Troubleshooting; Identifying And Repairing Faults - Invacare Birdie EVO Service Manual

4 Troubleshooting

4.1 Identifying and repairing faults

Symptoms
Patient lift feels loose.
Castors/Brakes noisy or stiff.
Noisy or dry sound from pivots.
Electric actuator fails to lift or legs fail
to open when button is pressed.
Unusual noise from actuator.
Boom will not lower in uppermost
position.
Boom will not lower during a power
retraction.
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Faults
Mast/Base joint loose.
Mast/Boom joint loose.
Tie - Rods are loose.
Fluff or debris in bearings.
Pivots are worn or damaged
Hand-control or actuator connector
loose.
Battery low.
RED emergency stop button pressed
IN.
Battery not connected properly to
control unit.
The connecting terminals are damaged. Replace the hand control and/or
Power cord connected to power outlet. Disconnect power cord from power
Boom or leg actuator is worn or
damaged or spindle is bent.
Boom or leg actuator is worn or
damaged or spindle is bent.
Boom requires a minimum weight load
to lower from the uppermost position.
Shoulder bolt at the junction of the
boom and mast may not be properly
installed.
Solution
Check and tighten the Mast/ Base
connection. See "Installing the
Mast" in the user manual or 5.1
Disassembling a foldable mast, page
9
Check and tighten the Mast/ Boom
connection. See 5.8 Replacing the
boom, page 13
Check and tighten the screws of the
rods and/ or pedal. See 5.14 Replacing
the foot pedal and/or rods, page 19
Replace the castors. See 5.3 Replacing
75 mm castors, page 10 or 5.4
Replacing 100 mm castors, page 10
Replace the pivots. See 5.8 Replacing
the boom, page 13, 5.15 Replacing
manual legs, page 20, 5.12 Replacing
electrical legs without actuator cover,
page 17 or 5.13 Replacing electrical
legs with actuator cover, page 18
Connect hand control or actuator
connector. Ensure connectors are
seated properly and fully connected.
Charge batteries. See "Charging the
battery" in the user manual
Rotate RED emergency stop button
CLOCKWISE until it pops out.
Reconnect the battery to the control
unit. See "Charging the battery" in the
user manual
control unit. See 5.16 Replacing the
CBJ Home control unit, page 21 or 5.17
Replacing the CBJ Care, CBJ1 , CBJ2
control unit, page 22
outlet.
Replace the actuator. See 5.7 Replacing
the boom actuator, page 12, 5.10
Replacing a leg actuator without
cover, page 14 or 5.11 Replacing a leg
actuator with cover, page 15
Replace the actuator. See 5.7 Replacing
the boom actuator, page 12, 5.10
Replacing a leg actuator without
cover, page 14 or 5.11 Replacing a leg
actuator with cover, page 15
Pull down slightly on the boom.
Check Mast/ Boom connection. See
5.8 Replacing the boom, page 13
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