Invacare Wheelchair REPLACING BATTERIES

FIGURE 11- CHARGING BATTERIES

From Battery Charger

Battery Charger

Connector (on side

of Wheelchair)

NOTE: Position of Battery Charger

Connector may vary depending on

wheelchair options.

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.

DETAIL "A"

DETAIL "B"

Front View of

Joystick

Charger Port

Battery Charger Three (3)

Pronged Plug

From Battery

Charger

Port

Joystick

Battery

Boxes

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-

age may cause damage to your wheelchair

and give you unsatisfactory performance.

CHAIR SEAT QTY VOLTS BATTERY REMARKS

WIDTH SIZE

16,18, 20-inches 2 12 22NF Deep Cycle

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 TO/

FROM BATTERY BOXES in PROCEDURE 9 of this

manual.

3. Clean the new battery terminals.

4. Install the new batteries into the battery boxes. Re-

fer to INSTALLING/REMOVING BATTERIES TO/

FROM BATTERY BOXES in PROCEDURE 9 of this

manual.

5. Install the battery boxes onto the wheelchair. Refer

to REMOVING/INSTALLING 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. 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.

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. 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 me-

dium grade sand paper.

NOTE: When done, these areas should be shiny, not dull.

4. Carefully dust off all metal particles.

PROCEDURE 10FWD WHEELCHAIRS