Invacare Fox User guide

Invacare®OptiCharge

24V8A/10A

enLeadAcidBatteryCharger

UserManual

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Contents

1General.........................................4

1.1Introduction..................................4

1.2SymbolsinThisManual..........................4

1.3WarrantyInformation...........................5

1.4Standardsandregulations........................5

1.5Intendeduse..................................5

1.6ServiceLife...................................5

1.7ScopeOfDelivery..............................6

2Safety..........................................7

2.1Safetyinformation..............................7

2.2Labelsandsymbolsontheproduct.................8

3Setup...........................................10

3.1InstallingBatteryCharger.........................10

4Usage..........................................12

4.1Safetyinformation..............................12

4.2UsingTheBatteryCharger........................13

5T echnicalData....................................14

5.1Generaldata..................................14

5.2EnvironmentalParameters........................15

6Drillingtemplatefortablemounting...................16

Invacare®OptiCharge

1General

1.1Introduction

Thisusermanualcontainsimportantinformationaboutthe
handlingoftheproduct.Toensuresafetywhenusingthe
product,readtheusermanualcarefullyandfollowthe
safetyinstructions.

Onlyusethisproductifyouhavereadandunderstood
thismanual.Seekadditionaladvicefromahealthcare
professionalwhoisfamiliarwithyourmedicalconditionand
clarifyanyquestionsregardingthecorrectuseandnecessary
adjustmentwiththehealthcareprofessional.

Notethattheremaybesectionsinthisdocument,whichare
notrelevanttoyourproduct,sincethisdocumentapplies
toallavailablemodels(onthedateofprinting).Ifnot
otherwisestated,eachsectioninthisdocumentreferstoall
modelsoftheproduct.

Themodelsandcongurationsavailableinyourcountrycan
befoundinthecountry-specicsalesdocuments.

Invacarereservestherighttoalterproductspecications
withoutfurthernotice.

Beforereadingthisdocument,makesureyouhavethe
latestversion.YoundthelatestversionasaPDFonthe
Invacarewebsite.

Ifyoundthatthefontsizeintheprinteddocumentis
difculttoread,youcandownloadthePDFversionfromthe
website.ThePDFcanthenbescaledonscreentoafont
sizethatismorecomfortableforyou.

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Formoreinformationabouttheproduct,forexample
productsafetynoticesandproductrecalls,contactyour
Invacaredistributor .Seeaddressesattheendofthis
document.

Incaseofaseriousincidentwiththeproduct,youshould
informthemanufacturerandthecompetentauthorityin
yourcountry.

1.2SymbolsinThisManual

Symbolsandsignalwordsareusedinthismanualandapply
tohazardsorunsafepracticeswhichcouldresultinpersonal
injuryorpropertydamage.Seetheinformationbelowfor
denitionsofthesignalwords.

WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inseriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.

CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inminororslightinjuryifitisnotavoided.

NOTICE
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
indamagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.

Tips
Givesusefultips,recommendationsand
informationforefcient,trouble-freeuse.

Tools
Identiesrequiredtools,componentsanditems
whichareneededtocarryoutcertainwork.

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UKR P

OtherSymbols

UKResponsiblePerson
Indicatesifaproductisnotmanufacturedin
theUK.

Triman
Indicatesrecyclingandsortingrules(only
relevantforFrance).

1.3WarrantyInformation

Weprovideamanufacturer’swarrantyfortheproduct
inaccordancewithourGeneralT ermsandConditionsof
Businessintherespectivecountries.

Warrantyclaimscanonlybemadethroughtheprovider
fromwhomtheproductwasobtained.

1.4Standardsandregulations

Qualityisoftheutmostimportanceforourcompany;all
processesarebasedontheISO9001.

ThisproductfeaturestheCEmarkandUKCAmark,in
compliancewiththeLowVoltageDirective2014/35/EUand
theEMCDirective2014/30/EU.

TheproductmeetstherequirementsofthestandardsIEC
60335(Householdandsimilarelectricalappliances-Safety),
ENISO12184(Electricallypoweredwheelchairs,scooters
andtheirchargers-Requirementsandtestmethods),ISO
7176-14(Powerandcontrolsystemsforelectricwheelchairs

-Requirementsandtestmethods),ISO7176–25(Batteries
andchargersforpoweredwheelchairs-Requirementsand
testmethods).

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Invacareiscontinuouslyworkingtowardsensuringthatthe
company’simpactontheenvironment,locallyandglobally,
isreducedtoaminimum.

•Wecomplywiththecurrentenvironmentallegislation
(e.g.WEEEandRoHSdirectives).

•WeonlyuseREACHcompliantmaterialsand
components.

Forfurtherinformation,contactInvacareinyourcountry(for
addresses,seebackpageofthismanual).

1.5Intendeduse

ThisInvacareoff-boardbatterychargerisintendedtobe
usedindoorswitha220–240VAC/50–60Hzmainssupply
forcharginggelorAGMrechargeablebatteries.Anyother
useisprohibited.

1.6ServiceLife

Weestimateaservicelifeofveyearsforthisproduct,
provideditisusedinstrictaccordancewiththeintended
useassetoutinthisdocumentandallmaintenanceand
servicerequirementsaremet.Theestimatedservicelifecan
beexceedediftheproductiscarefullyusedandproperly
maintained,andprovidedtechnicalandscienticadvances
donotresultintechnicallimitations.Theservicelifecan
alsobeconsiderablyreducedbyextremeorincorrectusage.
Thefactthatweestimateaservicelifeforthisproductdoes
notconstituteanadditionalwarranty.

Invacare®OptiCharge

1.7ScopeOfDelivery

Pos.

A

Vari­ants:

B

C

D

E

Designation

Batterycharger8AttedwithEuroplug
(CEE7/16)

Batterycharger10Attedwith
Europlug(CEE7/16)

Batterycharger8AttedwithUKplug
(BS1363)

Batterycharger10AttedwithUK
plug(BS1363)

HolderforXLRplug

ScrewforHolderforXLRplug

Wallmountingscrews

Wallmountingplugs

Qty.

Pos.

F

G

Designation

Tablemountingcollaredscrews

Usermanual

Drillingtemplate(includedattheend

Qty.

2

1

1

ofthismanual)

Themainspowercordandthechargingcableare
permanentlyinstalledinthehousing.

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1

1

2

2

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Safety

2Safety

2.1Safetyinformation

WARNING!

–Donotusethisproductwithoutrstcompletely

readingandunderstandingtheseinstructions.
Invacareproductmanualsareavailableonthe
internetoratyourlocalprovider(addressesare
displayedonthebackcoverofthismanual).

–Ifyouareunabletounderstandthewarnings,

cautionsorinstructions,contactahealthcare
professional,providerortechnicalpersonnel
beforeattemptingtousethisequipment–
otherwise,injuryordamagemayoccur .

WARNING!
Riskofexplosionanddestructionofbatteriesif
thewrongbatterychargerisused

–Onlyeverusethebatterychargersupplied

withyourmobilitydevice,orachargerthathas
beenapprovedbyInvacare.

WARNING!
Riskofinjuryifusingthemobilitydeviceduring
charging

–DONOTattempttorechargethebatteriesand

operatethemobilitydeviceatthesametime.

–DONOTsitinthemobilitydevicewhile

chargingthebatteries.

WARNING!
Riskofelectricshockanddamagetothe
batteries

–NEVERattempttorechargethebatteries

byattachingcablesdirectlytothebattery
terminals.

WARNING!
Riskofshortcircuitandelectricshockifthe
batterychargerhasbeendamaged

–Donotusethebatterychargerifithasbeen

droppedordamaged.

WARNING!
Riskofinjury

–Donotuseifdefective.
–Intheeventofamalfunction,contactyour

providerimmediately.

–Donotmakeanyunauthorizedchangesor

alterationstotheproduct.
–Onlyusethechargerindoors.
–Donotmountthebatterychargerdirectlyonto

amobilitydevice.

WARNING!

Thisdeviceisnotintendedtobeusedbypersons
(includingchildren)withreducedphysical,sensory
ormentalcapabilities,orlackofexperience
andknowledge,unlesstheyhavebeengiven
supervisionorinstructionconcerninguseofthe
appliancebyapersonresponsiblefortheirsafety.

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WARNING!

Thisdevicemaybeusedbychildrenover8years
ofageandover,aswellasbypersonswith
reducedphysical,sensoryormentalabilities,
orlackofexperienceandknowledgewhen
supervisedorinstructedregardingthesafeuseof
thedeviceandtheresultingdangers.

–Childrenmustnotplaywiththeproduct.
–Cleaningandusermaintenancemustnotbe

carriedoutbychildrenwithoutsupervision.

WARNING!

–UsersandsuppliersofAssistiveMobility

productsshouldgiveconsiderationtothe
possibilityofafailuretooperate,oran
incorrectoperation,bytheproduct.Shoulda
userbeleftwithlimitedornomobilitydueto
anequipmentfailure,theyshouldstillbeable
tosummonassistancefromwhereeverthey
maybe.

–ChargeonlyGelandAGMtyperechargeable

batteries.Othertypesofbatteriesmayburst,
underchargeorbedamagedovertime.Do
notrechargenon-rechargeablebatteries.

–T opreventelectricalshock,donottouch

uninsulatedpartsofthechargerlikeDCoutput
connectors.

–Thebatterychargershouldberegularlychecked

foranydamageorloose,damagedorcorroded
connectors,leadsorterminals.Ifanyofthese
situationsoccur,DONOTattempttooperate
butcontactyourproviderimmediately .

WARNING!

–Usechargeronlywithbatteriesofthesizeand

typeforwhichthechargerisdesigned.
–Donotusethechargerforanypurposeother

thanchargingbatteriesofmobilitydevices

throughthechargersocketprovidedonthe

mobilitydevice.
–Donotoperatethechargeronitssideorwith

thecoolingventsobstructed.
–Donotcoverthecharger.
–Thisisamainsoperatedproductandnormal

cautionsshouldbeobserved.

NOTICE!

Theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentis
subjecttochangewithoutnotice.

–Checkallpartsforshippingdamageandother

damageorotherconspicuousfeatures.

2.2Labelsandsymbolsontheproduct

Identicationlabel

Theidenticationlabelislocatedonthebackside
oftheproduct.

Identicationlabelof8Achargershownasan
example.Thevaluesmightdifferforothermodels
suchasa10Acharger .

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A
B

C
D
E

F

G H I J K L

M

Modelnumber

A

Serialdevicenumber

B

Powerindication

C

Currentindication

D

Permittedtypesofbatteries

E

Manufacturer

F

Warningsymbol

G

UKConformityAssessed

H

Conformitymark(CE)

I

J

Indooruseonly/Typeofprotection

ClassIIprotectionclass

K

WEEEconform

L

Refertousermanual

M

Readusermanual

Warninglabel

TheWarninglabelislocatedonthebottomofthe
product.

WARNING:

Donotopenthehousing

Safety

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3Setup

3.1InstallingBatteryCharger

Thebatterychargercanbeplacedonitsrubberfeetona
horizontalsurfaceorbemountedtotheoorortothewall.

WARNING!

–Makesurethatnowires,pipesorotherutility

connectionswillbepiercedwhendrillinginthe
mountingsurface.

–Makesurethatthemountingsurfaceissuitable

fordrilling.

InstallingHolderForXLRPlug

•TX20T orxkey

Fig.3-1

1.MountholderBtothehousingusingscrewC.

InstallingToT able

•Centrepunch

•(Cordless)screwdriver,5mmdrillbit,5mm
Phillipsscrewinsert

•Drillingtemplate(Seeendofthisdocument)

Fig.3-2

NOTICE!

Thedrillingtemplateisonlyvalidwhenprintedin
theoriginallesizeat100%scale.

–Checkthedrillingtemplateforcorrect

dimensions.

–Ifnecessary,createyourowndrillingtemplate

withthegivendimensions.

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Setup

1.PlacethedrillingtemplateHonthetableandholdit
inplace.

2.Usingacentrepunch,markthetwodrillholesindicated
bythetemplate.

3.Drillthetwoholeswithadepthof12mmintothe
tableusingasuitable5mmdrillbit.

4.ScrewthetwocollaredscrewsF(includedinmounting
kit)intotheholesuntiltheymeetresistance.

5.Placethebatterychargeronthetablebyaligningholes
Iwiththeprotrudingscrews.

6.Slightlyturnthebatterychargerclockwisetolockitin
place.

InstallingToWall

•Centrepunch

•(Cordless)Screwdriver,6mmdrillbit,4mm
Phillipsscrewinsert

•Pocketrule(orsimilar)

1.Usingacentrepunch,markthetwodrillholesatthe
wallwhereyouwanttomountthecharger.

Thedistancebetweenthetwoholesmustbe120
mm.

2.Drillthetwoholesintothewallusingasuitable6mm
drillbit.

3.Placeawall-plugE(includedinmountingkit)intoeach
hole.

4.ScrewtwoscrewsD(includedinmountingkit)intothe
holeswhileleaving10mmofthescrewsprotruding.

5.Placethebatterychargertothewallbyaligningholes
Jwiththeprotrudingscrews.

Fig.3-3

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4Usage

4.1Safetyinformation

WARNING!

–CircuitbreakerorfuseprotectionintheAC

poweroutlettowhichthechargeristobe
pluggedshouldberatedat5Ampspercharger .

Adelay-actionfuseisrecommended.
–Donotoverloadelectricaloutlets.
–Avoiduseofanextensioncord.Useofan

improperextensioncordcouldresultintherisk

ofreandelectricshock.Ifanextensioncord

isnecessary,ensurea5Ampcurrentratingor

greaterandthatitisinagoodconditionand

asshortaspossible.Ifanextensioncordis

used,itshouldbeusedinaccordancewiththe

extensioncordmanufacturers'instructions.
–Usecompatibleextensioncordconnectorson

thebatterychargerconnector.
–Situateallcordsinsuchpositionsasto

eliminatethelikelihoodofbeingsteppedon,

trippedoverorotherwisesubjectedtodamage

orstress.
–Donotoperatethechargerifthepowercord

isdamaged.Contactaproviderimmediately .
–Donotoperatethechargerifithassuffereda

sharpbloworisdamagedinanyothermanner .

Contactaproviderimmediately.
–Donotchargeindividual12voltbatteries.

WARNING!

–Useonlywitha220-240VAC/50-60Hz

mainssupply .

WARNING!

–Keepchargerprotectedfromrainandmoisture.

Intheeventofwaterorotheruidenteringthe
unit,switchunitoffatthemainssupplyand
unplugfromthepowersupplyandwheelchair
immediately.Contactyourprovider.

WARNING!

–Donotattempttoopenthecase.Thereisarisk

ofelectricshock,eveniftheunitisunplugged.
Therearenofusesoruser-serviceableparts
inside.

–Donotinsertobjectsthroughthecoolingslots.

WARNING!

Explosivegasesmaybeventedfromthebatteries
duringthenormaloperationofbatterychargers.

–Donotsmokeorexposenakedameinthe

vicinityofthecharger.

–Onlyusechargerinaventilatedarea.

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A

B

C

D

E F

4.2UsingTheBatteryCharger

CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryfromhotsurfaces

TheXLRplugcanbecomeveryhotduring
charging.

–DonottouchXLRplugduringcharging.
–DonotremoveXLRpluguntilmobilitydeviceis

fullycharged.
–Removemainsleadfrompowersocketand

waituntilXLRplugcooleddown.

Fig.4-1

1.SwitchOFFmobilitydevice.

2.ConnectXLRplugBtomobilitydevicetobecharged.

3.ConnectthemainsleadAtoasuitablepowersocket.
BatterylevelindicatorLEDsD/E/Fashonce.
PowerLEDCilluminatesgreen.Thisindicatesthat
batteryiscorrectlyconnectedandischarging.

4.Whenchargingiscompleterstdisconnectmainslead
frompowersocketandthenXLRplugfrommobility
device.

LEDIndication

NOTICE!

–Batteriesrepeatedlychargedtoandused

atpartlychargedlevelwillsufferagreatly
reducedbatterylife.

–Whileconnectedtoachargerthestateof

chargeshouldbereadsolelyfromthebattery
chargerindicatorsandnotfromthemobility
device.

“BatteryDischarged”LEDDilluminatesyellowwhenthe
batteryisdischargedandchargingisinprogress.Abattery
withalowchargestateshouldrechargeinapproximately
12hours.Smallerorpartlychargedbatterieswilltake
proportionallylesstimetobecomefullycharged.

“BatteryPartlyCharged”LEDEilluminatesyellowin
additionwhenthebatteryispartlycharged(>50%).A
mobilitydevicewithbatteriesatthischargelevelorbelow
mustbeusedinemergencysituationsonly.

“BatteryFullyCharged”LEDFilluminatesgreeninaddition
(allLEDsareon)whenthebatteryisfullycharged.

WhenLEDsDandEareashinganerrorhasoccurred:

•Checkforcorrectconnection

•Contactyourlocalprovider

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5TechnicalData

5.1Generaldata

Electricaldata

Outputcurrent

Outputvoltage

Mainsinputnominalvoltage
range

Inputvoltagetolerance
range

Max.outputpower

Degreeofprotection

InsulationclassClassII

Temperaturecompensation
ofchargevoltage

Efciency(at100%load,
input230VAC/output

28.8VDC)

8A/10A±8%

24VDCnominal(12cells)

220–240VAC,50–60Hz

198–264VAC,47–63Hz

240W(8A)

300W(10A)

IP31
product)

-3mV/°Cpercell

>90%

Approvedbatterycapacity
rangeat8A

Approvedbatterycapacity
rangeat10A

Dielectricwithstanding

(C

-capacity)30Ah–80Ah

20

(C

-capacity)26Ah–68Ah

5

(C

-capacity)30Ah–100

20

Ah.

(C

-capacity)26Ah–85Ah.

5

3750VAC,50Hz

voltage

Approvedbatterytypes

Leadacid(Gel/AGM)
24VDC(2x12V)

Cooling

Convectioncooling/fanless
operation

Plugfuse(UKonly)5Aor10A(asindicated

onplug)

1

2

/IP44

(seelabelon

Dimension,weight,material

Housingwidth

Housingheight

Housingdepth

Powercordlength

Chargingcable(XLR)length

206mm

251mm

109mm

1800mm

2000mm

1.IP31classicationmeansthatthechargerisprotectedagainstdrippingwaterandingressofsolidforeignobjectsgreaterthan2.5mm

2.IP44classicationmeansthatthechargerisprotectedagainstspraywaterandingressofsolidforeignobjectgreaterthan1mm.

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Productweight1.4kg

Housingmaterial

PC/ABS

Ifindoubt,contactyourproviderorsupplier .

5.2EnvironmentalParameters

Operatingconditions

Ambienttemperature

Relativehumidity

Storageandshippingconditions

Ambienttemperature

-5°C–+40°C

10%–90%,
non-condensing

-40°C–+65°C

TechnicalData

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Notes

Notes

Notes

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