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Section 6.
Battery Maintenance and Charging
Your Powerchair Battery Charger is specific to your wheelchair and may not be suitable
for other Powerchairs.
Only use the charger supplied with your wheelchair. The use of third party chargers
may damage or shorten the life of your batteries.
When should I Charge the Batteries
You should charge after use each day. If the Fuel Gauge is in the RED range on the
controller you should not drive your wheelchair and must charge immediately. Driving
in the RED will damage the batteries. Flashing Fuel Gauge lights is a warning to charge
your batteries.
Charging your power chair
1. Ensure charger is switched off and controller is off.
2. Connect charger to wheelchair via the charging socket located on the front of
the Joystick module.
3. Turn power On at Charger
4. Ensure the charger is properly connected at both ends and checking status
lights on charger.
Charging Operation
Please refer to specific charging operating instructions supplied with your wheelchair.
Charging Duration
Charging times may vary depending on usage or battery state of charge, battery size,
battery condition and age of battery. In most cases overnight charging (8 – 10 hours) is
sufficient. Avoid driving your wheelchair until batteries are fully charged.
Under charged batteries will reduce your driving range and shorten battery life.
Note: The Fuel Gauge on your controller may state fully charged but may not
necessarily be fully charged and could be as low as 75% charged. Only your charger
will state when fully charged.
No harm will be done to batteries by leaving them on charge after charging is complete,
however prolonged charging is not advisable. eg. 1 day or more days
.
When is it time to replace Batteries?
On average, you should get 12 months life from your batteries before the need for
replacing. This is a guide only and depends on many factors including proper charging
each night. As the batteries deteriorate you will notice that the batteries are not lasting
as long between charges and eventually you will need to replace as a full charge may
only last a couple of hours or less.
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