Invacare Colibri - How to Charge the Batteries

Invacare®Colibri
•Werecommendchargingthebatteriesdailyafterevery
dischargeevenafterpartlydischarge,aswellaseach
nightovernight.Dependingonthelevelofdischarge,
itcantakeupto12hoursuntilthebatteriesarefully
chargedagain.
•WhenthebatteryindicatorreachedtheredLEDrange,
chargethebatteriesfor16hoursminimum,neglecting
thechargecompletedisplay!
•Trytoprovidea24hourchargeonceaweektomake
surethatbothbatteriesarefullycharged.
•Donotcycleyourbatteriesatalowstateofcharge
withoutregularlyrechargingthemfully.
•Donotchargeyourbatteriesunderextreme
temperatures.Hightemperaturesabove30°Carenot
recommendedforchargingaswellaslowtemperatures
below10°C.
•UseonlychargingdevicesinClass2.Thisclassof
chargersmaybeleftunattendedduringcharging.All
chargingdeviceswhicharesuppliedbyInvacarecomply
withtheserequirements.
•Youcannotoverchargethebatterieswhenusingthe
chargersuppliedwithyourmobilitydevice,oracharger
thathasbeenapprovedbyInvacare.
•Protectyourchargerfromsourcesofheatsuchas
heatersanddirectsunlight.Ifthebatterycharger
overheats,chargingcurrentwillbereducedandthe
chargingprocessdelayed.
6.2.3Howtochargethebatteries
1.Makesureyoureadandunderstandthebattery
charger'susermanual,ifsupplied,aswellasthesafety
notesonthefrontandrearpanelsofthecharger.
WARNING!
Riskofexplosionanddestructionofbatteriesif
thewrongbatterychargerisused
–Onlyeverusethebatterychargersupplied
withyourvehicle,orachargerthathasbeen
approvedbyInvacare.
–Nevercharge12Ahbatterieswitha5Abattery
charger .Alwaysusea2Ahbatterycharger.
WARNING!
Riskofelectricshockanddamagetothebattery
chargerifitgetswet
–Protectthebatterychargerfromwater .
–Alwayschargeinadryenvironment.
WARNING!
Riskofshortcircuitandelectricshockifthe
batterychargerhasbeendamaged
–Donotusethebatterychargerifithasbeen
droppedordamaged.
WARNING!
Riskofelectricshockanddamagetothe
batteries
–NEVERattempttorechargethebatteries
byattachingcablesdirectlytothebattery
terminals.
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