Invacare Colibri - Controls System; Controls Protection System Overview; Main Fuse Function; Battery Information and Maintenance

Controlssystem
6Controlssystem
6.1Controlsprotectionsystem
Thescootercontrolsisttedwithanoverloadprotection.
Ifthedriveisseverelyoverloadedoveralongperiodoftime
(forexample,whendrivingupasteephill)andespecially
whentheambienttemperatureishigh,theelectronicsystem
couldoverheat.Inthiscasethescooterperformanceis
graduallyreduceduntilitcomestoahalt.Thestatusdisplay
showsacorrespondingerrorcode(referto10.1.2Errorcodes
anddiagnosticcodes,page44).Byswitchingthepower
supplyoffandbackonagain,theerrorcodeisclearedand
thecontrolsisswitchedbackon.Itcanhowevertakeupto
veminutesuntilthecontrolshascooleddownenoughfor
thedrivetorestorefullperformanceagain.
Ifthedriveisstalledbyaninsurmountableobstacle,for
example,acurborsimilarwhichistoohigh,andthedriver
attemptsdrivingformorethan20secondsagainstthis
obstacle,thecontrolsautomaticallyswitchesofftoprevent
themotorsfrombeingdamaged.Thestatusdisplayshows
acorrespondingerrorcode(referto10.1.2Errorcodesand
diagnosticcodes,page44
).Byswitchingoffandbackon
again,theerrorcodeisclearedandthecontrolsisswitched
backon.
6.1.1Themainfuse
Theentireelectricalsystemisprotectedagainstoverload
bytwomainfuses.Themainfusesaremountedonthe
positivebatterycables.
Adefectivemainfusemaybereplacedonlyafter
checkingtheentireelectricalsystem.Aspecialized
Invacareprovidermustperformthereplacement.
Youcanndinformationonthefusetypein11
TechnicalData,page47.
6.2Batteries
Powerissuppliedbytwo12Vbatteries.Thebatteriesare
maintenance-freeandonlyneedregularcharging.
Inthefollowing,youndinformationonhowtocharge,
handle,transport,store,maintain,andusebatteries.
6.2.1Generalinformationoncharging
Newbatteriesshouldalwaysbefullychargedoncebefore
theirrstuse.Newbatterieswillbeattheirfullcapacity
afterhavingrunthroughapprox.10-20chargingcycles
(break-inperiod).Thisbreak-inperiodisnecessaryto
fullyactivatethebatteryformaximumperformanceand
longevity.Thus,rangeandrunningtimeofyourmobility
devicecouldinitiallyincreasewithuse.
Gel/AGMleadacidbatteriesdonothaveamemoryeffect
asNiCdbatteries.
6.2.2Generalinstructionsoncharging
Followtheinstructionslistedbelowtoensuresafeuseand
longevityofthebatteries:
•Charge18hourspriortoinitialusage.
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