Maintenance; Charging The Battery; Battery Maintenance - Invacare Robin Manuel De Maintenance

Invacare® Robin™

4 Maintenance

4.1 Charging the Battery

If the charge status becomes low, an audible indicator sounds and the
indicator lamp on the bottom of the ceiling hoist flashes (see also 5.2
Indicator light and audio signal, page 26). When this happens, there is
usually sufficient power to lower the patient.
It is not possible to use the hoist while the battery is charging.
1. Finish the current lift in progress
If the current lift in process discharges the battery completely, an
external backup battery may be used to temporarily power the
lift. See Using the external back-up battery.
2. Move the ceiling hoist to the charging station.
3. Place the hand control into the charging station.
A yellow indicator lamp on the charger indicates the hand control
is connected. The indicator lamp illuminates red while charging.
4. When fully charged, the indicator lamp on the charger turns
green.
As long as the ceiling hoist is not in use, leave the hand control
in the charging station.
5. To use the ceiling hoist, remove the hand control from the
charger.
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Keeping the batteries charged guarantees hoist functionality
and maintains the battery to ensure a long lifetime.
If the audible indicator beeps and the blue indicator on the
hoist flashes after the hoist has been fully charged and only
been in use for a short period of time, the battery may need
exercise or replacement. See 4.2 Battery Maintenance, page
20.
If the ceiling hoist will not be used for more than 4 weeks,
Invacare recommends disconnecting the charger and pulling
the emergency stop.
The charger is connected to the mains with a mains plug.
Make sure that the mains plug is accessible and can be
unplugged if required.

4.2 Battery Maintenance

If the audible indicator beeps and the blue indicator on the hoist
flashes after the hoist has been fully charged and only been in use for
a short period of time, the battery may need to be exercised.
To enable the battery to charge fully, the battery should be exercised
from time to time.
Following a long period of storage, it could also be necessary to
exercise the battery.
It is also suggested that the battery is exercised in situations where
the hoist is used infrequently, and/or where the hand control is
placed in the charger for long periods of time. In this situation, there
will always be capacity enough for a few lifts, but we recommend to
exercise the battery as soon as possible afterwards.
Exercise of the battery can be done by charging and discharging the
hoist completely several times.
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