Service
•NevermixgelwithAGMbatteries.
•Thebatteriesreachtheirendoflifewhenthedrive
rangeissignicantlysmallerthanusual.Contactyour
providerorservicetechnicianfordetails.
•Alwayshaveyourbatteriesinstalledbyaproperly
trainedmobilitydevicetechnicianorapersonwith
adequateknowledge.Theyhavethenecessarytraining
andtoolstodothejobsafelyandcorrectly.
6.7.12Howtohandledamagedbatteriescorrectly
CAUTION!
Corrosionandburnsfromacidleakageif
batteriesaredamaged
–Removeclothesthathavebeensoiledbyacid
immediately.
Aftercontactwithskin:
–Immediatelywashaffectedareawithlotsof
water.
Aftercontactwitheyes:
–Immediatelyrinseeyesunderrunningwaterfor
severalminutes;consultaphysician.
•Alwayswearsafetygogglesandappropriatesafety
clothingwhenhandlingdamagedbatteries.
•Placedamagedbatteriesinanacid-resistantreceptacle
immediatelyafterremovingthem.
•Onlyevertransportdamagedbatteriesinanappropriate
acid-resistantreceptacle.
•Washallobjectsthathavecomeintocontactwithacid
withlotsofwater.
Disposingofdeadordamagedbatteriescorrectly
Deadordamagedbatteriescanbegivenbacktoyour
providerordirectlytoInvacare.
6.7.13Checkingandreplacingmainfuse
CAUTION!
Riskofre
Anelectricshortcancauseextremelyhigh
currentswhichcanresultinsparkformationand
re
–Alwaysuseanoriginalstripfusewiththe
approvedamperage.
–Ifmainfusehasblown,rstrectifythecause
beforettinganewone.
Riskofre
Fittingtheincorrectstripfusecausesariskofre
–Onlyxstripfusesinthesequenceshownin
theimageontheright.
–Tightennutswith3.3or3.5Nm.
Fittingoriginalstripfuseincorrectsequence
1.Stripfuse(1)
2.Cablelug(2)
3.DIN6923nut(3)
•5/8“(16mm)Allenkey
•4mmatscrewdriver
•8mmwrench
•Torquewrench0-20Nm(orsimilar)
Iffuseholderisdamaged,youcanreplaceit
completelywithbatterycables.
Removingmainfuse
1.Removebatterycompartmentshroud,disconnectbattery
plugsandpullbatteriesoutofbatterycompartmentas
describedin6.7.5Makingbatteriesaccessible,page32.
2.
Thefuseholder(1)islocatedontopofbatteries.
3.
PryopensnaphookBwithatscrewdriverC.
FuseholdershroudAisopen.
Olderfuseholderversionsmaybelockedwith
acabletie.Ifso,cutopencabletietoaccess
fusestrip.
4.
Youcanseestripfuses(2)oncefuseholder(1)isopen.
5.Ifstripfusehasblown,youmustrstascertainand
rectifythecauseoffault.
6.Themainfusemayonlybereplacedoncefaulthasbeen
rectied.
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