Battery Pack And Charging - Golden Technologies Cricket GP302 Owner's Manual

BATTERY PACK AND CHARGING

Battery maintenance is the most important part of maintaining your power wheelchair. Keeping the
battery pack fully charged helps to extend battery life. Use the following guidelines to help keep
your battery pack in optimum condition.
IMPORTANT! Fully charge the battery pack prior to its initial use. This brings the battery pack up to
about 90 percent of its peak performance level. After each use, charge the battery pack 5-8 hours.
After approximately four or five charging cycles, the battery pack will reach 100 percent charge and
last for an extend period.
• For daily use, keep batteries fully charged. We recommend that you plug in the off-board
charger after each use and charge 5-8 hours.
• If you are not going to use the power wheelchair for more than a week, fully charge the bat-
tery pack and then remove it from the power wheelchair.
Use only the off-board charger supplied for all charging. The use of any other charger
can cause a dangerous situation resulting in personal injury, injury to others, and property damage.
CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK
Your charging system is designed for your safety and for your convenience. Follow
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Cricket
the steps below to recharge the battery pack.
To Charge:
1. Position your
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2. Turn off the power on the joystick and place the power wheelchair in the drive mode.
The charger should not be plugged into the electrical outlet or powered up at this
point in the process. Please check before proceeding.
3. Insert the matching charger plug into the controller's charging socket that is located at the front
of the controller or alternatively into the battery pack. See figures 11 and 12.
Note: The alternative battery pack charging method requires removing the battery pack from the
power wheelchair prior to charging.
Figure 11
VII. OPERATION
close to a standard wall electrical outlet.
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Figure 12
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