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Owner’s Manual Chairman Entra Repairs
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Changing the batteries
1. Place the wheelchair on a level base.
2. If the chair has a fixed seat tube, loosen the screw of the seat tube clamp
and use the seat lift crank to raise the seat, see fig. 34-35, page 35. If your
chair has an electric seat lift, raise the seat to its highest position.
3. Switch off the main power switch.
4. Remove the chassis cover and rear cover.
5. Disconnect the battery connections. Disconnect the positive poles first and
then the negative poles.
+ –
+
–
Red cable = Positive
Main fuse
Front
Black cable = Negative
Black cable from main fuse
Red cable to main fuse
Rear
Fig. 36. Battery connections
6. Lift out the batteries, using the lifting straps included. See page 35.
7. If the wheelchair has acid battery, check that the battery bag is intact.
8. Insert two new batteries.The battery poles must be facing forward.
9. Connect the battery leads, positive first and then negative.
10. Replace the chassis cover, and adjust the seat to its correct height.
Tighten the seat tube clamp.
11. Charge the batteries. See Charging, on pages 28 and 29.