Invacare Colibri - Short-Term Storage Guidelines; Long-Term Storage Procedures

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8.5Short-termstorage
Incaseaseriousfaultisdetected,anumberofsafety
mechanismsarebuiltintoyourmobilitydeviceandwill
protectit.Thepowermodulepreventsyourmobilitydevice
fromdriving.
Whenthemobilitydeviceisinsuchaconditionandwhile
waitingforrepair:
1.Switchoffpower .
2.Disconnectthebatteries.
Dependingonthemobilitydevicemodel,youcaneither
removethebatterypacksordisconnectthebatteries
fromthepowermodule.Refertothecorresponding
chapteraboutdisconnectingthebatteries.
3.Contactyourprovider.
8.6Long-termstorage
Incaseyourmobilitydeviceisnotusedforalongerperiod
oftime,youneedtoprepareitforstoragetoensurea
longerlifeforyourmobilitydeviceandbatteries.
Storingmobilitydeviceandbatteries
•Werecommendtostorethemobilitydeviceata
temperatureof15°C,avoidhotandcoldextremes
whenstoringtoensurealongservicelifeoftheproduct
andbatteries.
•Thecomponentsaretestedandapprovedforgreater
temperaturerangesasdetailedbelow:
–Allowabletemperaturerangetostorethemobility
deviceis-40°upto65°C.
–Allowabletemperaturerangetostorebatteriesis
-25°upto65°C.
•Evennotbeingused,batteriesdischargethemselves.
Bestpracticeistodisconnectthebatterysupplyfrom
thepowermoduleifstoringthemobilitydevicelonger
thantwoweeks.Dependingonthemobilitydevice
model,youcaneitherremovethebatterypacksor
disconnectthebatteriesfromthepowermodule.Refer
tothecorrespondingchapteraboutdisconnectingthe
batteries.Ifindoubtwhichcabletodisconnect,contact
yourprovider .
•Batteriesshouldalwaysbefullychargedbeforestoring.
•Ifstoringthemobilitydevicelongerthanfourweeks,
checkthebatteriesonceamonthandrechargeas
needed(beforegaugereadshalffull)toavoiddamage.
•Storeinadry,well-ventilatedenvironmentprotected
fromouterinuences.
•Slightlyoverinatepneumatictires.
•Positionthemobilitydeviceonooringthatisnot
discoloredbycontactwithtirerubber .
Preparingmobilitydeviceforuse
•Re-connectthebatterysupplytothepowermodule.
•Thebatteriesmustbechargedbeforeuse.
•Havethemobilitydevicecheckedbyanauthorized
Invacareprovider.
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