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2141-209-002 REV H
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Service Information
LOAD CELL (FOOT END) REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT - (LITTER)
Tools Required:
• Phillips Screwdriver #2
• Needle-Nose Pliers
• 1/2” Combination Wrench
• 3/8” Ratchet
• 1/2” Shallow Well Socket
• Diagonal Pliers
• Jack
• 2 x 4 (20” recommended)
Procedure: (procedure the same for left and right sides)
1. Plug bed into wall outlet.
2. Raise bed to around 24” (reference the footboard display) and gatch to full up position.
3. Remove the mattress assembly.
4. Using a 1/2” combination wrench, remove the four bolts securing the gatch section cover and remove by lifting up
on the foot end and then pushing backwards on the cover.
5. Raise the foot end siderails up.
6. Using needle-nose pliers, remove the rue clip and flat washer.
7. Remove the foot end base cover.
8. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the four screws securing the foley bag bracket.
9. Using a jack and 2 x 4, take the tension off of the load cells and remove the clevis pins from both foot end load
cells.
10. Unscrew load cell cable connector.
11. Using diagonal pliers, cut the two cable ties securing the main wire harness and the siderail cable located just
behind the load cell.
12. Using a ratchet and 1/2” socket, remove the two nuts and bolts securing the load cell to the litter frame.
13. Remove the load cell by pulling back and upward towards the middle of the bed while feeding the cable through
the litter frame.
14. Reverse procedures to install the new load cell.
CAUTION
Do not pinch the cable when installing the load cell.
15. Recalibrate the bed (refer to Bed Calibration procedures on
page 25
).
16. Test all bed functionality prior to putting bed back into service.