Invacare Pronto M41 User manual

Brand: Invacare

Model: Pronto M41

Type: User manual

Invacare®Pronto™M41Series

enPowerWheelchair

ServiceManual

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Contents

1General.........................................4

1.1AboutthisManual.............................4

1.2GeneralInformation............................4

1.3NotesonShipping..............................4

1.4SymbolsinThisManual..........................4

1.5ImagesinThisManual..........................4

2Safety..........................................5

2.1SafetyandFittingInstructions.....................5

3Hygiene.........................................7

3.1HandlingofReturnedUsedProducts................7

4Setup...........................................8

4.1AdjustingSeatingPosition........................8

4.2AdjustingLowerLegLength.......................8

4.3AdjustingSeatDepth............................8

4.3.1AdjustingSeatPositiononSeatBase.............9

4.4AdjustingSeatHeight(Captain'sSeatandStandard

Seat)......................................11

4.5AdjustingSeatHeight(Modulite)...................11

4.6AdjustingSeatAngle(Modulite)....................12

4.7AdjustingCentreofGravityofSeat.................13

5Testing..........................................15

5.1TestingMotor.................................15

5.2TestingMotorBrake............................15

5.3Raintest.....................................15

5.4FieldLoadTest................................16

5.5CheckingBatteryChargeLevel.....................16

6Service..........................................18

6.1Generalwarninginformationoninstallationwork......18

6.2Tighteningtorques.............................18

6.3Imperialtometricconversionchart.................18

6.4Troubleshooting...............................20

6.4.1OperationalFaults...........................20

6.4.2DriveFaultDiagnosis.........................20

6.4.3Chargingdevicefaultdiagnosis..................22

6.5ServicePlan(OnceaYear)........................23

6.6Overview....................................24

6.7MovingSeatintoServicePosition(Modulite)..........25

6.8DriveComponents..............................26

6.8.1ReplacingMotor............................26

6.8.2ReplacingSwingarmAssembly..................26

6.8.3ReplacingSpring............................27

6.8.4ReplacingForksand/orCastorAssemblies..........27

6.8.5AdjustingForks.............................28

6.9Wheels......................................29

6.9.1RepairInstructions...........................29

6.9.2TyrePressure...............................29

6.9.3TyreTypes.................................29

6.9.4SpecicTighteningTorques....................30

6.9.5OverviewofPowerWheelchairModelsandWheel

Types....................................30

6.9.6ReplacingDriveWheel(1-BoltInstallation).........32

6.9.7ReplacingCastorWheelonDouble-SidedFork......33

6.10Shrouds.....................................36

6.10.1ReplacingTopShroud........................36

6.10.2ReplacingFrontShroud......................36

6.10.3ReplacingRearShroud.......................37

6.11Controls....................................37

6.11.1ReplacingPowerModule.....................37

6.11.2CheckingActuator..........................38

6.11.3UpdatingSoftware..........................38

6.11.4DriveProgramSelectionAfterComponent

Replacement..............................39

6.11.5CableRouting.............................39

6.11.6CheckingCables............................39

6.12Batteries....................................40

6.12.1GeneralInstructionsonHandlingBatteries........40

6.12.2HandlingDamagedBatteriesCorrectly...........40

6.12.3UsingProperBatteries.......................41

6.12.4Connecting/DisconnectingBatteryCables.........41

6.12.5ReplacingBatteries..........................43

7Seating.........................................45

7.1ReplacingSeatAssembly.........................45

7.2AdjustingSlingBackrest(StandardSeat)..............45

7.3ReplacingBackrest(StandardSeat).................46

7.4ReplacingArmrest(Captain'sSeat)..................46

7.5ReplacingArmrestAssembly(Captain'sSeat)..........47

7.6ReplacingPosturalBelt(StandardSeat)..............47

7.7ReplacingPosturalBelt(Captain'sSeat)..............47

7.8ReplacingFootboardAssembly.....................48

Invacare®Pronto™M41Series

1General

1.1AboutthisManual

•FormoreinformationaboutModuliteseatsystem,seetheModuliteservicemanual.

•FormoreinformationaboutLiNXcontrols,seetheLiNXservicemanual.

•ForformoreinformationaboutSharkandACSelectronics,seerevision2ofthisservicemanual.

1.2GeneralInformation

Serviceandmaintenanceworkmustbecarriedouttakingthisdocumentintoaccount.

Itisimperativethatyouobservesafetyinformation.

Informationaboutoperationoraboutgeneralmaintenanceandcareworkontheproductshouldbetakenfromservice

manual.

Assemblyofaccessoriesmightnotbedescribedinthisdocument.Refertothemanualdeliveredwiththeaccessory.

AdditionalmanualscanbeorderedfromInvacare.Seeaddressesattheendofthisdocument.

Youcanndinformationaboutorderingsparepartsinthesparepartscatalogue.

SparepartsmustmatchoriginalInvacareparts.OnlyusesparepartswhichhavebeenapprovedbyInvacare.

Theproductmayonlybemaintainedandoverhauledbyqualiedpersonnel.

Theminimumrequirementforservicetechniciansissuitabletraining,suchasinthecycleororthopedicmechanicselds,or

sufcientlylong-termjobexperience.Experienceintheuseofelectricalmeasuringequipment(multimeters)isalsoa

requirement.SpecialInvacaretrainingisrecommended.

Alterationstothemobilitydevicewhichoccurasaresultofincorrectlyorimproperlyexecutedmaintenanceoroverhaul

workleadtotheexclusionofallliabilityonthesideofInvacare.

Ifyouhaveanyproblemsorquestionscontactyourprovider .

1.3NotesonShipping

•Ifthemobilitydevicehastobeshippedbacktothemanufacturerformajorrepairs,youshouldalwaysusethe

originalpackagingfortransport.

•Pleaseattachaprecisedescriptionofthefault.

1.4SymbolsinThisManual

Symbolsandsignalwordsareusedinthismanualandapplytohazardsorunsafepracticeswhichcouldresultinpersonal

injuryorpropertydamage.Seetheinformationbelowfordenitionsofthesignalwords.

WARNING

Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresultinseriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.

CAUTION

Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresultinminororslightinjuryifitisnotavoided.

IMPORTANT

Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresultindamagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.

Tips

Givesusefultips,recommendationsandinformationforefcient,trouble-freeuse.

Tools

Identiesrequiredtools,componentsanditemswhichareneededtocarryoutcertainwork.

1.5ImagesinThisManual

Thedetailedimagesinthismanualaregivenmarkstoidentifyvariouscomponents.Componentmarksintextand

operationalinstructionsalwaysrelatetotheimagedirectlyabove.

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Safety

2Safety

2.1SafetyandFittingInstructions

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

Lightedcigarettesdroppedontoanupholsteredseatingsystemcancauseareresultingindeath,seriousinjury,

ordamage.Mobilitydeviceoccupantsareatparticularriskofdeathorseriousinjuryfromtheseresand

resultingfumesbecausetheymaynothavetheabilitytomoveawayfromthemobilitydevice.

–DONOTsmokewhileusingthismobilitydevice.

WARNING!

RiskofSeriousInjuryorDamage

Storingorusingthemobilitydevicenearopenameorcombustibleproductscanresultinseriousinjury

ordamage.

–Avoidstoringorusingthemobilitydevicenearopenameorcombustibleproducts.

CAUTION!

Riskofcrushing

Variouscomponentssuchasthedriveunit,batteries,seatetcareveryheavy.Thisresultsininjuryhazardsto

yourhands.

–Notethehighweightofsomecomponents.Thisappliesespeciallytotheremovalofdriveunits,batteries

andtheseat.

CAUTION!

Injuryhazardifthemobilitydevicestartsmovingunintentionallyduringrepairwork

–Switchthepowersupplyoff(ON/OFFkey).

–Engagethedrive.

–Beforeliftingup,securethemobilitydevicebyusingchockstoblockthewheels.

CAUTION!

Fireandburnhazardduetoelectricalshort-circuit

–Themobilitydevicemustbecompletelyswitchedoffbeforeremovalofvoltage-carryingcomponents!To

dothis,removethebatteries.

–Avoidshort-circuitingthecontactswhencarryingoutmeasurementsonvoltage-carryingcomponents.

CAUTION!

Riskofburnsfromhotsurfacesonthemotor

–Allowthemotorstocooldownbeforecommencingworkonthem.

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CAUTION!

Injuryhazardandriskofdamagetomobilitydeviceduetoimproperorincompletemaintenancework

–Useonlyundamagedtoolsingoodcondition.

–SomemovingpartsaremountedinsocketswithPTFEcoating(Teon™).Nevergreasethesesockets!

–Neveruse"normal"nutsinsteadofself-lockingnuts.

–Alwaysusecorrectly-dimensionedwashersandspacers.

–Whenreassembling,alwaysreplaceanycabletieswhichwerecutduringdismantling.

–Aftercompletingyourwork/beforerenewedstart-upofthemobilitydevice,checkallconnectionsfor

tighttting.

–Aftercompletingyourwork/beforerenewedstart-upofthemobilitydevice,checkallpartsforcorrectlocking.

–Onlyoperatethemobilitydevicewiththeapprovedtyrepressures(seetechnicaldata).

–Checkallelectricalcomponentsforcorrectfunction.Notethatincorrectpolaritycanresultindamage

tothecontrolsystem.

–Alwayscarryoutatrialrunattheendofyourwork.

CAUTION!

Riskofinjuryanddamagetoproperty,ifthemaximumspeedreductiononawheelchairwithalifterdoes

notfunctioncorrectly

Thewheelchair’scontrolunitmustreducethemaximumpossiblespeedassoonasthelifterisraised.

–Testthemaximumspeedreductionforcorrectfunctionafteranymaintenanceworkormodicationstothe

wheelchair.

CAUTION!

Anychangestothedriveprogramcanaffectthedrivingcharacteristicsandthetippingstabilityofthe

mobilitydevice

–ChangestothedriveprogrammayonlybecarriedoutbytrainedInvacareproviders.

–Invacaresuppliesallmobilitydeviceswithastandarddriveprogramex-works.Invacarecanonlygivea

warrantyforsafemobilitydevicedrivingbehavior-especiallytippingstability-forthisstandarddriveprogram.

Markallcurrentsettingsforthemobilitydevice(seat,armrests,backrestetc.),andtheassociatedcableconnecting

plugs,beforedismantling.Thismakesreassemblyeasier .Allplugsarettedwithmechanicallockswhichprevent

releaseoftheconnectingplugsduringoperation.Toreleasetheconnectingplugsthesafetylocksmustbepressed

in.Whenreassemblingensurethatthesesafetylocksarecorrectlyengaged.

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Hygiene

3Hygiene

3.1HandlingofReturnedUsedProducts

Whenreconditioningorrepairingreturnedmobilitydevices:

•Takeprecautionsforyourselfandtheproduct.

•Useprotectionequipmentasspeciedlocally.

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)

•Brushestocleanareasdifculttoaccess

FurtherInformation

FormoreinformationcontactyourInvacareservicedepartment.

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4Setup

4.1AdjustingSeatingPosition

Toadaptthemobilitydeviceoptimallytotherequirementsoftheuser,werecommendthatyouaskyourauthorised

Invacareprovidertoadjusttheseatdepthindividually.Adaptingtheseattotheuser'sseatingpositiondependsonwhich

seathasbeentted,andshouldbecarriedoutinthefollowingsequence.

1.Adjustinglowerleglength,see4.2AdjustingLowerLegLength,page8.

2.Adjustingseatdepth,see4.3AdjustingSeatDepth,page8.

3.Adjustingseatheight,see4.4AdjustingSeatHeight(Captain'sSeatandStandardSeat),page11and4.5Adjusting

SeatHeight(Modulite),page11.

4.Adjustingseatangle,see4.6AdjustingSeatAngle(Modulite),page12.

5.Adjustingcentreofgravityofseatframe,see4.7AdjustingCentreofGravityofSeat,page13.

6.Repetitionofsteps3to4,ifnecessary.

WARNING!

Riskofinjurybytippingofmobilitydevicecausedbyblockedcastors.

–Alwayscheckseatdepthsettingsforbothforwardandreversemovement.

–Makesurethatcastorscanrotatefreelyandhavenocontacttoanyxedmobilitydevicecomponent.

Anychangestothedriveprogramcanaffectthedrivingcharacteristicsandthetippingstabilityofthevehicle!

–ChangestothedriveprogrammayonlybecarriedoutbytrainedInvacarespecialistproviders.

–Invacaresuppliesallmobilityaidswithastandarddriveprogramex-works.Invacarecanonlygiveawarranty

forsafevehicledrivingbehaviour-especiallytippingstability-forthisstandarddriveprogram.

CAUTION!

Riskofcrushing

Theseatisveryheavy.Riskofinjurytohandsandfeet.

–Payattentiontothehandandfeet.

–Useproperliftingtechniques.

4.2AdjustingLowerLegLength

Invacareoffersarangeoflegrestswhichcanbeadjustedindividually.Seeusermanual.

4.3AdjustingSeatDepth

Payattentiontocentreofgravityofseat.Theseatcanbeadjustedbymountingseatframefarthertowardsfrontorrear

onseat,see4.7AdjustingCentreofGravityofSeat,page13.

Captain'sSeat

•Phillipsscrewdriver

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1.Removeseat,see7.1ReplacingSeatAssembly,

page45.

2.Removeseatbase(3)fromseatassembly,see

4.3.1AdjustingSeatPositiononSeatBase,

page9.

3.Removesixmountingscrews(5)locatedunder

seatthatsecureseatbackassembly(1)in

place.

Fig.4-1

4.Adjustseatback(1)assemblytodesired

positionandreinstallsixmountingscrews(5).

Securelytighten.

Forproperseatdepthpositions,see

“DetailA”.Forexample,toachieve

maximumseatdepth,frontmounting

hole(2)onseatbackbracket(4)aligns

withthirdholeonseatbase(3).

5.Installseatbase(3)ontoseatassembly,see

4.3.1AdjustingSeatPositiononSeatBase,

page9.

6.Reinstallseat.

Min.seatdepth:

16inch(406.4mm)

Middleseatdepth:

17inch(431.8mm)

Fig.4-2Detail“A”

Max.seatdepth:

18inch(457.2mm)

ModuliteSeat

•6mmAllenkey

1.Removeseatplateorslingseat,seeModuliteservice

manual.

2.Loosensocketheadscrews(2)infrontandrear,left

andright–DONOTremove.

3.Shiftpositionofseat.

4.Tightenscrews.

5.Installseatplateorslingseatagain.

Fig.4-3

4.3.1AdjustingSeatPositiononSeatBase

Seetablebelowforproperseatpostmountingpositions(1).Forusersover220lbs(100kg)theseatmustbe

inthe1-inch(25.4mm)backpositionwhenusingseatpostmountingholes3,4and5.See4.4AdjustingSeat

Height(Captain'sSeatandStandardSeat),page11.

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1.Removeseat.See7.1ReplacingSeatAssembly,page

45.

2.Removefourmountingscrews(4)andwashers(3)

securingtheseatpivottoseatbase(2).

3.Separateseatpivotfromseatbase.

Fig.4-4

4.Seefollowinglisttodeterminecorrectmountingholes

toachievedesiredseatposition.

•(5)1-inch(25.4mm)backseatposition

•(6)Standardseatposition

•(7)1-inch(25.4mm)forwardseatposition

•(8)1-inch(25.4mm)backseatposition

•(9)Standardseatposition

•(10)1-inch(25.4mm)forwardseatposition

5.Alignmountingholesonseatpivotwithmounting

holesonseatbase.

6.Secureseatbasetoseatassemblyusingfourmounting

screwsandwashers.Securelytighten.

7.Installseat.

Fig.4-5

Forusersover220lbs(100kg)-donotuse1-inch(25.4mm)forwardposition.

ProperSeatPositionsfor18-Inch(457.2mm)DeepBackSetting

WeightLimitation

SeatPostMounting

Hole

1–Inch(25.4mm)

Back

Standard

1–Inch(25.4mm)

Forward

1YY

N/A

2YY

N/A

N/AN/A

300lbs(136kg)

N/AN/A

1YYY

2YY

N/A

N/AN/A

220lbs(100kg)

N/AN/A

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WeightLimitation

SeatPostMounting

Hole

1–Inch(25.4mm)

Back

Standard

1–Inch(25.4mm)

Forward

1YYY

2YYY

3YYY

4YYY

150lbs(68kg)

YYY

Legend:Y-UseN/A-Donotuse

4.4AdjustingSeatHeight(Captain'sSeatandStandardSeat)

Theseatcanbeadjustedtoveheightpositionsin1-inch(25.4mm)increments.

Formoreinformationabouttheproperseatpostmountingpositions(1),see4.3AdjustingSeatDepth,page8.For

usersover220lbs(100kg)themountingholes3,4and5mustbeusedwiththeseatinthe1-inch(25.4mm)

backposition.See4.3.1AdjustingSeatPositiononSeatBase,page9.

•3/8inchAllenkey

1.Removeseat.See7.1ReplacingSeatAssembly,page

45.

2.Removemountingscrew(2)thatsecuresseatpost(4)

tosupporttube(3).

3.Adjustseatpost(4)todesiredmountingposition.

4.Reinstallmountingscrew(2).Securelytighten.

5.Reinstallseat.

Fig.4-6

4.5AdjustingSeatHeight(Modulite)

•13mmwrench

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1.Removeseatplateorslingseat.SeeModuliteservice

manual.

2.Loosenandremovescrews(3)andself-lockingnuts

(1)infrontandrear(2).

Fig.4-7

3.Adjustseatframe(2)todesiredmountingposition

(a,borc).

SeetableSeatHeightfordifferentseatheightvalues.

4.Retscrewsandself-lockingnuts.

5.Installseatplateorslingseat.

Fig.4-8

Seatheight

Mountingposition

SeatplateSlingseat

450mm480mm

470mm500mm

490mm520mm

4.6AdjustingSeatAngle(Modulite)

•6mmAllenkey

•13mmwrench

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Setup

1.Removeseatplateorslingseat.SeeModuliteservice

manual.

2.Loosenandremovescrews(4)andself-lockingnuts

(2)includingwashers(2).

Fig.4-9

3.Choosedesiredhole(1)toadjustseatanglewithseat

frame(3).

•(a)0°

•(b)2°

•(c)4°

•(d)6°

4.Retscrewsandself-lockingnutsincludingwashers.

5.Adjustseatheightifnecessary.See4.5AdjustingSeat

Height(Modulite),page11.

6.Installseatplateorslingseat.

Fig.4-10

4.7AdjustingCentreofGravityofSeat

Thecentreofgravityoftheseatcanbeadjustedbymountingtheseatframefarthertowardsthefrontortherear

ontheseat.

Theseatingsystemofthemobilitydeviceisdeliveredexworkswithanoptimallyadjustedcentreofgravity.

Anychangeinthisadjustmentsettingcannegativelyinuencethestabilityofthemobilitydevice.

–Youmustperformanindividualriskanalysiseverytimeyouchangethecentreofgravityoftheseating

position,inordertoensurethesafetyandstabilityofthepowerwheelchair .

Fig.4-11

ASeatdepth

BCentreofgravityoftheseat/seatposition

Theuserweightandseatdepthhavestronginuencesonthechoiceofthecentreofgravityoftheseat.Iftheuser

isheavyandtheseatdepthisgreater,thefocusshouldbethefartherback.

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Fig.4-12

Forbestpossibledrivingcharacteristicsofrear-wheeldrivewheelchairs,theweighttobedistributed:30–40%front

and60-70%rear.

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Testing

5Testing

5.1TestingMotor

•Phillipsscrewdriver,size2

•Digitalmultimeterwithresistancemeasurement

1.Removeshroudthatcoverspowermodule.See6.10

Shrouds,page36.

2.UnplugcableofmotorAfrompowermodule.

3.ConnectmultimeterBtomotorplugcontactsCandD

andmeasureresistancebetweencontacts.

Aresistanceofbetween0.5ohmsand10ohms

indicatesamotorreadyforoperation.A

resistanceofbetween15ohmsandinnity

indicatesadefectivemotor.Highresistancesare

normallycausedbybadconnectionsorworn

carbonbrushes.

Fig.5-1DuraWattmotorservesasanexample.

5.2TestingMotorBrake

Thistestshouldonlybecarriedoutonmobilitydevicewithconventionalmotor-gearboxunits.

CAUTION!

Riskofdamagetopowermoduleduetoshortsinmotorbrake

–NEVERconnectashortedmotorbraketoanintactpowermodule.

–Alwaysreplaceshortedbrakesimmediately.

Adefectivemotorcandamagethepowermodule,butadefectivepowermodulecannotdamagethemotor.

•Phillipsscrewdriver,size2

•Digitalmultimeterwithresistancemeasurement

1.Removeshroudthatcoverspowermodule.See6.10

Shrouds,page36.

2.UnplugcableofmotorAfrompowermodule.

3.ConnectmultimeterBtomotorplugcontactsEandF

andmeasureresistancebetweencontacts.

Aresistanceofbetween40ohmsand80ohms

indicatesanintactbrake.Aresistanceof0ohms

oraveryhighresistance(mega-ohmsorinnity)

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’tperformanyinstallationormaintenancewithoutrst

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’scontrolunitmustreducethemaximumpossiblespeedassoonasthelifterisraised.

–Testthemaximumspeedreductionforcorrectfunctionafteranymaintenanceworkormodications

tothemobilitydevice.

6.2Tighteningtorques

CAUTION!

Damagecanbecausedtothemobilitydeviceduetoimproperlytightenedscrews,nutsorplasticconnections.

–Alwaystightenscrews,nutsetctothestatedtighteningtorque.

–Onlytightenscrewsornutswhicharenotlistedherengertight.

Thetighteningtorquesstatedinthefollowinglistarebasedonthethreaddiameterforthenutsandboltsforwhichno

specicvalueshavebeendetermined.Allvaluesassumedryandde-greasedthreads.

ThreadTighteningtorqueinNm±10%

M43Nm

6Nm

M610Nm

M825Nm

M1049Nm

M1280Nm

M14120Nm

M16180Nm

UNCThreadTighteningtorqueinNm±10%

1/4”-20

11–7Nm

5/16”-20

22–14Nm

3/8”-16

41–25Nm

7/16”-14

67–40Nm

1/2”-13

100–60Nm

9/16”-12

150–90Nm

5/8”-11

210–130Nm

3/4”-1

370–230Nm

7/6”-9

600–370Nm

1”-8

900–550Nm

6.3Imperialtometricconversionchart

Youcanusethischartasanorientationtondtherighttoolsize.

IMPERIALMETRIC

inch

5/64

1.9844

3/32

2.3813

7/64

2.7781

1/8

3.1750

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IMPERIALMETRIC

inch

9/64

3.5719

5/32

3.9688

11/64

4.3656

3/16

4.7625

13/64

5.1594

7/32

5.5563

15/64

5.9531

1/4

6.3500

17/64

6.7469

9/32

7.1438

19/64

7.5406

5/16

7.9375

21/64

8.3344

11/32

8.7313

23/64

9.1281

3/8

9.5250

25/64

9.9219

13/32

10.3188

27/64

10.7156

7/16

11.1125

29/64

11.5094

15/32

11.9063

31/64

12.3031

1/2

12.7000

33/64

13.0969

17/32

13.4938

35/64

13.8906

9/16

14.2875

37/64

14.6844

19/32

15.0813

39/64

15.4781

5/8

15.8750

41/64

16.2719

21/32

16.6688

43/64

17.0656

11/16

17.4625

45/64

17.8594

23/32

18.2563

47/64

18.6531

3/4

19.0500

49/64

19.4469

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IMPERIALMETRIC

inch

25/32

19.8438

51/64

20.2406

13/16

20.6375

53/64

21.0344

27/32

21.4313

55/64

21.8281

7/8

22.2250

6.4Troubleshooting

6.4.1OperationalFaults

Proceedasfollowsifyouhaveanyproblems:

1.Firstassessthepossiblecauseoftheproblemusingthefollowingtable.

2.Checktheremotestatusdisplay.Evaluatetheasherrorcode.

3.Carryoutthenecessarychecksandrepairsasrecommendedinthefollowingtable.

Thevariouspowermodulescanbettedinconnectionwithdifferentremotesinthemobilitydevice.Recticationof

operationalfaultsdependsonthepowermoduletted.Thepowermodulesusedaredescribedinthecorresponding

controlsmanual.

Thetablesforrecticationofoperationalfaultslistedinthefollowingchaptersareonlyanexcerptfromtheoriginal

manufacturer'smanuals.YoucanobtaintheoriginalmanualsfromInvacare.

6.4.2DriveFaultDiagnosis

ProblemOtherSymptomsPossibleCauseSolution

Documentation

Mobilitydevicewill

notstart

Theremotestatus

displayilluminates

normallyandshows

anerrorcode.

Drivemotors

disengaged

Engagedrivemotors.Seeusermanual.

BatteriesdefectiveReplacebatteries.See6.12.5Replacing

Batteries,page43.

Remotestatusdisplay

doesnotilluminate

Completelydischarged

battery

Pre-chargebatteries.Seeusermanual.

Powersupplyto

remoteinterrupted

Checkcabling.See6.11.6Checking

Cables,page39.

RemotedefectiveReplaceremote.

SeeLiNXservice

manual.

Remotestatusdisplay

ashing

Variouscauses

Assesserrorcode.Seeremotemanual.

Batteriesdefective

(unstablevoltage)

Replacebatteries.See6.12.5Replacing

Batteries,page43.

Mobilitydevice

juddersindrivemode

None

Drivemotor(s)

defective

Replacemotor(s).

See6.8.1Replacing

Motor,page26.

Mobilitydevicepulls

toleftorright

None

Drivemotorsrunning

asymmetrically

Changeprogramming

tosynchronisemotors.

SeeLiNXservice

manual.

TyrevisiblydentedNotenoughtyre

pressure

Checktyrepressure,

replaceinnertube

and/orvalveif

necessary.

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