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Contents
1General.........................................4
1.1Introduction..................................4
1.2GeneralInformation............................4
1.3SymbolsinthisManual..........................4
1.4ImagesinThisManual..........................4
2Safety..........................................5
2.1Safetyinformation..............................5
2.2SafetyandFittingInstructions.....................5
3Hygiene.........................................7
3.1HandlingofReturnedUsedProducts................7
4Setup...........................................8
4.1Generalinformationonsetup.....................8
4.2AdjustingSeatingPosition........................8
4.2.1AdjustingLowerLegLength....................8
4.2.2AdjustingSeatDepth.........................8
4.2.3AdjustingCentreofGravityofSeat...............9
4.3AdjustingCentreofGravity—UltraLowMaxxSeat.....9
4.4AdjustingCentreofGravity—ModuliteSeat..........12
4.4.1Telescopicseatframe.........................13
4.5AdjustingSeatHeight...........................13
4.5.1AdjustingSeatHeight—TiltwithFixedPivot
Point....................................14
5Testing..........................................16
5.1TestingMotor.................................16
5.2TestingMotorBrake............................16
5.3Raintest.....................................16
5.4FieldLoadT est................................17
5.5CheckingBatteryChargeLevel.....................17
6Service..........................................19
6.1GeneralWarningInformationonInstallationWork......19
6.2TighteningTorques.............................19
6.3GlossaryofFrequentlyUsedMountingHardware.......19
6.4OverviewComponents..........................20
6.5Troubleshooting...............................20
6.5.1OperationalFaults...........................20
6.5.2DriveFaultDiagnosis.........................20
6.5.3Chargingdevicefaultdiagnosis..................23
6.6ServicePlan(OnceaYear)........................23
6.7Shrouds.....................................25
6.7.1PowerModuleShrouds.......................25
6.7.2WaterProtectionShroud......................26
6.7.3MainFrameShrouds.........................26
6.7.4BatteryShroud..............................28
6.7.5RearShroud................................29
6.7.6ReplacingFender............................30
6.7.7ReplacingFrontFenderonSingle-SidedFork........31
6.7.8ReplacingFrontFenderonDouble-SidedFork.......32
6.7.9ReplacingRimCapandInsert(DriveWheel)........32
6.7.10ReplacingRimCap(CastorWheel)..............33
6.8Chassis......................................33
6.8.1ChangingWheelbase.........................33
6.8.2ReplacingKerbClimber.......................34
6.8.3ReplacingRubberFoot........................35
6.8.4ReplacingTie-DownPoints.....................35
6.8.5ReplacingC.T.C.Suspension....................36
6.8.6ReplacingandAdjustingRearSuspension..........37
6.9DriveComponents..............................38
6.9.1ReplacingMotor-GearboxUnit..................38
6.9.2Replacingorrotatingmotor/gearboxunitsealing
ring.....................................39
6.9.3Replacingmotor/gearboxclutch.................40
6.9.4ReplacingEngagingTurnKnob..................41
6.9.5ReplacingCastorFork.........................42
6.9.6ReplacingCastorLock.........................43
6.10Wheels.....................................45
6.10.1RepairInstructions..........................45
6.10.2TyrePressure..............................45
6.10.3TyreTypes................................45
6.10.4SpecicTighteningTorques....................46
6.10.5OverviewofPowerWheelchairModelsand
WheelTypes...............................46
6.10.6ReplacingDriveWheel(5–ScrewInstallation)......48
6.10.7ReplacingCastorWheelonDouble-SidedFork.....49
6.10.8ReplacingCastorWheelsonSingle-SidedFork......52
6.10.9ReplacingTyres............................52
6.10.10Replacingdrivewheelhub...................54
6.11Electronics...................................55
6.11.1ReplacingPowerModule.....................55
6.11.2ReplacingBusExpansionBlock(GLM-CONX4)......56
6.11.3ReplacingG-TracSensor......................56
6.11.4ReplacingOperatingHourCounter/Connecting
Cable....................................57
6.11.5ReplacingCableHarness......................58
6.11.6UpdatingSoftware..........................58
6.12Batteries....................................59
6.12.1GeneralInstructionsonHandlingBatteries........59
6.12.2HandlingDamagedBatteriesCorrectly...........59
6.12.3MakingBatteriesAccessible...................60
6.12.4ReplacingBatteries..........................60
6.12.5ReplacingCircuitBreaker.....................61
6.12.6CheckingCables............................62
6.13Lightingunit.................................63
6.13.1ReplacingHeadlight.........................63
6.13.2ReplacingHeadlightHolder....................63
6.13.3ReplacingRearLight.........................64
6.14Seating.....................................64
6.14.1ReplacingActuator/Spindle—TiltwithFixedPivot
Point....................................64
6.14.2ReplacingHeightAdjustmentBracket—Tiltand
Lifter-TiltModules..........................65
7MountingDahlDockingSystem.......................67
Invacare®AVIVA™RXseries
1General
1.1Introduction
Thisdocumentcontainsimportantinformationaboutassembly,adjustmentandadvancedmaintenanceoftheproduct.
Toensuresafetywhenhandlingtheproduct,readthisdocumentandtheusermanualcarefullyandfollowthesafety
instructions.
FindtheusermanualonInvacare’swebsiteorcontactyourInvacarerepresentative.Seeaddressesattheendofthis
document.
Invacarereservestherighttoalterproductspecicationswithoutfurthernotice.
Beforereadingthisdocument,makesureyouhavethelatestversion.YoundthelatestversionasaPDFontheInvacare
website.
Forpre-saleanduserinformation,seetheusermanual.
Formoreinformationabouttheproduct,forexampleproductsafetynoticesandproductrecalls,contactyourInvacare
representative.Seeaddressesattheendofthisdocument.
1.2GeneralInformation
Serviceandmaintenanceworkmustbecarriedouttakingthisdocumentintoaccount.
Itisimperativethatyouobservesafetyinformation.
Informationaboutoperationoraboutgeneralmaintenanceandcareworkontheproductshouldbetakenfromservice
manual.
Assemblyofaccessoriesmightnotbedescribedinthisdocument.Refertothemanualdeliveredwiththeaccessory.
AdditionalmanualscanbeorderedfromInvacare.Seeaddressesattheendofthisdocument.
Youcanndinformationaboutorderingsparepartsinthesparepartscatalogue.
SparepartsmustmatchoriginalInvacareparts.OnlyusesparepartswhichhavebeenapprovedbyInvacare.
Theproductmayonlybemaintainedandoverhauledbyqualiedpersonnel.
Theminimumrequirementforservicetechniciansissuitabletraining,suchasinthecycleororthopedicmechanicselds,or
sufcientlylong-termjobexperience.Experienceintheuseofelectricalmeasuringequipment(multimeters)isalsoa
requirement.SpecialInvacaretrainingisrecommended.
Alterationstothemobilitydevicewhichoccurasaresultofincorrectlyorimproperlyexecutedmaintenanceoroverhaul
workleadtotheexclusionofallliabilityonthesideofInvacare.
Ifyouhaveanyproblemsorquestionscontactyourprovider .
1.3SymbolsinthisManual
Symbolsandsignalwordsareusedinthismanualandapplytohazardsorunsafepracticeswhichcouldresultinpersonal
injuryorpropertydamage.Seetheinformationbelowfordenitionsofthesignalwords.
DANGER
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatwillresultinseriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresultinseriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.
CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresultinminororslightinjuryifitisnotavoided.
IMPORTANT
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresultindamagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.
Givesusefultips,recommendationsandinformationforefcient,trouble-freeuse.
Identiesrequiredtools,componentsanditemswhichareneededtocarryoutcertainwork.
1.4ImagesinThisManual
Thedetailedimagesinthismanualaregivenmarkstoidentifyvariouscomponents.Componentmarksintextand
operationalinstructionsalwaysrelatetotheimagedirectlyabove.
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2Safety
2.1Safetyinformation
WARNING!
Theproceduresinthisservicemanual,mustbeperformedbyaspecializeddealerorqualiedservice
technician.
–Donothandlethisproductoranyavailableoptionalequipmentwithoutrstcompletelyreadingand
understandingtheseinstructionsandanyadditionalinstructionalmaterialsuchasusermanuals,installation
manualsorinstructionsheetssuppliedwiththisproductoroptionalequipment.
Theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
2.2SafetyandFittingInstructions
Thesesafetyinstructionsareintendedtopreventaccidentsatwork,anditisimperativethattheyareobserved.
Beforeanyinspectionorrepairwork
•Readandobservethisrepairmanualandtheassociatedusermanual.
•Observetheminimumrequirementsforcarryingoutthework(see1.2GeneralInformation,page4).
PersonalSafetyEquipment
Safetyshoes
Themobilitydevice,andsomeofitscomponents,areveryheavy.Thesepartscanresultininjuriestothefeetifthey
areallowedtodrop.
•Wearstandardizedsafetyshoesduringallwork.
Eyeprotection
Itispossiblethatbatteryacidcanbedischargedwhenworkingondefectivebatteriesorwhenhandlingbatteriesimproperly.
•Alwaysweareyeprotectionwhenworkingonanydefectiveorpossiblydefectivebatteries.
Safetygloves
Itispossiblethatbatteryacidcanbedischargedwhenworkingondefectivebatteriesorwhenhandlingbatteriesimproperly.
•Alwayswearacid-proofsafetygloveswhenworkingonanydefectiveorpossiblydefectivebatteries.
GeneralSafetyInformationandInformationAboutFitting/Removal
DANGER!
RiskofDeath,SeriousInjury,orDamage
Lightedcigarettesdroppedontoanupholsteredseatingsystemcancauseareresultingindeath,seriousinjury,
ordamage.Mobilitydeviceoccupantsareatparticularriskofdeathorseriousinjuryfromtheseresand
resultingfumesbecausetheymaynothavetheabilitytomoveawayfromthemobilitydevice.
–DONOTsmokewhileusingthismobilitydevice.
WARNING!
RiskofSeriousInjuryorDamage
Storingorusingthemobilitydevicenearopenameorcombustibleproductscanresultinseriousinjury
ordamage.
–Avoidstoringorusingthemobilitydevicenearopenameorcombustibleproducts.
CAUTION!
Riskofcrushing
Variouscomponentssuchasthedriveunit,batteries,seatetcareveryheavy.Thisresultsininjuryhazardsto
yourhands.
–Notethehighweightofsomecomponents.Thisappliesespeciallytotheremovalofdriveunits,batteries
andtheseat.
CAUTION!
Injuryhazardifthemobilitydevicestartsmovingunintentionallyduringrepairwork
–Switchthepowersupplyoff(ON/OFFkey).
–Engagethedrive.
–Beforeliftingup,securethemobilitydevicebyusingchockstoblockthewheels.
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CAUTION!
Fireandburnhazardduetoelectricalshort-circuit
–Themobilitydevicemustbecompletelyswitchedoffbeforeremovalofvoltage-carryingcomponents!To
dothis,removethebatteries.
–Avoidshort-circuitingthecontactswhencarryingoutmeasurementsonvoltage-carryingcomponents.
CAUTION!
Riskofburnsfromhotsurfacesonthemotor
–Allowthemotorstocooldownbeforecommencingworkonthem.
CAUTION!
Injuryhazardandriskofdamagetomobilitydeviceduetoimproperorincompletemaintenancework
–Useonlyundamagedtoolsingoodcondition.
–SomemovingpartsaremountedinsocketswithPTFEcoating(Teon™).Nevergreasethesesockets!
–Neveruse"normal"nutsinsteadofself-lockingnuts.
–Alwaysusecorrectly-dimensionedwashersandspacers.
–Whenreassembling,alwaysreplaceanycabletieswhichwerecutduringdismantling.
–Aftercompletingyourwork/beforerenewedstart-upofthemobilitydevice,checkallconnectionsfor
tighttting.
–Aftercompletingyourwork/beforerenewedstart-upofthemobilitydevice,checkallpartsforcorrectlocking.
–Onlyoperatethemobilitydevicewiththeapprovedtyrepressures(seetechnicaldata).
–Checkallelectricalcomponentsforcorrectfunction.Notethatincorrectpolaritycanresultindamage
tothecontrolsystem.
–Alwayscarryoutatrialrunattheendofyourwork.
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryanddamagetoproperty,ifthemaximumspeedreductiononawheelchairwithalifterdoes
notfunctioncorrectly
Thewheelchair’scontrolunitmustreducethemaximumpossiblespeedassoonasthelifterisraised.
–Testthemaximumspeedreductionforcorrectfunctionafteranymaintenanceworkormodicationstothe
wheelchair.
CAUTION!
Anychangestothedriveprogramcanaffectthedrivingcharacteristicsandthetippingstabilityofthe
mobilitydevice
–ChangestothedriveprogrammayonlybecarriedoutbytrainedInvacareproviders.
–Invacaresuppliesallmobilitydeviceswithastandarddriveprogramex-works.Invacarecanonlygivea
warrantyforsafemobilitydevicedrivingbehavior-especiallytippingstability-forthisstandarddriveprogram.
Markallcurrentsettingsforthemobilitydevice(seat,armrests,backrestetc.),andtheassociatedcableconnecting
plugs,beforedismantling.Thismakesreassemblyeasier.Allplugsarettedwithmechanicallockswhichprevent
releaseoftheconnectingplugsduringoperation.Toreleasetheconnectingplugsthesafetylocksmustbepressed
in.Whenreassemblingensurethatthesesafetylocksarecorrectlyengaged.
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3Hygiene
3.1HandlingofReturnedUsedProducts
Whenreconditioningorrepairingreturnedmobilitydevices:
•Takeprecautionsforyourselfandtheproduct.
•Useprotectionequipmentasspeciedlocally.
BeforeTransport(AccordingtoBiologicalAgentsOrdinance)
Treatproductaccordingtofollowingprocesssteps:
ProcessStepComponent
ApplicationConditioning
technique
WorkStation
ManualcleaningSurfaceofuseddeviceBeforerepairor
reconditioning
Usesaturatedtowel
toapplycleaning
detergentandremove
residuesafterimpact.
Cleaningand
disinfection
DisinfectionSurfaceofuseddeviceBeforerepairor
reconditioning
Usesaturated
disinfectantwipes
andclean*thedevice
surface.
Cleaningand
disinfection
*Invacareusesdetergent"Nücoseptspecial"1.5%inwaterml/ml
DisinfectionTools
•Disposablewipes(eece)
•Brushestocleanareasdifculttoaccess
FurtherInformation
FormoreinformationcontactyourInvacareservicedepartment.
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4Setup
4.1Generalinformationonsetup
Thetasksdescribedinthischapterareintendedtobeperformedbytrainedandauthorizedservicetechniciansforinitial
setup.Theyarenotintendedtobeperformedbytheuser.
4.2AdjustingSeatingPosition
Adjustingtheseatingpositioninordertoadaptthemobilitydeviceoptimallytotherequirementsoftheuser,we
recommendthatyouaskyourauthorisedInvacareprovidertoadjustseatdepthindividually.Adaptingtheseattothe
user'sseatingpositiondependsontheseatthathasbeentted,andshouldbecarriedoutinthefollowingsequence.
1.Adjustingthelowerleglengthandseatdepth.See4.2.1AdjustingLowerLegLength,page8and4.2.2Adjusting
SeatDepth,page8.
2.Adjustingthecenterofgravityoftheseatframe.See4.2.3AdjustingCentreofGravityofSeat,page9.
3.Checkingthattheswivelcastorscanmovefreely.
4.Repetitionofsteps2to4,ifnecessary.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryaftertiltingofmobilitydevicecausedbyblockedsteeringwheels
–Alwayschecktheseatdepthsettingsforbothforwardandreversemovement.Makesurethatsteeringwheels
canrotatefreelyandhavenotcontacttoanyxedmobilitydevicecomponent.
WARNING!
Anychangestothedriveprogramcanaffectthedrivingcharacteristicsandthetippingstabilityofthe
mobilitydevice
–ChangestothedriveprogrammayonlybecarriedoutbytrainedInvacareproviders.
–Invacaresuppliesallmobilitydeviceswithastandarddriveprogramex-works.Invacarecanonlygivea
warrantyforsafevehicledrivingbehavior-especiallythetippingstability-forthisstandarddriveprogram.
WARNING!
Riskofcrushing
Theseatisveryheavy.Riskofinjurytohandsandfeet.
–Payattentiontothehandandfeet.
–Useproperliftingtechniques.
CAUTION!
Riskoftippingover
Anychangeintheseatingpositioncannegativelyinuencethestabilityofthemobilitydevice.
–Alwaysmakesurethatthemobilitydeviceisstableandwillnottipover,afteradjustingseatingposition.
4.2.1AdjustingLowerLegLength
Invacareoffersarangeoflegrestswhichcanbeadjustedindividually.Seeusermanual.
4.2.2AdjustingSeatDepth
A:Seatdepth
B:Centreofgravityoftheseat/seatposition
ModuliteSeat
TheseatdepthAcanbeadjustedbymovingthepositionofthebackrestinrelationtotheseatsurface.Seeuser
manualofModulite.
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UltraLowMaxxSeat
TheseatdepthAcanbeadjustedbymovingthepositionofsiderailswithfrontseatplatesinrelationtothebackrest.See
usermanualofUltraLowMaxx.
4.2.3AdjustingCentreofGravityofSeat
Thecentreofgravityofseat(CoG)canbeadjustedbymountingseatframefarthertowardsfrontortherearofseat.
CAUTION!
Theseatingsystemofthemobilitydeviceisdeliveredexworkswithastandardadjustmentofcentreof
gravity(CoG),whichmeets80%–90%ofuserrequirements.CoGcanbeadjustedindividually.However,any
changeinthisadjustmentsettingcannegativelyinuencethestabilityofthemobilitydevice.
–Youmustperformanindividualriskanalysiseverytimeyouchangethecentreofgravityoftheseating
position,inordertoensurethesafetyandstabilityofthemobilitydevice.
A:Seatdepth
B:centreofgravityoftheseat/seatposition
Theuserweightandseatdepthhavestronginuencesonthechoiceofthecentreofgravity(CoG).Iftheuseris
heavyandtheseatdepthisgreater,thefocusshouldbethefartherback.Forbestpossibledrivingcharacteristicsof
rear-wheeldrivemobilitydevices,theweightshouldbedistributed:30%–40%frontand60%-70%rear .For
centerwheeldrivestheweightshouldbedistributed25%front,50%centerand25%rear.
CAUTION!
Riskofdamageduetocollisionsofthelegrestswithotherpartsofthemobilitydevice
–Setthelegreststothesmallestanglebeforeadjustingtheseatcentreofgravity.
–Payattentionwithadjustingseatcentreofgravitythatlegrestsdonottouchanyotherpartsofmobility
device.Thisensuresthatthelegrestscannotcollidewithotherpartsofmobilitydevice.
Seatsystems
FordetailsonModuliteseatandUltraLowMaxxseatseethefollowingsections.
4.3AdjustingCentreofGravity—UltraLowMaxxSeat
•4mmAllenkey
Fig.4-1
Thefollowingtableslisttherecommendedmodulepositionsdependingonthewheelbaselengthandtheseatdepth.The
xxvalueisthedistancebetweentherearedgeoftheheight-adjustmentbracketandtherearedgeofthemainframe.
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Variantnarrowbase—Recommendedpositionsofmodule
TiltandLifter-TiltModulesTiltwithFixedPivotPoint
WheelbaseSeatDepthDistanceXXCommentDistanceXXComment
405mm/16inchN/AN/A
72.5mm
Bestperformance
430mm/17inchN/AN/A
50.0mm
Bestperformance
455mm/18inchN/AN/A
27.5mm
Bestperformance
480mm/19inchN/AN/A
27.5mm
Lossof
performance
possible
505mm/20inchN/AN/A
27.5mm
Lossof
performance
possible
530mm/21inchN/AN/AN/AN/A
555mm/22inchN/AN/AN/AN/A
460mm
580mm/23inchN/AN/AN/AN/A
405mm/16inch
72.5mm
Bestperformance
72.5mm
Lossof
performance
possible
430mm/17inch
50.0mm
Bestperformance
50.0mm
Lossof
performance
possible
455mm/18inch
27.5mm
Bestperformance
27.5mm
Lossof
performance
possible
480mm/19inch
27.5mm
Lossof
performance
possible
5.0mm
Bestperformance
505mm/20inch
27.5mm
Lossof
performance
possible
5.0mm
Bestperformance
530mm/21inchN/AN/AN/AN/A
555mm/22inchN/AN/AN/AN/A
490mm
580mm/23inchN/AN/AN/AN/A
405mm/16inch
72.5mm
Lossof
performance
possible
72.5mm
Lossof
performance
possible
430mm/17inch
50.0mm
Lossof
performance
possible
50.0mm
Lossof
performance
possible
455mm/18inch
27.5mm
Lossof
performance
possible
27.5mm
Lossof
performance
possible
480mm/19inch
5.0mm
Bestperformance
5mm
Lossof
performance
possible
505mm/20inch
5.0mm
Bestperformance
–17.5mm
Lossof
performance
possible
530mm/21inchN/AN/A
–17.5mm
Bestperformance
555mm/22inchN/AN/A
–40.0mm
Bestperformance
520mm
580mm/23inchN/AN/A
–40.0mm
Bestperformance
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TiltandLifter-TiltModulesTiltwithFixedPivotPoint
WheelbaseSeatDepthDistanceXXCommentDistanceXXComment
405mm/16inch
95.0mm
Bestperformance
95.0mm
Bestperformance
430mm/17inch
72.5mm
Bestperformance
72.5mm
Bestperformance
455mm/18inch
50.0mm
Bestperformance
50.0mm
Bestperformance
480mm/19inch
50.0mm
Lossof
performance
possible
27.5mm
Bestperformance
505mm/20inch
50.0mm
Lossof
performance
possible
27.5mm
Bestperformance
530mm/21inchN/AN/AN/AN/A
555mm/22inchN/AN/AN/AN/A
490mm
580mm/23inchN/AN/AN/AN/A
405mm/16inch
95.0mm
Lossof
performance
possible
95.0mm
Lossof
performance
possible
430mm/17inch
72.5mm
Lossof
performance
possible
72.5mm
Lossof
performance
possible
455mm/18inch
50.0mm
Bestperformance
50.0mm
Lossof
performance
possible
480mm/19inch
27.5mm
Bestperformance
27.5mm
Lossof
performance
possible
505mm/20inch
27.5mm
Bestperformance
5.0mm
Lossof
performance
possible
530mm/21inchN/AN/A
5.0mm
Bestperformance
555mm/22inchN/AN/A
–17.5mm
Bestperformance
520mm
580mm/23inchN/AN/A
–17.5mm
Bestperformance
405mm/16inch
95.0mm
Lossof
performance
possible
95.0mm
Lossof
performance
possible
430mm/17inch
72.5mm
Lossof
performance
possible
72.5mm
Lossof
performance
possible
455mm/18inch
50.0mm
Lossof
performance
possible
50.0mm
Lossof
performance
possible
480mm/19inch
27.5mm
Lossof
performance
possible
27.5mm
Lossof
performance
possible
505mm/20inch
5.0mm
Lossof
performance
possible
5.0mm
Lossof
performance
possible
530mm/21inch
5.0mm
Bestperformance
–17.5mm
Lossof
performance
possible
555mm/22inch
5.0mm
Bestperformance
–40.0mm
Lossof
performance
possible
550mm
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WheelbaseSeatDepthDistanceXXCommentDistanceXXComment
580mm/23inch
5.0mm
Bestperformance
–40.0mm
Lossof
performance
possible
1.Removemainframeshroudsonbothsides.See6.7
Shrouds,page25.
2.RemovescrewsAandwashersBonbothsides.
3.Alignmoduleaccordingtotableforyourvariant.
4.Insertscrewsandwashersandtighten.
5.Re-installshrouds.
Fig.4-2
4.4AdjustingCentreofGravity—ModuliteSeat
OntheModuliteseat,thecentreofgravityisadjustedviathelateralproles.See4.4.1Telescopicseatframe,page13.
Thefollowingtableslisttherecommendedmodulepositionsdependingonthewheelbaselengthandtheseatdepth.The
xxvalueisthedistancebetweentherearedgeoftheheight-adjustmentbracketandtherearedgeofthemainframe.
Fig.4-3
Variantnarrowbase—Recommendedpositionsofmodule
WheelbaseSeatDepthDistanceXXComment
405mm/16inchN/AN/A
455mm/18inchN/AN/A
460mm
505mm/20inchN/AN/A
405mm/16inch
50.0mm
Bestperformance
455mm/18inch
50.0mm
Bestperformance
490mm
505mm/20inch
72.5mm
Bestperformance
405mm/16inch
50.0mm
Lossofperformancepossible
455mm/18inch
50.0mm
Lossofperformancepossible
520mm
505mm/20inch
50.0mm
Lossofperformancepossible
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WheelbaseSeatDepthDistanceXXComment
405mm/16inch
50.0mm
Bestperformance
455mm/18inch
50.0mm
Bestperformance
490mm
505mm/20inch
72.5mm
Bestperformance
405mm/16inch
50.0mm
Lossofperformancepossible
455mm/18inch
50.0mm
Lossofperformancepossible
520mm
505mm/20inch
50.0mm
Lossofperformancepossible
405mm/16inch
50.0mm
Lossofperformancepossible
455mm/18inch
50.0mm
Lossofperformancepossible
550mm
505mm/20inch
50.0mm
Lossofperformancepossible
4.4.1Telescopicseatframe
•6mmAllenkey
1.Removeseatplateorslingseat(1),seechapter“Adjustingseatwidth”inModuliteservicemanual.
2.LoosenAllenscrews(2)infrontandrear,leftandright–DONOTremove.
3.Shiftpositionofseat.
4.Tightenscrews.
5.Installseatplateorslingseat.
4.5AdjustingSeatHeight
Howyouadjusttheseatheightdependsontheseatingsystemandthetiltmechanism.
Moduliteseat
Tiltandlifter-tiltmodules
See6.14.2ReplacingHeightAdjustment
Bracket—TiltandLifter-TiltModules,
page65.
UltraLowMaxxseat
TiltwithxedpivotpointSee4.5.1AdjustingSeatHeight—Tilt
withFixedPivotPoint,page14.
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4.5.1AdjustingSeatHeight—TiltwithFixedPivotPoint
Fig.4-4
•10mmwrench
•Flatscrewdriver
•Oblongwoodenblock(atleast7.5cmx7.5cmx35cm)
Fig.4-5
Availablesettings
Mounting
PositionSeatHeight
A
435mm
B
460mm
C
485mm
CAUTION!
RiskofCrushing
Seatcomesdownwhenfrontorrearxingoftheseatareremoved.
–Donotremovefrontandrearxingoftheseatatthesametime.
–Holdtheseatinpositionwhileremovingtheactuator.
–Placeawoodenblockbetweenseatandchassis,orlowerseatcarefullytothechassis.
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1.RemoveSLretainerclipDandpinEontopxationof
actuator .Holdseatinposition.
2.Adjustseatheightontopxationaccordingtotable
Availablesettings,page14.
3.Re-installSLretainerclipandpin.
Fig.4-6
4.LoosenscrewsFonbothsidessightly.
5.LoosenandremovescrewsGandwashersHonboth
sides.
6.AdjustseatheightatheightadjustmentbracketI
accordingtotableAvailablesettings,page14.
7.Re-installwashersandscrews.
8.Tightenscrews.
Fig.4-7
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5Testing
5.1TestingMotor
•Phillipsscrewdriver,size2
•Digitalmultimeterwithresistancemeasurement
1.Removeshroudthatcoverspowermodule.See6.7
Shrouds,page25.
2.UnplugcableofmotorAfrompowermodule.
3.ConnectmultimeterBtomotorplugcontactsCandD
andmeasureresistancebetweencontacts.
Aresistanceofbetween0.5ohmsand5ohms
indicatesamotorreadyforoperation.A
resistanceofbetween15ohmsandinnity
indicatesadefectivemotor .Highresistancesare
normallycausedbybadconnectionsorworn
carbonbrushes.
Fig.5-1DuraWattmotorservesasanexample.
5.2TestingMotorBrake
Thistestshouldonlybecarriedoutonmobilitydevicewithconventionalmotor-gearboxunits.
CAUTION!
Riskofdamagetopowermoduleduetoshortsinmotorbrake
–NEVERconnectashortedmotorbraketoanintactpowermodule.
–Alwaysreplaceshortedbrakesimmediately.
Adefectivemotorcandamagethepowermodule,butadefectivepowermodulecannotdamagethemotor.
•Phillipsscrewdriver,size2
•Digitalmultimeterwithresistancemeasurement
1.Removeshroudthatcoverspowermodule.See6.7
Shrouds,page25
.
2.UnplugcableofmotorAfrompowermodule.
3.ConnectmultimeterBtomotorplugcontactsEandF
andmeasureresistancebetweencontacts.
Aresistanceofbetween40ohmsand80ohms
indicatesanintactbrake.Aresistanceof0ohms
oraveryhighresistance(mega-ohmsorinnity)
indicatesashort-circuit,abadconnectionora
defectivebrake.
4.Ifthereisadefect,replacemotorandsenditto
InvacareServiceforinspectionorrepair.
Fig.5-2DuraWattmotorservesasanexample.
5.3Raintest
•Checktoensurethattheblackbatteryterminalcapsaresecuredinplace,gaiterisnottornorcrackedwherewater
canenterandthatallelectricalconnectionsaresecureatalltimes.
•Donotusethemobilitydeviceifthegaiteristornorcracked.Ifthegaiterbecomestornorcracked,replace
immediately.
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5.4FieldLoadTest
Oldbatteriesloosetheirabilitytostoreandreleasepowerduetoincreasedinternalresistance.Inthisprocedure,batteries
aretestedunderloadusingadigitalvoltmetertocheckbatterychargelevelatthechargerconnector.Thechargerconnector
islocatedontheremote.Whenvoltageattheoutputdrops1.0voltsunderload(2.0voltsforapair),replacethebatteries.
Readtheseinstructionscarefullyandthemanufacturer’sinstructionsonthedigitalvoltmeterbeforeproceeding.
•Voltmeter
WARNING!
–Whenperformingthefollowingsteps,ensureyourfeetareclearfromcastersandwall,otherwiseinjury
mayresult.
1.SwitchelectronicsOFFonremote.
2.Makesurebatteryisfullycharged.Anextremely
dischargedbatterywillexhibitthesamesymptomsasa
badbattery.
3.Removefootboard/legrestsfrommobilitydevice.
4.ConnectvoltmeterleadstochargerconnectorAon
mobilitydevice.MostdigitalvoltmetersBarenot
affectedbypolarity.However,analogmeters(meters
withswingingneedles)canbeandshouldbeused
carefully.
Agoodmeterreadingshouldbe25.5VDCto
26.0VDCwiththechairinneutral.
5.SwitchelectronicsONonremote.
6.Ensuethatyourfeetareclearfromcastersandwall.
7.Runmobilitydeviceinneutralforatleast2minutes.
8.Sitinmobilitydeviceandplaceyourfeetagainstadoor
jam,workbenchorotherstationaryobject.
9.Carefullygiveforwardcommand,tryingtodrivethe
mobilitydevicethroughthestationaryobject.Theload
shoulddrawbetween30ampsto40ampsfromthe
batteriesfor0.3seconds.
Performingthisstepputsaheavyloadon
thebatteriesastheytrytopushthroughthe
stationaryobject.Ifthewheelsspin,havetwo
individuals(oneoneacharm)applyasmuch
downwardpressureaspossibleonthearmsof
themobilitydevice.
10.Readmeterwhilemotorsarestrainingtodetermine
voltageunderload.
Ifthevoltagedropsmorethan2.0voltsfrom
apairoffullychargedbatteriesduringthe0.3
seconds,theyshouldbereplacedregardlessof
theunloadedvoltages.
Fig.5-3
5.5CheckingBatteryChargeLevel
Thefollowing“Dos”and“Don’ts”areprovidedforyourconvenienceandsafety.
DON’TDO
Don’tperformanyinstallationormaintenancewithoutrst
readingthismanual.
Readandunderstandthismanualandanyservice
informationthataccompaniesabatteryandchargerbefore
operatingthepersonaltransporter .
Don’tperforminstallationormaintenanceofbatteriesin
anareathatcouldbedamagedbybatteryspills.
Movethepersonaltransportertoaworkareabefore
cleaningterminals,oropeningbatterybox.
Don’tmakeitahabittodischargebatteriestothelowest
level.
Rechargeasfrequentlyaspossibletomaintainahigh
chargelevelandextendbatterylife.
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DON’TDO
Don’tusechargersorbatteriesthatarenotappropriate
forthechair.
Followrecommendationsinthismanualwhenselecting
abatteryorcharger .
Don’tputnewbatteriesintoservicebeforecharging.Fullychargeanewbatterybeforeusing.
Don’ttiportiltbatteries.Useacarryingstraptoremove,moveorinstallabattery.
Don’ttaponclampsandterminalswithtools.Pushbatteryclampsontheterminals.Spreadclampswider
ifnecessary.
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6Service
6.1GeneralWarningInformationonInstallationWork
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryanddamagetoproperty,ifthemaximumspeedreductiononamobilitydevicewithalifterdoes
notfunctioncorrectly
Themobilitydevice’selectronicsmustreducethemaximumpossiblespeedassoonasthelifterisraised
above100mm.
–Testthemaximumspeedreductionforcorrectfunctionafteranymaintenanceworkormodications
tothemobilitydevice.
6.2TighteningTorques
CAUTION!
Riskofdamagetomobilitydeviceduetoimproperlytightenedscrews,nutsorplasticconnections.
–Alwaystightenscrews,nutsetc.tothestatedtighteningtorque.
–Onlytightenscrewsornutswhicharenotlistedherengertight.
Thetighteningtorquesstatedinthefollowinglistarebasedonthethreaddiameterforthenutsandboltsforwhichno
specicvalueshavebeendetermined.Allvaluesassumedryandde-greasedthreads.
ThreadTighteningTorqueinNm±10%
M43Nm
M5
6Nm
M610Nm
M825Nm
M1049Nm
M1280Nm
M14120Nm
M16180Nm
6.3GlossaryofFrequentlyUsedMountingHardware
Somemountinghardwaremaybedifculttoidentifyinthedrawingswithinthisdocument.Foreasieridentcation,seethe
followingtableforcommonmountinghardwaredeliveredwithourmobilitydevicesandspareparts.
WedgelockwasherSLretainerclip
T-nut
Featherkey
Shaftretainingring
Setscrew
Cone-shapedpin
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6.4OverviewComponents
6.5Troubleshooting
6.5.1OperationalFaults
Proceedasfollowsifyouhaveanyproblems:
1.Firstassessthepossiblecauseoftheproblemusingthefollowingtable.
2.Checktheremotestatusdisplay.Evaluatetheasherrorcode.
3.Carryoutthenecessarychecksandrepairsasrecommendedinthefollowingtable.
Thevariouspowermodulescanbettedinconnectionwithdifferentremotesinthemobilitydevice.Recticationof
operationalfaultsdependsonthepowermoduletted.Thepowermodulesusedaredescribedinthecorresponding
controlsmanual.
Thetablesforrecticationofoperationalfaultslistedinthefollowingchaptersareonlyanexcerptfromtheoriginal
manufacturer'smanuals.YoucanobtaintheoriginalmanualsfromInvacare.
6.5.2DriveFaultDiagnosis
ProblemOthersymptomsPossiblecauseSolution
Documentation
Theremotestatus
displayilluminates
normallyandshows
anerrorcode.
Drivemotors
disengaged
Engagedrivemotors.Seeusermanual.
BatteriesdefectiveReplacebatteries.
See6.12Batteries,
page59.
Completelydischarged
battery
Pre-chargebatteries.Seeusermanual.
Checkstatusofcircuit
breaker .
Seeusermanual. Powersupplyto
remoteinterrupted
Checkcablesbetween
modulesforloose
connectionsor
damage.
See6.12.6Checking
Cables,page62
.
Remotestatusdisplay
doesnotilluminate
RemotedefectiveReplaceremote.See6.11.1Replacing
PowerModule,page
55.
Mobilitydevicewill
notstart
Remotestatusdisplay
ashing
Variouscauses
Assesserrorcode.Seeremotemanual.
Batteriesdefective
(unstablevoltage)
Replacebatteries.
See6.12Batteries,
page59.
Mobilitydevice
juddersindrivemode
None
Drivemotor(s)
defective
Replacemotor(s).
See6.9.1Replacing
Motor-GearboxUnit,
page38
.
None
Drivemotorsrunning
asymmetrically
Changeprogramming
tosynchronisemotors.
SeeLiNXservice
manual.
Mobilitydevicepulls
toleftorright
TyrevisiblydentedNotenoughtyre
pressure
Checktyrepressure,
replaceinnertube
and/orvalveif
necessary.
BadconnectionsCheckallconnecting
cables.
See6.12.6Checking
Cables,page62.
Errormessagedoes
notdisappear
None
MotorbrakedefectiveMeasureinternal
resistanceofbrakes,
replacemotorif
defective.
See5.2TestingMotor
Brake,page16
and6.9.1Replacing
Motor-GearboxUnit,
page38.
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