Invacare TRx Power Positioning System manual Lubrication, Battery Charging

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9.0 General Maintenance & Safety

LUBRICATION

iImportant: To maintain the smooth operation of your TRx Power Positioning System, occassional lubrication of the slide channels and/or the Power Elevating Seat (PES) actuator* is necessary. All Motion Concepts Seating Systems are pre-lubricated at the factory using Sil-Glyde®Brake Lubricant . Testing has proven this lubricant to be extremely effective in our system applications. Motion Concepts strongly dis- courages the use of any other grease or lubricants. A packet of Sil-Glyde®Brake Lubricant (P/N- TRM0464) is provided with each TRx Seating System (additional lubricant is available from Motion Concepts).

i) Slide Channel Lubrication	ii) PES Actuator Lubrication
Slide Channel	Riser	*Note- applies to part numbers:
		TRC0198; TRC0199; TRC0200
	Tube
		Lubricate the power elevating seat
Low-Pro CG Sub-System		(PES) actuator as needed by
		applying a thin coat of Sil-Glyde®to
Lubricate the left & right slide channels as needed		the surface of the riser tube.
by applying a thin coat of Sil-Glyde®to the upper
and lower surface of each slide channel.

BATTERY CHARGING

WARNING! For detailed information on charging your powerbase batteries, please be certain to read and carefully follow the instructions provided by the powerbase manufacturer and the battery charger manufacturer.

Important Information on Battery Charging:

DO NOT use the CHARGE LEVEL INDICATOR on a JOYSTICK DISPLAY to determine the existing battery charge. The joystick display indicates SURFACE VOLTAGE only, and may not be the true charge. (This can be likened to charging a cell phone; if placed on its charger for a brief time, a cell phone display will often indicate that the batteries are fully charged, however the cell phone quickly goes dead once it is used).

Heavily depleted batteries require more time to recharge. Insufficient charge time may result in the supply of LOW VOLTAGE BATTERY OUTPUT to the electronics of the power positioning system. Low voltage output can pro- duce LONGER DUTY-CYCLESand OVERHEATING, which will REDUCE THE LIFE-CYCLEof these electronics.

Recommended Charging Procedures:

NORMAL CHARGING:

Allow 8 hours for normal charging. (Note: to prolong the life of a battery frequent charging is recommended, rather than only charging when necessary).

HEAVILY DEPLETED BATTERIES:

Severly discharged batteries may require in excess of 16 hours to be properly charged and equalized.

(Note: be certain to understand the charge status indicators on the battery charger- refer to the charger manual).

Note: Smaller ON-BOARD CHARGERS are NOT SUFFICIENT to recharge rehab-style power products.

Batteries that require more frequent charging or take longer to charge than normal, may need to be replaced.

TRD0000, TRx Owner’s Manual- Rev. 5.0, January 20, 2005