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20.
Electrical system
20.1
Automatic safety switches
The PARAVAN electric wheelchair is equipped with two automatically triggered safety switches and an elec-
trical overload protection mechanism. Taken individually, they may be described as follows:
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Main safety switch
The main switch protects the electric wheelchair's entire electrical system from any overload of electri
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cal devices by activating immediately to cut off electricity from your electric wheelchair.
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See Section "21.2 Main safety switch"
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Secondary safety switch
This protects all other electric devices and ancillary devices, such as breathing apparatuses.
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See Section "21.3 Secondary safety switch"
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Protection against overload
When you are travelling downhill the power generated is channelled into the accumulators. Where the
accumulators are already charged, then the safety system switches to emergiency stop.
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See Section "21.4 Protection against overload"
