manual are based on the use of deep cycle gel cell or sealed lead acid bateries. Invacare strongly recommends their use as the power source for this unit.
CAUTION
Failure to use the correct battery size and/or volt- agemaycausedamagetoyourwheelchairand give you unsatisfactory performance.
CHAIR SEAT | QTY | VOLTS | *BATTERY | REMARKS |
WIDTH |
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2 | 12 | 22NF | Deep Cycle | |
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*NOTE: RANGER II requires U1 gel cell batter-
M W D
W H E E L C H A I R S
WHEELCHAIRS WITH SHROUDS
of Wheelchair)
250 SERIES
ies.
From Battery Charger
| DETAIL "B" |
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| Battery Charger | Three (3) |
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| Pronged Plug |
Front View of | From Battery |
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Joystick | Charger |
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Charger
Port
Joystick 
Battery 
Boxes
Charger Port
FIGURE 4 - CHARGING BATTERIES
1.Remove the battery boxes from the wheelchair. Refer to REMOVING/INSTALLING BATTERY BOXES in this procedure of the manual.
2.Remove existing batteries from the battery boxes. Re- fer 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 INTO/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 burnsmay 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.
NEVERsmokeorstrikeamatchnearbatteries.Ifthe caps of the battery cells are removed, NEVER look directly into them while charging batteries.
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