Drum Brake - Ki Mobility Little Wave FLIP XP Manual De Instrucciones Y Garantía

V. SET UP & USE OF YOUR WHEELCHAIR
X. Drum Brake
1. Brake Operation
a. Squeeze brake levers (Fig. 53:A) on both sides of chair
to activate brakes. Each side is operated independently
and may be squeezed with more or less force to get
more or less braking action.
b. Let go of brake levers to release brake.
c. For parking brake function, squeeze each brake lever
and, with trigger squeezed, use index finger to flip lock-
ing lever (Fig. 53:B) down into teeth on lever mount.
While holding locking lever down, release brake handles
and parking brake will remain engaged.
d. To release parking brake, squeeze brake levers until
spring loaded locking levers snap back. Release brake
levers to deactivate the brake.
2. Brake Adjustment
a. Using a 10mm wrench, unlock
jam nut (Fig. 54:A) on adjuster
(Fig. 54:B). Unthread adjuster to
get tighter braking action or
thread adjuster in to reduce brak-
ing action.
b. It is recommended to adjust the
brake until there is a slight bit of
drag on the wheel when spun.
Then thread the adjuster inward
about ½ turn, or whatever is nec-
essary to remove all drag from
the spinning wheel.
c. Retighten jam nut to lock the
adjustment in place. Repeat for
opposite side of chair.
Fig. 54
Wheel Removed For
Clarity
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Fig. 53
A
B
A
B