TRD0000, TRx Owner’s Manual- Rev. 5.0, January 20, 2005
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9.0 General Maintenance & Safety
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Important:
To maintain the smooth operation of your TRx Power Positioning System, occassional
lubrication of the slide channels and/or the Power Elevating Seat (PES) actuator
*
is necessary. All Motion
Concepts Seating Systems are pre-lubricated at the factory using Sil-Glyde
®
Brake Lubricant . Testing has
proven this lubricant to be extremely effective in our system applications. Motion Concepts strongly dis-
courages the use of any other grease or lubricants. A packet of Sil-Glyde
®
Brake Lubricant (
P/N- TRM0464
)
is provided with each TRx Seating System
(additional lubricant is available from Motion Concepts).
Slide Channel
i) Slide Channel Lubrication
Lubricate the left & right slide channels as needed
by applying a thin coat of Sil-Glyde
®
to the upper
and lower surface of each slide channel.
ii) PES Actuator Lubrication
Riser
Tube
Lubricate the power elevating seat
(PES) actuator as needed by
applying a thin coat of Sil-Glyde
®
to
the surface of the riser tube
.
*Note-
applies to part numbers:
TRC0198; TRC0199; TRC0200
Low-Pro CG Sub-System
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WARNING!
For detailed information on charging your powerbase batteries, please be certain to read and
carefully follow the instructions provided by the powerbase manufacturer and the battery charger manufacturer.
DO NOT
use the
CHARGE LEVEL INDICATOR
on a
JOYSTICK DISPLAY
to determine the existing battery
charge. The joystick display indicates
SURFACE VOLTAGE
only, and may not be the true charge.
(This can
be likened to charging a cell phone; if placed on its charger for a brief time, a cell phone display will often indicate that
the batteries are fully charged, however the cell phone quickly goes dead once it is used).
Heavily depleted batteries require more time to recharge. Insufficient charge time may result in the supply of
LOW
VOLTAGE BATTERY OUTPUT
to the electronics of the power positioning system. Low voltage output can pro-
duce
LONGER DUTY-CYCLES
and
OVERHEATING
, which will
REDUCE THE LIFE-CYCLE
of these electronics.
Important Information on Battery Charging:
NORMAL CHARGING:
Allow
8 hours
for normal charging.
(Note: to prolong the life of a battery frequent charging is recommended,
rather than only charging when necessary).
HEAVILY DEPLETED BATTERIES:
Severly discharged batteries may require in excess of
16 hours
to be properly charged and equalized.
(Note: be certain to understand the charge status indicators on the battery charger- refer to the charger manual).
Recommended Charging Procedures:
Note:
Smaller
ON-BOARD CHARGERS
are
NOT SUFFICIENT
to recharge rehab-style power products.
Batteries that require more frequent charging or take longer to charge than normal, may need to be replaced.
