Sunrise Medical V-100 - Manual (Page 20)

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•Connect charger to the power supply ONLY
AFTER you connect charger to the battery.
•Never connect or disconnect charger from bat-
tery while there is power to the charger.
3. Never use an extension cord. Use of an improper
cord could damage the charger or cause a fire or
electrical shock.
4. Do not use charger if it has been dropped or
damaged.
5. A battery emits explosive hydrogen gas during
charging. To reduce the risk of fire or explosion:
•Make sure area is well vented. Never charge
battery in a closed-in area.
•Never smoke or allow a spark, flame or high
heat near battery during charging.
•Never allow metal tools or chair parts to make
direct contact across both battery terminals.
6. Never look directly into cells when charging
battery.
Always:
1. Use the charger that comes with your wheelchair.
Read and follow all instructions and warnings.
2. Switch the setting to gel for deep cycle sealed
case type batteries when using gel cell batteries.
3. Make sure room is well ventilated.
4. Turn off all power to your chair.
5. Connect and disconnect battery cables with cau-
tion. Only connect the charger to the power supply
after the charger has been connected to the chair.
6. Make sure to allow enough time to fully charge
batteries.
NOTE– Batteries should never be left for long
periods in the discharged state.
Unused or stored batteries should be
given a charge once per month.
7. Charge batteries by engaging the battery charger
connector (A) to the charger/programmer port
(B) located on the joystick.
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D. CONNECTING BATTERIES IN BATTERY BOXES
1. Batteries weigh up to 40 lbs. Take care to
avoid injury when lifting.
2. Keep batteries upright. Take care not to
spill acid.
3. Always wear rubber gloves and safety glasses
when you handle batteries.
4. Before working around batteries, remove all
metal personal effects, such as neck laces,
rings, watches, pins and other metal jewelry
that might contact battery terminal and cause
a short.
1. Lift batteries into battery boxes.
Batteries weigh up to 40 pounds. Lifting bat-
teries may cause back strain.
If you fail to heed these warnings severe injury
may occur to you.
2. Connect and disconnect battery cables with cau-
tion. Connect the red lead to the positive termi-
nal and the black lead to the negative terminal.
Do this for each battery/battery box combination.
3. Tighten all terminal fasteners using
two wrenches.
4. Place the battery lids on the bases and secure
with the battery box strap.
E. CHARGING BATTERIES
To avoid the risk of severe injury or death from
electrical shock, fire or explosion while charging:
1. Never connect charger to a 240 volt source. The
main input voltage is 110 volts.
2. Never touch the charger after it is connected to
an electrical outlet. This may cause electrical
shock.
A
B