Invacare Comet Series User Manual

Safety
2Safety
2.1Safetyandttinginstructions
Thesesafetyinstructionsareintendedtopreventaccidents
atwork,anditisimperativethattheyareobserved.
Beforeanyinspectionorrepairwork
•Readandobservethisrepairmanualandtheassociated
usermanual.
•Observetheminimumrequirementsforcarryingoutthe
work(see1.1Generalinformation,page4).
Personalsafetyequipment
Safetyshoes
Themobilitydevice,andsomeofitscomponents,arevery
heavy.Thesepartscanresultininjuriestothefeetifthey
areallowedtodrop.
•Wearstandardizedsafetyshoesduringallwork.
Eyeprotection
Itispossiblethatbatteryacidcanbedischargedwhen
workingondefectivebatteriesorwhenhandlingbatteries
improperly.
•Alwaysweareyeprotectionwhenworkingonany
defectiveorpossiblydefectivebatteries.
Safetygloves
Itispossiblethatbatteryacidcanbedischargedwhen
workingondefectivebatteriesorwhenhandlingbatteries
improperly.
•Alwayswearacid-proofsafetygloveswhenworkingon
anydefectiveorpossiblydefectivebatteries.
Generalsafetyinformationandinformationabouttting
/removal
DANGER!
RiskofDeath,SeriousInjury,orDamage
Lightedcigarettesdroppedontoanupholstered
seatingsystemcancauseareresultingin
death,seriousinjury,ordamage.Mobilitydevice
occupantsareatparticularriskofdeathor
seriousinjuryfromtheseresandresultingfumes
becausetheymaynothavetheabilitytomove
awayfromthemobilitydevice.
–DONOTsmokewhileusingthismobilitydevice.
WARNING!
RiskofSeriousInjuryorDamage
Storingorusingthemobilitydevicenearopen
ameorcombustibleproductscanresultin
seriousinjuryordamage.
–Avoidstoringorusingthemobilitydevicenear
openameorcombustibleproducts.
CAUTION!
Riskofcrushing
Variouscomponentssuchasthedriveunit,
batteries,seatetcareveryheavy.Thisresultsin
injuryhazardstoyourhands.
–Notethehighweightofsomecomponents.
Thisappliesespeciallytotheremovalofdrive
units,batteriesandtheseat.
CAUTION!
Injuryhazardifthevehiclestartsmoving
unintentionallyduringrepairwork
–Switchthepowersupplyoff(ON/OFFkey).
–Engagethedrive.
–Beforeliftingup,securethevehiclebyusing
chockstoblockthewheels.
CAUTION!
Fireandburnhazardduetoelectricalshort-circuit
–Themobilitydevicemustbecompletely
switchedoffbeforeremovalofvoltage-carrying
components!Todothis,removethebatteries.
–Avoidshort-circuitingthecontactswhen
carryingoutmeasurementsonvoltage-carrying
components.
CAUTION!
Riskofburnsfromhotsurfacesonthemotor
–Allowthemotorstocooldownbefore
commencingworkonthem.
CAUTION!
Injuryhazardandriskofdamagetovehicledue
toimproperorincompletemaintenancework
–Useonlyundamagedtoolsingoodcondition.
–Somemovingpartsaremountedinsockets
withPTFEcoating(Teon™).Nevergrease
thesesockets!
–Neveruse"normal"nutsinsteadofself-locking
nuts.
–Alwaysusecorrectly-dimensionedwashersand
spacers.
–Whenreassembling,alwaysreplaceanycable
tieswhichwerecutduringdismantling.
–Aftercompletingyourwork/beforerenewed
start-upofthemobilitydevice,checkall
connectionsfortighttting.
–Aftercompletingyourwork/beforerenewed
start-upofthemobilitydevice,checkallparts
forcorrectlocking.
–Onlyoperatethevehiclewiththeapprovedtire
pressures(seetechnicaldata).
–Checkallelectricalcomponentsforcorrect
function.Notethatincorrectpolaritycanresult
indamagetotheelectronics.
–Alwayscarryoutatrialrunattheendofyour
work.
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryanddamagetoproperty,ifthe
maximumspeedreductiononawheelchairwith
alifterdoesnotfunctioncorrectly
Thewheelchair’scontrolunitmustreducethe
maximumpossiblespeedassoonasthelifteris
raised.
–Testthemaximumspeedreductionforcorrect
functionafteranymaintenanceworkor
modicationstothewheelchair .
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Invacare Comet Series Specifications

General

Ground Clearance	2.5 inches (6.35 cm)
Turning Radius	49 inches (124.5 cm)
Seat width	17 inches (43.2 cm)
Weight Capacity	300 lbs (136 kg)
Max. user weight	300 lbs (136 kg)