User Guide
Wheelchair ‘Kontiki’
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4.8 P
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TENSION SPRING DAMPER
Helical spring
Spring seat
Spring spindle
Photo
4-10
1. Ensure that the tilt angle spring is unloaded: no one in the wheelchair and the tilt
angle adjusted to the extreme forward position.
2. Rotate the helical spring to alter the pre-tension (the spring seat will rotate with the
spring):
o
Rotate right to increase the pre-tension.
o
Rotate left to decrease the pre-tension.
The spring spindle must not rotate. If necessary, prevent this by inserting a pin in the
hole.
4.9 P
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SETTING OF TILT ANGLE
This setting may only be carried out by the dealer.
The factory pre-setting is such that the chair seat is approximately horizontal and in the
extreme forward position of the tilt angle adjustment.
Spring
Spindle
Photo
4-11
To alter the pre-setting:
