Installing/Removing Battery Boxes; Installing/Removing Battery Boxes - Invacare Ranger II Basic Service Manual

PROCEDURE 14
Recommended Battery Types
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Failure to use the correct battery size and/or volt-
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age may cause damage to your wheelchair and
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give you unsatisfactory performance.
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CHAIR QTY VOLTS BATTERY
H MODEL
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R2 2
BASIC
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R2 2
STANDARD
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R2 2
250 SERIES
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1. Remove the battery boxes from the wheelchair. Refer to
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REMOVING/INSTALLING BATTERY BOXES in this
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procedure of the manual.
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R 2. Remove existing batteries from the battery boxes. Refer
to INSTALLING/REMOVING BATTERIES TO/FROM
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BATTERY BOXES in this procedure of the manual.
3. Clean the new battery terminals.
4. Install the new batteries into the battery boxes. Refer to
INSTALLING/REMOVING BATTERIES TO/FROM
BATTERY BOXES in this procedure of the manual.
Cleaning Battery Terminals
DO NOT allow the liquid in the battery to come in
contact with skin, clothes or other possessions. It is a
form of acid and harmful or damaging burns may
result. Should the liquid touch your skin, wash the area
immediately and thoroughly with cool water. In se-
rious cases or if eye contact is made, seek medical
attention IMMEDIATELY.
NEVER smoke or strike a match near batteries. If the
caps of the battery cells are removed, NEVER look
directly into them while charging batteries.
1. If applicable, verify that the plastic caps are in place over
the battery cell holes.
2. Cut the tie wraps around the terminal caps/covers.
3. Slide the terminal cap/cover up the wire to expose the
battery terminal.
4. Examine battery clamps and terminals for corrosion.
5. Clean terminals and inside the battery clamps by using a
battery cleaning tool, wire brush, or medium grade sand
paper.
NOTE: When done, these areas should be shiny, not dull.
6. Carefully dust off all metal particles.
7. Slide the terminal cap/cover back down the wire to cover
the battery terminal.
8. Secure the terminal cap/cover using NEW tie wraps.
CAUTION
REMARKS
SIZE
12 22NF Deep Cycle
12 22NF Deep Cycle
12 U1 Deep Cycle
WARNING
INSTALLING/REMOVING BATTERY
BOXES (FIGURE 7)
Installing
NOTE: To remove the battery boxes from the wheelchair,
reverse the following procedure.
WARNING
If the wheelchair is equipped with the removable
footboard AND it is installed in the heighest posi-
tion, it is necessary to remove the footboard plate
BEFORE removing the battery boxes. Otherwise,
injury can occur.
To remove the removable footboard, refer to REMOV-
ING THE REMOVABLE FOOTBOARD ASSEMBLY
FROM THE WHEELCHAIR in PROCEDURE 3 of this
Owner's Manual, part number 1080722.
NOTE: Motors should be in the engaged position when
removing/installing batteries. Refer to ENGAGING/DIS-
ENGAGING MOTORS in PROCEDURE 8 of this manual.
1. Verify that the ON/OFF switch on the joystick is in the
OFF position.
2. If necessary, remove the front and rear shrouds. Re-
fer to REMOVING/INSTALLING SHROUDS in PRO-
CEDURE 9 of this manual.
WARNING
Battery boxes MUST be installed/removed in
the order stated below or the battery tray
could rotate causing the rear battery box to
fall possibly causing injury or damage.
Use extreme care when installing/removing the
battery boxes.
NEVER unplug the battery cables by pulling
on the wires. Unplug the battery cables by pull-
ing on the connector ONLY. Otherwise injury
or damage may result.
When removing the battery boxes from the
wheelchair, remove the rear battery box first.
3. Position the battery boxes onto the battery tray in
the following order:
A. FRONT Battery Box.
B. REAR Battery Box.
4. Position retaining straps around each battery box
as shown in DETAIL "A" of FIGURE 7 and clip
retaining strap together.
NOTE: Make sure battery box leads are on the same
side as battery connectors on wheelchair frame.
5. Connect the battery box leads to the battery con-
nectors on the wheelchair frame.
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MWD WHEELCHAIRS