Invacare IIBASIC - Manual (Page 50)

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Recommended Battery Types
WARNING
The warranty and performance specifications
contained in this manual are based on the use
of deep cycle gel cell or sealed lead acid bat-
teries. Invacare strongly recommends their use
as the power source for this unit.
CAUTION
Failure to use the correct battery size and/or volt-
age may cause damage to the wheelchair and
give unsatisfactory performance.
CHAIR SEAT QTY VOLTS BATTERY REMARKS
WIDTH SIZE*
14-inch 2 12 U1 Deep Cycle
16,18, 20-inches 2 12 22NF Deep Cycle
*NOTE: RANGER II
250 SERIES
requires U1 gel cell batteries.
NOTE: Charge batteries daily. It is critical not to let
them run low at any time.
1. Remove the battery boxes from the wheelchair. Re-
fer to REMOVING/INSTALLING BATTERY BOXES
in this procedure of the manual.
2. Remove the existing batteries from the battery boxes.
Refer to INSTALLING/REMOVING BATTERIES
INTO/FROM BATTERY BOXES in PROCEDURE
10 of this manual.
3. Clean the new battery terminals.
4. Install the new batteries into the battery boxes. Refer to
INSTALLING/REMOVING BATTERIES TO/FROM
BATTERY BOXES in PROCEDURE 10 of this manual.
Cleaning Battery Terminals
WARNING
DO NOT allow the liquid in the battery to come in
contact with skin, clothes or other possessions. It
is a form of acid and harmful or damaging burns
may result. Should the liquid touch your skin, wash
the area immediately and thoroughly with cool
water. In serious cases or if eye contact is made,
seek medical attention IMMEDIATELY.
NEVER smoke or strike a match near batteries. If
the caps of the battery cells are removed, NEVER
look directly into them while charging batteries.
1. Examine battery clamps and terminals for corrosion.
2. Verify that the plastic caps are in place over the bat-
tery cell holes.
3. Clean the terminals and inside the battery clamps by
using a battery cleaning tool, wire brush, or medium
grade sand paper.
NOTE: When done, these areas should be shiny, not dull.
4. Carefully dust off all metal particles.
INSTALLING/REMOVING BATTERY
BOXES
WARNING
NEVER unplug the battery cables by pulling on
the wires. Unplug the battery cables by pulling on
the connector ONLY. Otherwise, injury or damage
may occur.
NOTE: To remove the battery boxes, reverse the follow-
ing procedure.
NOTE: If the wheelchair is equipped with the removeable
footboard AND it is installed in the heighest position, it is
necessary to remove the footboard plate BEFORE re-
moving the battery boxes. Refer to PREPARING THE
REMOVEABLE FOOTBOARD FOR WHEELCHAIR
TRANSPORTATION in PROCEDURE 3 of this manual.
NOTE: Motors should be in the engaged position when
removing/installing batteries. Refer to ENGAGING/DISEN-
GAGING MOTORS in PROCEDURE 8 of this manual.
Installing
RANGER II
BASIC
, RANGER II
STANDARD
AND
RANGER II
250 SERIES
(FIGURE 5).
1. Verify that the ON/OFF switch on the joystick is in the
OFF position.
2. If necessary, remove the captain's seat. Refer to
REMOVING/INSTALLING THE CAPTAIN'S
SEAT in PROCEDURE 5 of this manual.
3. If necessary, remove the front and rear shrouds. Refer
to REMOVING/INSTALLING THE SHROUDS in
PROCEDURE 9 of this manual.
4. Position the battery boxes onto the battery tray.
NOTE: Make sure the battery cable on the battery boxes
are on the same side as the battery connectors on the
wheelchair frame.
5. Position the bottom of the front shroud in-between the
battery box and the battery tray.
6. Feed the retaining strap through the slot located on
the top of the front shroud.
7. Clip the retaining strap together to secure the front
shroud and battery box in place.
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