Invacare TDX SP2 - Safety Instructions; Safety and Fitting Instructions

Safety
2Safety
2.1Safetyandttinginstructions
Thesesafetyinstructionsareintendedtopreventaccidents
atwork,anditisimperativethattheyareobserved.
Beforeanyinspectionorrepairwork
•Readandobservethisrepairmanualandtheassociated
usermanual.
•Observetheminimumrequirementsforcarryingoutthe
work(see1.2Generalinformation,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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