PROCEDURE 14 | MWD WHEELCHAIRS |
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Recommended Battery Types
CAUTION
Failure to use the correct battery size and/or volt- age may cause damage to your wheelchair and give you unsatisfactory performance.
CHAIR | QTY | VOLTS | BATTERY | REMARKS |
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R2BASIC | 2 | 12 | 22NF | Deep Cycle |
R2STANDARD | 2 | 12 | 22NF | Deep Cycle |
R2250 SERIES | 2 | 12 | U1 | Deep Cycle |
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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. Refer to INSTALLING/REMOVING BATTERIES TO/FROM BATTERY BOXES in this procedure of the manual.
3.Clean the new battery terminals.
4.Install the new batteries into the battery boxes. Refer to
INSTALLING/REMOVING BATTERIES TO/FROM BATTERY BOXES in this procedure of the manual.
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 may result.Shouldtheliquidtouchyourskin,washthearea immediately and thoroughly with cool water. In se- rious 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 are removed, NEVER look directly into them while charging batteries.
1.If applicable, verify that the plastic caps are in place over the battery cell holes.
2.Cut the tie wraps around the terminal caps/covers.
3.Slide the terminal cap/cover up the wire to expose the battery terminal.
4.Examine battery clamps and terminals for corrosion.
5.Clean 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.
6.Carefully dust off all metal particles.
7.Slide the terminal cap/cover back down the wire to cover the battery terminal.
8.Secure the terminal cap/cover using NEW tie wraps.
INSTALLING/REMOVING BATTERY BOXES (FIGURE 7)
Installing
NOTE: To remove the battery boxes from the wheelchair, reverse the following procedure.
WARNING
If the wheelchair is equipped with the removable footboard AND it is installed in the heighest posi- tion, it is necessary to remove the footboard plate BEFORE removing the battery boxes. Otherwise, injury can occur.
To remove the removable footboard, refer to REMOV-
ING THE REMOVABLE FOOTBOARD ASSEMBLY FROM THE WHEELCHAIR in PROCEDURE 3 of this Owner's Manual, part number 1080722.
NOTE: Motors should be in the engaged position when removing/installing batteries. Refer to ENGAGING/DIS- ENGAGING MOTORS in PROCEDURE 8 of this manual.
1.Verify that the ON/OFF switch on the joystick is in the OFF position.
2.If necessary, remove the front and rear shrouds. Re- fer to REMOVING/INSTALLING SHROUDS in PRO- CEDURE 9 of this manual.
WARNING
Battery boxes MUST be installed/removed in the order stated below or the battery tray could rotate causing the rear battery box to fall possibly causing injury or damage.
Use extreme care when installing/removing the battery boxes.
NEVER unplug the battery cables by pulling on the wires. Unplug the battery cables by pull- ing on the connector ONLY. Otherwise injury or damage may result.
When removing the battery boxes from the wheelchair, remove the rear battery box first.
3.Position the battery boxes onto the battery tray in the following order:
A.FRONT Battery Box.
B.REAR Battery Box.
4.Position retaining straps around each battery box as shown in DETAIL "A" of FIGURE 7 and clip retaining strap together.
NOTE: Make sure battery box leads are on the same side as battery connectors on wheelchair frame.
5.Connect the battery box leads to the battery con- nectors on the wheelchair frame.
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