Invacare Bora Series - 7 Controls System; 7.1 Controls Protection System; 7.2 Batteries

Invacare®Bora/SpectraXTRSeries
7ControlsSystem
7.1ControlsProtectionSystem
Thewheelchaircontrolssystemisttedwithanoverload
protection.
Ifthedriveisseverelyoverloadedoveralongperiodoftime
(forexample,whendrivingupasteephill)andespecially
whentheambienttemperatureishigh,thecontrolssystem
couldoverheat.Inthiscase,thewheelchairperformanceis
graduallyreduceduntilitcomestoahalt.Thestatusdisplay
showsacorrespondingerrorcode(refertotheusermanual
foryourremote).Byswitchingthepowersupplyoffand
backonagain,theerrorcodeisclearedandthecontrols
systemisswitchedbackon.Itcanhowevertakeuptove
minutesuntilthecontrolssystemhascooleddownenough
forthedrivetorestorefullperformanceagain.
Ifthedriveisstalledbyaninsurmountableobstacle,for
example,acurborsimilarwhichistoohigh,andthedriver
attemptsdrivingformorethan20secondsagainstthis
obstacle,thecontrolssystemautomaticallyswitchesoffto
preventthemotorsfrombeingdamaged.Thestatusdisplay
showsacorrespondingerrorcode(refertotheusermanual
ofyourremote).Byswitchingoffandbackonagain,the
errorcodeisclearedandthecontrolssystemisswitched
backon.
Adefectivemainfusemaybereplacedonlyafter
checkingtheentirecontrolssystem.Aspecialised
Invacareprovidermustperformthereplacement.
Youcanndinformationonthefusetypein11
TechnicalData,page114 .
7.2Batteries
Powerissuppliedbytwo12Vbatteries.Thebatteriesare
maintenance-freeandonlyneedregularcharging.
Inthefollowing,youndinformationonhowtocharge,
handle,transport,store,maintain,andusebatteries.
7.2.1GeneralInformationonCharging
Newbatteriesshouldalwaysbefullychargedoncebefore
theirrstuse.Newbatterieswillbeattheirfullcapacity
afterhavingrunthroughapprox.10-20chargingcycles
(break-inperiod).Thisbreak-inperiodisnecessaryto
fullyactivatethebatteryformaximumperformanceand
longevity.Thus,rangeandrunningtimeofyourmobility
devicecouldinitiallyincreasewithuse.
Gel/AGMleadacidbatteriesdonothaveamemoryeffect
asNiCdbatteries.
7.2.2GeneralInstructionsonCharging
Followtheinstructionslistedbelowtoensuresafeuseand
longevityofthebatteries:
•Charge18hourspriortoinitialusage.
•Werecommendchargingthebatteriesdailyafterevery
dischargeevenafterpartlydischarge,aswellaseach
nightovernight.Dependingonthelevelofdischarge,
itcantakeupto12hoursuntilthebatteriesarefully
chargedagain.
•WhenthebatteryindicatorreachedtheredLEDrange,
chargethebatteriesfor16hoursminimum,neglecting
thechargecompletedisplay!
•Trytoprovidea24hourchargeonceaweektomake
surethatbothbatteriesarefullycharged.
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