Invacare IRC 1731 Battery Charger User Manual


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STRATOS™Portable Plus Battery Pack 2 Part No 1150754
Conditioning the Battery
NOTE:Thedefinitionofconditioningthebatteryissimplychargingthebatteryforafull
sixhourcyclebeforetheinitialuseoftheproduct.
1. Disconnectthebatteryfromthecompressor.
2. Connectthepowercable(AC)orautoadaptercable(DC)tothebattery.
3. Chargethebatteryforafullsixhourcycle.
Theorangelightwillindicateifthe batteryisproperlycharging.Batterycharging
tofullcapacityisdependentuponmanyfactors.Conditioningthebatteryrequires
atleast6hours.Failuretoconditionthebattery priortoitsfirstusemayresultina
reducedbatterylifeexpectancy. Toassuremaximumlifeperformanceofthebattery
afterconditioning,leavethebatteryconnectedtoapowersourcewhennotinuse.
Thebatteryoperationtimedependsuponthechargeconditionofthebattery,the
temperature,thestoragetimeofthebatterypriortouse,theamountofmedication
usedfortreatment,andthenumberofcharge/dischargecycles.Themanufacturer
ofthebatteryrecommendsthebatterybeconditionedeveryoneortwomonths.
Charging the Battery
NOTE:Forthisprocedure,refertoFIGURE 1.
1. Pressinthereleasebuttononthefrontofthebatterypackandseparatethe
batteryfromthecompressor(Detail“A”).
2. Connectthepowercable(AC)totheACadapterandcableprovidedwithyour
STRATOSPortablePlusCompressor(Detail“B”).
3. ConnecttheACadapterandcabletothebattery(Detail“A”).
4. Plugthepowercableintotheappropriatepowersource.
TheORANGElightwillturnonindicatingthatthechargingcyclehasbegun.The
batterywillreachfullchargeafteratleastsixhours.Completionofthechargecycle
isindicatedbyaGREENbatterylight.Fullchargewillprovideuptoninety
minutesofoperation.
NOTE:Inordertoensuremaximumperformanceofthebattery,keepthebatteryplugged
inandchargingwhennotinuse.Thiswillnotoverchargeordamagethebattery.
NOTE:Thebatterymustbepluggedintoapowersourceforthe
batterytocharge.The
batterywillnotchargewhenitisattachedtothecompressornebulizersystem.
NOTE:Neverleavethebatteryconnectedtoeitherpowercablewhenthecableis
disconnectedfromthepowersource.Thiswillcausethebatterytodischarge.
FIGURE 1 Charging the Battery
Release
Button
Battery
AC Adapter
and Cable
Power
Cable
Connect
Adapter
HERE
Hook
DETAIL “B” -
ADAPTER
DETAIL “A” -
BATTERY
To Battery
To Outlet
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