Invacare Pronto M51 Base When to Charge Batteries

SECTION 9—BATTERIES
Part No. 1148076 57 Pronto® M51™ Base with SureStep®
Disconnecting Battery Cables
 WARNING
The use of rubber gloves is recommended when working with batteries.
NEVER allow any of your tools and/or battery cables to contact both battery
terminals at the same time. An electrical short may occur and serious personal
injury or damage may occur.
NOTE:Forthisprocedure,refertoFIGURE 9.3onpage 56.
1. Removethebatteries.RefertoRemoving/InstallingBatteriesfrom/intoBatteryTray
onpage 53.
2. Cutthetie‐wrapthatsecuresthebatteryterminalcapinplace(Detail“B”of
FIGURE 9.3).
3. Slideterminalcapsupontothebatterycables(FIGURE 9.3).
4. DisconnectPOSITIVE(+)batterycablefromthePOSITIVE(+)batteryterminal
(FIGURE 9.3).
5. DisconnectNEGATIVE(‐)batterycablefromNEGATIVE(‐)batteryterminal
(FIGURE 9.3).
When to Charge Batteries
SPJ+ w/PSS and SPJ+ w/ACC Joysticks
NOTE:Forthisprocedure,refertoFIGURE 9.4.
TheInformationGaugeDisplaylocatedonthefrontofthejoystickhousing,itprovides
thestate‐of‐batterycharge,includingnotificationofwhenthebatteryrequirescharging.
Italsoprovidesthefollowinginformationtotheuseronthestatusofthewheelchair:
A. GREENLEDsarelit,indicatingwell
chargedbatteries.
B. AMBERLEDsarelit,indicating
batteriesaremoderatelycharged.
Rechargebatteriesbeforetakinga
longtrip.
C. REDLEDsarelit,indicating
batteriesarerunningoutofcharge.
Rechargebatteriesassoonas
possible.FIGURE 9.4 SPJ+ w/PSS and SPJ+ w/ACC
Joysticks
Battery Charger/
Programming Port
Batteries
Full
Batteries
Empty
Information Gauge Display