Acid Burns; D.connecting Batteries In Battery Well - Sunrise Medical Quickie Aspire Manual De Instruccion

X I . B a t t e r i e s
C. ACID BURNS (UNSEALED WET CELL BATTERIES)
Acid in batteries is corrosive. If you choose to use wet cell batteries, they can cause serious
burns to the eyes and skin and can damage floors, furniture, clothing and your wheelchair.
1. Use extreme care not to spill acid when you handle wet cell batteries.
Keep batteries upright.
2. Avoid contact of acid with bare skin or clothing.
3. Always wear rubber gloves and safety glasses when you handle batteries.
4. If acid contacts your skin or clothing, wash immediately with soap and water.
5. If acid contacts your eyes, immediately flood eyes with cold running water
for at least 15 minutes. Seek medical attention immediately.
Sunrise Medical does not recommend the use of wet cell batteries on this chair.
D. CONNECTING BATTERIES IN BATTERY WELL
1. Each battery weighs up to 55 lbs. Take care to avoid injury when lifting.
2. Keep batteries upright. Take care not to spill acid (wet cell batteries).
3. Always wear rubber gloves and safety glasses when you handle batteries.
4. Before working around batteries, remove all metal personal effects, such as
necklaces, rings, watches, pins, and other metal jewelry that might contact
battery terminal and cause a short.
1. Attach battery harness to battery post. Connect red to positive terminal and black to
negative terminal.
2. Tighten all terminal fasteners using two wrenches.
3. Cover battery posts with insulating caps on harness.
4. Lift batteries into battery well.
Batteries weigh up to 55 pounds. Lifting batteries may cause back strain. If you
fail to heed these warnings severe injury may occur to you.
5. Plug battery harnesses into chair harness.
6. Place battery access panel, trunk insert and deck lid into position.
Never make direct contact across both battery terminals, as an explosion may occur.
A spark may result in an explosion and/or fire resulting in severe injury or death.
E n g l i s h
Refer to wiring diagram
for battery connections
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930756 Rev. A