In the event of Technical Problems, you should contact your dealer, or Pemobil Inc at 800-736-0925 Spare parts Spare parts must be ordered through your dealer. The spare parts catalogue for the Chairman Basic chassis is PAB 1212 and is available from Permobil Inc. Warranties Contact your nearest dealer or Permobil Inc.
Raising the seat lift Raising the seat lift manually If the seat lift cannot be raised in the normal manner because the batteries are discharged or the adjustment device is defective, the seat can be raised manually. Remove the plug on the left side of the cover.
Covers Covers Removal Raise the seat to its highest position, se page 7. Remove the top cover. It is held in place by Velcro tape, so it just needs to be pulled upwards. Then remove the chassis cover. It is held in place by four screws.
Changing the batteries Changing the batteries NB. Use protective goggles when working with batteries. Removal Raise the seat to its highest position., se page 7. Remove the covers. See removing the covers, page 7. Remove the rear cover and the battery covers.
Changing the drive wheel Changing the drive wheel Removal Raise and block up the wheelchair's chassis so that the wheel does not reach the ground. Loosen and remove the center screw C, the washer B and the rim locking washer A (see the figure at the bottom of the page).
Changing the brake release wires Brake release mechanism Loosen the wire at the magnetic brake and Changing the brake at the brake release mechanism. release wires Fitting The upper wire controls the left brake unit and the lower wire controls the right brake unit. Fit the wire first at the magnetic brake and then at the release lever.
Changing the magnetic brake Changing the magnetic brake Removal Raise the seat to its highest position. Remove the covers. See page 8. Disconnect the electrical connection of the magnetic brake. Electrical connection of the magnetic brake Detach the brake release wire from the brake.
Changing the magnetic brake Fitting Check the setting of the brake. Follow the instructions on the decal on how the two Allen screws are adjusted. Place the magnetic brake's brake disc in the brake assembly. Put on the cover.
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Changing the magnetic brake Insert a screw to align the parts and screw the magnetic brake in place using all three screws. Attach the magnetic brake's electrical connection. Fit the chassis cover. See Covers, page 8. The magnetic brake's electrical connection...
Changing the drive motor Changing the drive motor Removal Raise the seat to its highest position. Remove all the covers. See page 8. Remove the positive pole from one battery. Block up the appropriate side of the wheelchair. Remove the wheel. See Changing the drive wheel, page 10.
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Changing the drive motor To remove the motors, the chassis reinforcement must be removed. Take off the little plastic cover to reach the nuts on the rear. The reinforcement is held in place by four screws. Remove the three screws which hold the motor.
Changing the drive motor Fitting Lift the motor into place. Turn it a little so that the wheel axle can turn freely without being obstructed by the chassis. Screw the motor in place with the three screws. Refit the chassis support. Press the cover in place.
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Changing the drive motor Attach the brake release wire. Attach the electrical connections for the motor and magnetic brake. NB. Ensure that the contacts are fully interlocking. Magnetic brake Motor Fit the wheel. See page 10. Remove the blocks. Connect the battery poles. Fit the covers.
Changing the carbon-brush in the drive motor Changing the carbon-brush in the drive motor Removal Remove the drive motor. See page 15. Remove the motor's cables from the coupling box. Remove the magnetic brake. Mark the stator's position against both ends with a small mark before loosening the nuts.
Changing the carbon-brush in the drive motor Fitting Fit a new brush holder using the fitting ring provided with the new brush holder. Ensure that you turn the cables in the same direction as the outgoing shaft of the gear. Fit the end with two nuts.
Changing the seat lift Changing the seat lift adjustment device The procedure is the same for both adjustment devices for the seat lift. Removal Raise the seat lift to its highest position. Remove all covers. See page 8. Lower the seat lift again.
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Changing the seat lift Remove the clamping ring of the limit switch. Loosen the screws which hold the limit switch. Pull away the adjustment device.
Changing the seat lift Fitting Fit the limit sleeve on the new adjustment device. Press it as far back as possible before the sleeve is fastened on the adjustment device. NB. Check that the clamping ring of the limit sleeve clamps against the frame. Fit the clamping ring of the limit sleeve.
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Changing the seat lift Fit the rear screw of the adjustment device. Reattach the cables of the adjustment device. Fit the covers. See page 8.
Changing the electronics Changing the control unit Removal Raise the seat to its highest position. Connect the DP1c programming unit. Read off and note the drive parameters. See page Remove the top cover and rear cover. Disconnect these Disconnect the power connections from the three cable electronics unit.
Changing the electronics Fitting Remove the mounting plate from the old electronics and mount it on the new electronics. Screw the electronics unit to the frame with the two screws. The electronics unit is held in place by two screws Connect the three cable to the electronics unit.
Control panel Control panel CAUTION! Anyone opening the panel must be ESD- protected (with a wristband connected to earth). Changing the panel Remove the upper cables from the electronics. Unscrew and remove the control panel from the panel bracket (two Allen screws under the panel).
Control panel CAUTION! Anyone opening the panel must be ESD- protected (with a wristband connected to earth). Changing the joystick Remove the upper cables from the electronics. Unscrew and remove the upper part of the control panel (four screws). Disconnect the joystick connection from the electronics.
Printed circuit board CAUTION! Anyone opening the panel must be ESD- protected (with a wristband connected to earth). Changing the printed circuit board Remove the upper cables from the electronics. Unscrew and remove the upper part of the control panel (four screws). Disconnect the upper cables in the panel.
Changing the fuses Changing the fuses In order to be able to change the fuses, you must remove the rear cover. Unscrew the five screws and lift off the cover. Ensure that the rear light cables in the rear cover are firmly attached to the electronics (connector).
Changing the fuses Charging fuse on cable 308737-00-0 The fuse holder for the charging fuse is placed on the narrow red cable which goes to the positive pole of the battery. 15 A charging fuse Cable fuse on cable 308737-00-0 The cable fuse protects the cable in the event of a short-circuit in the contact.
The arrow keys are used to step to the various programming positions Custom Programmer and to make the necessary changes DP1c in these positions. (For use with Permobil wheelchairs only) The ? key can be used to obtain help respective programming positions. Enter...
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DP1c programming unit Root Menu When the chair is switched on and the DP1c is connected, driving is blocked. "DP1c Vn.n" is displayed in the text window of the DP1c, where n.n is the version number of the program in the DP1c in question.
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DP1c programming unit Turn Accel´n Here it is possible to set how fast/slowly the chair is to reach the maximum turn speed. Set the desired value with the arrow keys, up = increase in value, down = reduction, between 0 and 100. Then press Enter.
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DP1c programming unit Preprogrammed values Value Chairman Robo 8 LS Chairman Robo 8 GS Acceleration Deceleration Turn Accel´n Turn Deccel´n Forward Speed 90/30 100/30 Reverse Speed Turning Speed 25/10 25/8 Speed State Response State Set Inhibit No/No No/No Set Sleep Mode Part Brake Trip Enter Dp1c V1.2 var0...
Battery indicator Battery indicator – Battery indicator flashes fast.. The battery indicator indicates the status of the A fault has occurred and the wheelchair will not wheelchair. work. The number of flashing lights indicates the nature of the fault. – Battery indicator lights permanently –...
Green RK 4,0 White RK 4,0 Yellow RK 0,5 Brown RK 0,5 CABLE LOWER 7699 CONTROL PANEL L8 7199 Brown RK 0,5 Left parkbrake Yellow RK 0,5 JOYSTICK Blue RK 4,0 Left motor Brown RK 4,0 Battery pos Fuse 80A Red RK 6,0 Red RK 6,0 +24V...
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Blue RKKB 4x0.75 Grey RKKB 4x0.75 Grey 0.75 Blue 0.75 Red 0.75 Black Elcu mini 2x0,22 Black 0.75 Brown Elcu mini 2x0,22 Black RKKB 4x0.75 Red RKKB 4x0.75 Orange Elcuflex 0.22 Orange FKUX 0.25 Green Elcuflex 0.22 Blue FKUX 0.25 Red Elcuflex 0.22 Yellow Elcuflex 0.22 Brown Elcuflex 0.22...
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