
Invacare®OptiCharge
24V8A/10A
enLeadAcidBatteryCharger
UserManual
ThismanualMUSTbegiventotheuseroftheproduct.
BEFOREusingthisproduct,readthismanualandsaveforfuturereference.

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areownedbyorlicensedtoInvacareCorporationoritssubsidiariesunlessotherwisenoted.

Contents
1General.........................................4
1.1Introduction..................................4
1.2SymbolsInThisManual..........................4
1.3Warrantyinformation...........................4
1.4Standardsandregulations........................5
1.5Intendeduse..................................5
1.6Servicelife...................................5
1.7ScopeOfDelivery..............................5
2Safety..........................................7
2.1Safetyinformation..............................7
2.2Labelsandsymbolsontheproduct.................9
3Setup...........................................10
3.1InstallingBatteryCharger.........................10
4Usage..........................................12
4.1Safetyinformation..............................12
4.2UsingTheBatteryCharger........................13
5T echnicalData....................................15
5.1Generaldata..................................15
5.2EnvironmentalParameters........................16

Invacare®OptiCharge
1General
1.1Introduction
Thisusermanualcontainsimportantinformationaboutthe
handlingoftheproduct.Toensuresafetywhenusingthe
product,readtheusermanualcarefullyandfollowthe
safetyinstructions.
Notethattheremaybesectionsinthisdocument,whichare
notrelevanttoyourproduct,sincethisdocumentapplies
toallavailablemodels(onthedateofprinting).Ifnot
otherwisestated,eachsectioninthisdocumentreferstoall
modelsoftheproduct.
Themodelsandcongurationsavailableinyourcountrycan
befoundinthecountry-specicpricelists.
Invacarereservestherighttoalterproductspecications
withoutfurthernotice.
Beforereadingthisdocument,makesureyouhavethe
latestversion.YoundthelatestversionasaPDFonthe
Invacarewebsite.
Ifyoundthatthefontsizeintheprinteddocumentis
difculttoread,youcandownloadthePDFversionfromthe
website.ThePDFcanthenbescaledonscreentoafont
sizethatismorecomfortableforyou.
Formoreinformationabouttheproduct,forexample
productsafetynoticesandproductrecalls,contactyour
Invacarerepresentative.Seeaddressesattheendofthis
document.
1.2SymbolsInThisManual
Inthismanual,hazardstatementsareindicatedbysymbols.
Thesymbolsareaccompaniedbyasignalwordthatindicates
theseverityoftherisk.
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inseriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.
CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inminororslightinjuryifitisnotavoided.
IMPORTANT
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
indamagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.
Givesusefultips,recommendationsand
informationforefcient,trouble-freeuse.
ThisproductcomplieswithDirective
2014/35/EUconcerninglowvoltageproducts.
Thelaunchdateofthisproductisstatedinthe
CEdeclarationofconformity.
Thissymbolidentiesalistofvarioustools,
componentsanditemswhichyouwillneedin
ordertocarryoutcertainwork.
1.3Warrantyinformation
Weprovideamanufacturer’swarrantyfortheproduct
inaccordancewithourGeneralT ermsandConditionsof
Businessintherespectivecountries.
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Warrantyclaimscanonlybemadethroughtheprovider
fromwhomtheproductwasobtained.
1.4Standardsandregulations
Qualityisoftheutmostimportanceforourcompany;all
processesarebasedontheISO9001.
ThisproductfeaturestheCEmark,incompliancewiththe
LowVoltageDirective2014/35/EUandtheEMCDirective
2014/30/EU.
TheproductmeetstherequirementsofthestandardsIEC
60335(Householdandsimilarelectricalappliances-Safety),
ENISO12184(Electricallypoweredwheelchairs,scooters
andtheirchargers.Requirementsandtestmethods),ISO
7176-14(Powerandcontrolsystemsforelectricwheelchairs
-Requirementsandtestmethods)
Invacareiscontinuouslyworkingtowardsensuringthatthe
company’simpactontheenvironment,locallyandglobally,
isreducedtoaminimum.
•Wecomplywiththecurrentenvironmentallegislation
(e.g.WEEEandRoHSdirectives).
•WeonlyuseREACHcompliantmaterialsand
components.
Forfurtherinformation,contactInvacareinyourcountry(for
addresses,seebackpageofthismanual).
1.6Servicelife
Weestimateaservicelifeofveyearsforthisproduct,
provideditisusedinstrictaccordancewiththeintended
useassetoutinthisdocumentandallmaintenanceand
servicerequirementsaremet.Theestimatedservicelifecan
beexceedediftheproductiscarefullyusedandproperly
maintained,andprovidedtechnicalandscienticadvances
donotresultintechnicallimitations.Theservicelifecan
alsobeconsiderablyreducedbyextremeorincorrectusage.
Thefactthatweestimateaservicelifeforthisproductdoes
notconstituteanadditionalwarranty.
1.7ScopeOfDelivery
1.5Intendeduse
ThisInvacareoff-boardbatterychargerisintendedtobe
usedindoorswitha220–240VAC/50–60Hzmainssupply
forcharginggelorAGMrechargeablebatteries.Anyother
useisprohibited.
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Pos.
A
Designation
Batterycharger8AttedwithEuroplug
(CEE7/16)
Variants:
Batterycharger10Attedwith
Europlug(CEE7/16)
Batterycharger8AttedwithUKplug
(BS1363)
Batterycharger10AttedwithUK
plug(BS1363)
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
HolderforXLRplug
ScrewforHolderforXLRplug
Wallmountingscrews
Wallmountingplugs
Tablemountingcollaredscrews
Usermanual
Drillingtemplate(includedinuser
manualG)
Themainspowercordandthechargingcableare
permanentlyinstalledinthehousing.
Qty.
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1
1
2
2
2
1
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