Invacare Hydra C650PW, Owner'S Manual

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Batteries and Charging
When your batteries are fully charged you should have sufficient power to give you
all the mobility required in a day - It is important that you understand how your
batteries and charger work.
Battery Maintenance
Batteries supplied are a Gel type battery, and require no maintenance with the
exception of maintaining a full charge. Do not partly charge the battery.
check the battery water level once a week and top up, if necessary, with distilled
water after charging, to cover the separator plates by 6mm (1/4”), no more.
If the batteries are the dry cell type there is no maintenance required.
Charging the Batteries
1.
Batteries should be charged every night in a well ventilated room.
2. DO NOT place the power wheelchair near radiators or open fireplaces
whilst charging.
3. DO NOT smoke or permit naked flames in the immediate vercinity.
4. Turn the chair controller power off before charging.
5. It is advisable that the batteries be charged for a minimum of 10 hours per
night to ensure a full return to the batteries storage capacity. The battery
charger is an automatic current limiting device and will shut off when the
batteries are fully charged.
Charging the batteries
：
1. Position C650PW power chair next to a standard wall outlet.
2. It is done by connecting the battery charger to the wheelchair input battery
charging socket.
3. Connecting the battery charger to a standard wall power outlet.
4. Switching the power on.