BATTERIES
Your Powerchair is equipped with GEL type batteries (Acid free) which require only regular charging.
They are contained in a Cradle located at the rear of your Powerchair.
To ensure trouble free operation of your Powerchair it is imperative to monitor the battery charge
condition continuously and to recharge the batteries in good time.
Intervals at which the batteries may need charging will vary and depend upon the conditions in which the
Powerchair is being used, the weight of the user and ambient operating temperature in which the
Powerchair is being operated.
New batteries may need charging before your first journey and will not perform to their peak until the
first six to ten charging cycles have been completed.
To ensure long battery life DO NOT allow your batteries to become totally discharged. If your
Powerchair is not used for any length of time the batteries must receive a full charge once a month and
remain fully charged during storage.
For replacement batteries contact your local INVACARE supplier/dealer in order to ensure that the new
batteries are of the correct type and specification and are correctly installed and connected.
WHEN TO CHARGE
Keep an eye on the battery charge indicator on the joystick box at full charge all ten lights will be on
(from right to left: green, amber, red). As the battery charge drops during Powerchair operation succesive
lights will extinguish untill eventully only the two red lights will be on. It means that you must charge the
Batteries without delay. We strongly advise you, however, not to wait untill this critical point has been
reached but to charge the batteries as early and as often as possible after you have used your Powerchair.
If you ignore the warning (only two red lights on), and the battery charge drops further to a level where it
is no longer sufficient to allow safe driving, the controller will automatically cut the power supply to the
motors, so that the Powerchair comes to an abrupt halt, and you may find yourself stranded in an
unpleasant situation.
Also, if you run down the Batteries to such a low charge, you will have greatly reduced their potential
service life.
Except in emergencies, NEVER drive on discharged Batteries, this will add strain to them and reduce their life.
We recommend batteries should be charged every time the Powerchair is used, independent of the depth
of discharge. Depending on this and their capacity, a full charge on completely discharged Batteries can
take up to approximately eight hours.
CHARGING PROCEDURES
IMPORTANT
Before you attempt charging, ensure you read and understand the instruction manual supplied with the Battery
Charger.
To charge Batteries:
Ensure power is switched off on the joystick control box.
Plug the charger into the socket on the joystick control box.
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